Relevance of Soft Skills in Career Success

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Mitashree Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Work Atmosphere

In this fast transforming business economy caused by globalization, it has become incredibly important that employees keep on upgrading their hard skills and polish their soft skills if they aspire for a career that not only pays them well but also promises better opportunities in career development. Though the importance of soft skills is recognised in everyday life, in maintaining interpersonal relationships, in buildings strategies for success, its implications are mainly found in organisations and workplaces. Soft skills, however, play a significant role in building a career. Today to succeed and survive in the competitive workplace employees are expected to change their attitude, attention, and commitment to work. Besides, they are also expected to develop other abilities like effective communication skills, teamwork, leadership qualities, stress management, emotional intelligence etc. Competition is progressively increasing across workplaces worldwide. The need to be fit, flexible and existing is highly intrinsic. Soft skills thus help deal with challenges as they offer essential factors to influence the success of the employees and the organisations. This paper focuses on discussing the relevance of soft skills in career success, job satisfaction, creating a better work atmosphere and bringing about productivity at the workplace.

PECULIARITIES OF DEVELOPING “SOFT” SKILLS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR CADETS AND MASTERS OF STATE FIRE ACADEMY OF EMERCOM OF RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
M. Korosteleva ◽  
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A. Muzychenko ◽  
E. Skurko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Team Leadership ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Language Classes

Universal competencies (“soft” skills), which must be developed in a modern specialist along with the professional ones are analyzed in the article. The importance and relevance of developing such skills as communication skills, the ability to work in a team, leadership qualities and others are justified. Practical examples of developing such skills in foreign language classes are presented.

scholarly journals Persepsi Kualitas Mahasiswa Program Studi DIII Akuntansi Polines Selama Praktek Kerja Lapangan (PKL) di Industri

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh.Hasanudin Marliyati ◽  
Sri Murtini ◽  
Resi Yudhaningsih ◽  
Retno Retno
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Main Components

<p>This research aimed at exploring the quality of accounting diploma <br />students during their internship program in industries. The term of student’s <br />quality described in this research isexplained using 5 main components as follows: (1) communication skills (2) teamwork (3) independence (4) creativity (5) accounting and information technology (IT)-related skills. The research’s sample is industries where students of Diploma in Accounting of State Polytechnic of Semarang (SPS) took their intership and the students themselves whom have completed their internship program for three months in various institutions such as private enterprises, state owned enterprises, local government offices spread out around Central Java. The data on this research is time series data taken from 2015 to 2016 and was collected using questionnaires from the corresponding industries about the students competencies both hard skills and soft skills. <br />Data was scored using Likert scale, ranges from Poor (1) to Excellent (5) and <br />analyzed using statistic descriptive. The result showed that average students’ <br />quality during their internship was good. Among the 5 skills observed, the <br />corresponding industries ranked teamwork skills as the highest, followed by <br />independence, creativity, communication skills and the accounting and IT -related skills. It is expected that the result can be used for future development of Accounting Program Study of SPS.</p>

Management Leadership and Employee Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Amber Joy De Armond Hillard
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

The study reported in this article examines the relationship between management leadership and employee job satisfaction. Based on 30 participants, self-report survey questionnaires are used for data collection. Results show that a significant, moderate, and positive correlation (ρ = .73, p = .000) exists between employees' ratings of their managers' leadership skills and employees' job satisfaction. A significant relationship (ρ = .39, p = .030) exists between employees' ratings of importance of leadership strategies at civilian personnel advisory centers and job satisfaction of general schedule employees. Employees' job satisfaction is observed to be significantly positively correlated with the employees' rating of management leadership. The work highlights the importance of adequate training in soft skills as well as hard skills leaders.

scholarly journals Status of Professional Skills in MBA Graduates, Its Challenges, and Way Forward in Kathmandu Valley: Evidence from Professional Skill Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Udbodh Bhandari ◽  
Malati Rana ◽  
Niranjan Devkota ◽  
Seeprata Parajuli ◽  
Udaya Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Professional Skill ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Typing Skill ◽  
Business World ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Mba Graduates

