Generally speaking, soft skills are the skills we use to communicate, build relationships, how we approach work and life, time management, and many more. They’re often associated with personality traits such as high productivity, resilience, a strong work ethic, and more.
They are often the reason employers decide whether to keep or promote an employee; in fact, 93% of employers said that Soft Skills are either an “essential” or “very important” factor in hiring decisions (Study from Wonderlic).
Hard Skills normally refer to more direct qualifications that are more technical or quantifiable. Or in some cases they might be specific to your job, those working in nursing, building, or software development for example.
