“Soft Skills – The Most Precious Wealth.”

One’s personality & soft skills are interrelated where an individual adapts himself to an environment easily and becomes capable of working in team. Without development of soft skills, success might not be possible for a student, professional or an entrepreneur. Soft skills, term often associated with a person’s set of skills which enables him to develop harmonious interpersonal relations with co-workers, clients, customers and vendors etc. which include various personality traits, etiquettes, social graces, communication, personal habits & manners, friendliness and optimism, flexibility that characterize relationships with other people.

A person’s soft skill is an important part of their individual contribution to the success of an organization. Organizations dealing with customers services are generally more successful, if they train their staff to use these skills. Soft skills are seen as important aspects in a professional as it help the organization to yield more productivity, client satisfaction & profitability. For this reason, soft skills are increasingly sought out by employers in addition to standard qualifications.

In all professions, soft skills may be more important over the long term than occupational skills. The legal profession is one example where the ability to deal with people effectively and politely, more than their mere occupational skills, can determine the professional success of a lawyer. Someone having good occupational skills might have less chances of accomplishing a work effectively & efficiently as compared to one having balanced technical/occupational & soft skills.

In recent times, soft skills have been seen as an important criteria while selecting manpower for an organization. Developing soft skills is a lifelong process for a professional in which he/she learns from top hierarchy & trains subordinates. For students, first challenge is to get a meaningful employment. Good interview skills help them to get suitable job. Next step is to maintaining & growing as a professional. An organized person with excellent management skills can achieve continuous growth.

For an entrepreneur, soft skills help to develop employees, vendors & client handling skills resulting good productivity & better client satisfaction & profits for the company.

Thus, soft skills are most important aspect for a student, job seeker, professional & entrepreneur to have success in their fields.