Today's MBA courses are continuous preparation-based teaching-learning practice to meet the requirements that industries expect from MBA graduates and further enhance their skills and knowledge that would aid them to fit in the job market. Thus, this study tries to assess the status of professional skills in MBA graduates, its challenges, and the way forward with the help of a professional skill index. Based on descriptive analysis, this study is conducted among 280 employers who employ MBA graduates, and a structured questionnaire was applied to collect information. The purposive sampling method was used to select the samples of 280. The study is conducted in Kathmandu valley as many MBA colleges and banks, finance companies, insurance companies, industries, and many private companies are located in Kathmandu valley. So, the graduates also choose Kathmandu valley in the maximum number to pursue their further career. The study's findings revealed that professional skills are generally looked up into hard skills and soft skills, and 100% of organizations look for professional skills possessed by candidates while hiring them. However, they give 100% attention to soft skills possessed by MBA graduates and 99.2% attention to hard skills possessed. In soft skills, an organization thinks communication skills are  must by graduates, whereas they prioritize typing skills  hard skill. Therefore, this study concludes that MBA students and colleges should focus on enhancing graduates' communication skills. Likewise, being in today's computerized business world typing skill is a must for graduates. Finally, MBA graduates must develop professional attributes among themselves to fit in today's job market

INNOVATION IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF UZBEKSITAN BANKS

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Azamat Nurmatov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
The Impact

Recently, the importance of training and development as a part of Human Resource Management has developed significantly. Numerous companies concur that training and development is fundamental to organizational improvement and success cycle. On the other hand, the impact of training and development is thought little of in Central-Asian countries.Many companies in Uzbekistan have been putting center on hard skills of workers amid training and development sessions and dismissing the significance of soft skills. This article finds the value of soft skills of bank supervisors and officers and endeavors to suggest the usage of soft skills such as communication skills, emotional intelligence, time management and teamwork. Keywords: Human resource management, training and development, soft skills, hard skills, as communication skills, emotional intelligence, time management, teamwork, banks

scholarly journals Job satisfaction and performance: A survey study on internship students of Universitas Negeri Malang

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosyidah Rosyidah ◽  
Utami Widiati ◽  
Andika Agung Sutrisno ◽  
Ary Fauzi ◽  
Kukuh Prayitno Subagyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Student Readiness ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Performance

This study aims to describe the satisfaction of host companies to internship students toward their competences and performance and suggest improvements to the internship program. The research subjects were students who were undertaking internships in 64 institutions in Malang areas, both in the business and industrial world. Research data are obtained from questionnaires. The results showed that the qualifications of the internship students were in a range good to very good. These findings are following the expectations of host companies, which also recognize that the competencies of internship students are in line with their expectations and needs. However, some students worked less efficiently, so host companies are not really satisfied. According to the host companies, three things need to be improved, (1) the duration of the internship, (2) monitoring, and (3) student readiness. Regarding the length of the internship, host companies suggest that the duration of the internship program occupies at least three months. Host companies hope that the supervisors monitor all students who are apprenticed. Besides, the internship students should prepare in advance by giving them special provisions about the company's product knowledge and related hard skills and soft skills needed in the jobs in the future. These findings suggest the universities, faculties, students, host companies to develop both of the experiences and satisfaction as possible.

scholarly journals Exploring the importance of soft and hard skills as perceived by IT internship students and industry: A gap analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Patacsil ◽  
Christine Lourrine S. Tablatin
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

The research paper proposes a skills gap methodology that utilized the respondent experiences in the internship program to measure the importance of the Information Technology (IT) skills gap as perceived by IT students and the industry. The questionnaires were formulated based on previous studies,  however,  was slightly modified, validated and pilot tested  to fit into the needs of the research.  Respondents  of this study were IT students enrolled in internship while industry respondents were the supervisors of the IT students in their respective company.  Internship IT students were selected since they have a strong background on the needs of the company based on their internship experience. The findings revealed that teamwork and communication skills are very important soft skills to be possessed by IT graduates  as perceived by the respondents.  Further, results reveal that there was no significant difference in the perception of the respondents in terms of the  importance of soft skills. However, this finding contradicts the results in the case of hard skills were in there was a big range of disagreement on the importance of hard skills.   IT students perceived that hard skills were very important while industry perceived hard skills were somewhat important. It is recognized that soft  skills are very important communication tool for a customer oriented industry and  that  it is essential to enhance the communication skills of IT students for their future employment. The study suggests that the university should target improvements of soft skills and specific personality development component in the curriculum.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE STAD UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI PESERTA DIDIK PADA PEMBELAJARAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN SOSIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Zaenul Slam
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Classroom Action Research

