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#4565 Soft Skills Certification

Employers want someone with skillz, mad skillz. True. But they also want someone they can work with. Someone with soft skills. We all know people who were hired because they looked good on paper, and actually they could do everything they said they could, but they just didn't get along with their boss, coworkers etc. Personality conflicts. Are they unavoidable? Do you just have to hire with your fingers crossed and try someone out for 6 months? You can contact references, but legally in the US about all you can ask is "did this person work for you?" And why in the world would that person give an honest appraisal? What have they got to lose? And chances are, they could be a competitor.

And what about the potential employee? There are scads of people that would be great to have on board. But how do you put soft skills on a resume?

Well with this new company, you can. Much like microsoft certification, this company certifies people with soft skills. The difference with microsoft is this seeks to certify people who already have the skills, not necessarily train them in the skills. I'm of the opinion that these can be honed, but you kinda either got em or you don't. I'm not sure how this can be done, but I'm sure it could be figured out. Perhaps a combination of rating from current employer, colleagues and customers to overall analysis of "soft resume". This would be a challenge for sure, but anything's better than what we have now.

So maybe there's hope for you, yet, mr nice guy good communicator!

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