If GPT chat and other artificial intelligences come to complement or compete with the human brain, having good technical skills may no longer be enough. In fact, it is already the case, since human and relational qualities are as important as hard skills for 92% of recruiters according to a 2019 report from the professional network LinkedIn, relayed by Pôle Emploi. To apply for job offers, you can therefore indicate in addition to your acquired technical skills, your soft skills in your resume. The recruiter can then ask you to detail each personal quality during the job interview. How do you choose soft skills for your resume? Which ones represent you best? Here is a list of soft skills so that you can select those that speak to you the most!
Soft skills sought by recruiters
Here is a list of personal skills and know-how sought by recruiters, in which you may recognize yourself:
Relational skills
Empathy
Listening
Open-mindedness
Ability to communicate orally and in writing
Collaboration
Cooperation
Emotional intelligence
For which positions?
Globally, these abilities and qualities are appreciated in all positions that require being in relation with other human beings, and they are particularly indispensable for commercial jobs, in human resources, in the creation of partnerships, in management, in education, in training, in awareness...
Leadership skills
Ability to resolve conflicts
Team spirit
Motivating teams
Empathy
Adapting to change
Organization
Time management
Stress management
Taking initiative
Open-mindedness
Emotional intelligence
Resilience
Decision-making
Delegation
Communication
Pedagogy
For which positions ?
These professional skills are useful for all positions of directors, managers, drh, in project management, change management, transformation of organizations, but they can also be appreciated for a position that does not concern management, especially by employers who appreciate collaboration with proactive and autonomous people, capable of making decisions.
Skills related to creativity
Storytelling
Beautiful writing
Imagination
Artistic sense
Innovation
Ability to inspire others
For which jobs ?
They can be important skills for creative positions such as graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, in marketing, communication. And also group animation, community management, social and management positions.
Analytical skills
Analytical skills
Problem solving
Rigor
Critical thinking
Ability to question things
Logical thinking
For which jobs ?
For jobs that involve science, strategy, logistics, accounting, finance, soft skills of this type are useful.
Management skills
Time management
Organization
Efficiency
Priority management
Productivity
Resource management
For which positions ?
This can be management positions or any job where deadlines are short, the pace is fast and key objectives must be met. Customer service jobs in the hotel/restaurant industry, in commerce or in the social sector, for example, require good management in order not to be overwhelmed by a heavy workload.
SSE competencies
In an article about skills in SSE, here is a list of skills and qualities sought and valued by SSE recruiters:
Collective intelligence
Cooperation
Adaptability
Autonomy
Empathy
Self-awareness
Self-awareness
Co-operation
And other cross-cutting skills
Continuous learning
Networking
Diplomacy
Ability to convince
Humor
Assertiveness
Memory
Flexibility
...
The list of appreciated qualities is long !
⚠️ ATTENTION, all the skills and competencies we have mentioned are grouped in categories and we give you some ideas of jobs for which they are important, in order to guide you, but they can of course be applicable to other jobs. Often the recruiter will tell you which soft skills are preferred in the job posting.
How to present your soft skills in a resume?
To know how to highlight your human qualities and aptitudes in your resume, here are 3 examples of soft skills presentation!
- In general, you can select 4 or 5 and present them in the form of keywords such as
Active listening
Curiosity
Creativity
Teamwork
- You can emphasize a particular skill by using adjectives:
Great interpersonal skills
Good ability to work alone
Ability to work in a team
- You can also add a gauge to indicate which soft skills are most strongly present in your personality:
Training to develop soft skills
When looking for a job, the soft skills required for a position do not always come naturally. As with technical skills, to develop interpersonal and other soft skills, you can take training courses. Here are some of them :
Silence
Not to keep quiet, but to learn how to manage your stress and be more comfortable speaking in public. This short training of a few hours or 2 days maximum is available online or in person in Paris. You can have it financed via several mechanisms such as the AIF, the CPF or the OPCO.
👉Learn more here
Walk your talk
To develop communication and cooperation skills, this 4-day training in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, 1 hour from Paris, allows you to acquire key skills to develop your emotional intelligence.
👉Learn more here
Formapart
To learn the posture of the facilitator and all the soft skills that are related to this posture, which is more and more sought after in consulting positions, particularly in change management and organizational transformation. This 2 to 3 days training is available in several cities in France.
👉Learn more here
Coaching
You can also learn to identify your qualities and acquired skills with the help of a professional coach and to know which ones to put forward in your resume.
To take action
👉Here all the trainings to develop your behavioral skills.
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