What soft skills do companies look for among job applicants nowadays?

Question

What soft skills are crucial nowadays at workplace? Are there:

1. Critical thinking and problem-solving
2. Creativity
3. Communication and presentation skills
4. Interpersonal and negotiation skills
5. Leadership skills and ability to motivate others
6. Personal characters such as honesty, fairness, loyalty, hardwork

Please tell me. thanks.

Answer 1

forget all those textbook answers . the most important skills are open honesty , initiative & the ability & motivation to jump in & have a go. get these honed up first then build on the above pretty boy points & trade / college qualificationsi f needed

do you know how many of those big well known oldtimers started at the bottom as cleaners ,office boys etc:

do whatever your hand finds to do to the best of your ability , treat every one with courtesy & respect & people will notice more than a big flashy resume
( remember , that grapevine out ther can get pretty big so it no use bullshiting )
hope this helps
cherrs :-}

Answer 2

Basically all th above stated are equally impt. It depends on your job nature and position. For executive level, No. 1 and 5 is crucial.
But for normal office job, No.6 and interpersonal is impt too.

If you are on sale job, No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 are equally important.

Bascially, all are impt to develop you as a total person! So build on all this areas and it will definately help you in all types of industries!

But commonly, personal character is the fundamental criteria for company to employ a worker....

Hope its helps! :)

Answer 3

commuication skills and interpersonal skills .

Answer 4

all of them with college and you will be on top