ABSTRACTNowadays, education is required to grow in accordance with the increasingly sophisticated era. Changes in the composition of high-level thinking skills in 21st Century skills as a consequence of changing demands for educational standards that require graduates who are critical, creative, communicative, and collaborative. The learning process that occurs in schools at the moment emphasizes more on Hard Skills and less emphasis on Soft Skills. This is due to the fact that in practice learning done in schools there are still many that run as is where the learning is still transferring knowledge from teachers to students, so to overcome these problems the Models of  Cooperative Learning Type Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) is applied in the learning process carried out by the teacher with the aim of developing aspects of Soft Skills especially in the communication skills of students. This study uses qualitative and quantitative approaches with classroom action research methods. The purpose of using classroom action research methods is to improve and improve the quality of the process and learning outcomes (students' communication skills). The stages in this study include the stages of planning, implementing actions, observations, and reflections. Data obtained in this study includes activity observation sheets the teacher, and the observation sheet of students 'activities.The results of observations of students' communication abilities in the first cycle of actions obtained enough categories (65.72%) and in the second cycle of actions experienced an increase that is obtained a good category (81.71%). It was concluded that by applying the models of  Cooperative Learning Type STAD in Social Sciences learning can improve students' communication skills.Keywords: Cooperative Learning Type STAD, Soft Skills, Communication ABSTRAKDewasa ini pendidikan dituntut  untuk terus berkembang sesuai dengan perkembangan zaman yang semakin canggih. Perubahan komposisi kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi pada keterampilan Abad 21 sebagai konsekuensi perubahan tuntutan-tuntutan standar-standar pendidikan yang menghendaki lulusan yang kritis, kreatif, komunikatif, dan kolaboratif.  Proses pembelajaran yang terjadi di sekolah saat ini lebih menekankan kepada Hard Skills dan kurang menekankan kepada Soft Skills. Hal ini disebabkan karena dalam praktiknya pembelajaran yang dilakukan di sekolah masih banyak yang berjalan apa adanya yang mana pembelajarannya masih transfer  pengetahuan dari guru kepada siswa, maka untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut diterapkan model Cooperative Learning Tipe  Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) dalam proses pembelajaran yang dilakukan oleh guru dengan tujuan untuk mengembangkan aspek Soft Skills  khususnya dalam kemampuan komunikasi peserta didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan metode penelitian tindakan kelas. Tujuan dari penggunaan metode penelitian tindakan kelas yaitu untuk memperbaiki dan meningkatkan mutu proses dan hasil pembelajaran (kemampuan komunikasi peserta didik). Adapun tahapan dalam penelitian ini meliputi tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Data yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini meliputi lembar observasi aktivitas guru, dan lembar observasi aktivitas peserta didik. Hasil observasi kemampuan komunikasi peserta didik  pada tindakan siklus I diperoleh katagori cukup (65,72%) dan  pada tindakan siklus II mengalami peningkatan yaitu diperoleh katagori baik (81,71%). Berdasarkan hasil observasi dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan menerapkan model Cooperative Learning Tipe STAD pada pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial   dapat meningkatkan kemampuan komunikasi peserta didik.Kata Kunci:  Cooperative Learning Tipe STAD, Soft Skills, Komunikasi 

Measurement of Career Success: The Case of Rural to Urban Migrant Labourers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Phuc Nguyen Van ◽  
Binh Quan Minh Quoc ◽  
Quyen Nguyen Le Hoang Thuy To
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Migrant Laborers ◽  
Urban Migrant ◽  
Subjective Career Success

Despite the rich literature on the antecedents of career success, the success criterion has generally been measured in a rather deficient manner. This study aims to operationalize and measure career success of rural to urban migrant laborers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by developing an integrated index. The Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) with a combination of both reflective and formative constructs is applied. Employing the primary data of 419 migrant laborers in a survey conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2015, the hierarchical model confirms the statistically significant contribution of objective and subjective components to the career success index. Compared to objective career success, subjective career success has a stronger effect on the index. Five dimensions of career success are distinguished including: 1) job satisfaction, 2) career satisfaction, 3) life satisfaction, 4) other-referent criteria and 5) promotion. The first four and the final one are categorized as subjective career success and objective career success respectively. Among the four dimensions of subjective success, job satisfaction, career satisfaction and life satisfaction share lesser weights than success using otherreferent criteria in the model. This finding implies that other-referent criteria play an important role when people evaluate their career success. The index shall provide a general picture of the career success of rural to urban migrant laborers in Ho Chi Minh City and give an empirical result for further micro-research on career success determination.

Implementation of Guidance nuanced Learning Model at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Rifda El Fiah ◽  
Saiful Bahri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Expert Rating ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Process Implementation

This research was conducted based on the problems that often arise in formal education learning. This problem has an impact on learning achievement results obtained by students. This research was conducted at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of the instructional model nuanced guidance data collection techniques using expert rating scale and user rating scale. The results of this study indicate that the nuanced learning model meets the achievement of student learning outcomes in MAN 1 Bandar Lampung, by developing students' knowledge and skills in the form of soft skills and hard skills. Guidance nuanced learning model design consists of learning process planning standards, learning process implementation standards, learning process outcome standards, and learning process control standards. 

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