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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"soft skills"”.
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Critical Soft Skills And The Stem Professional
… study was to explore the implementation of soft skills that are critical to the success, as defined by promotability and long-term career trajectory, of STEM professionals from the perspective of STEM professionals and those with whom they work closely. Participants for the study represented …
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THE TRANSFERABILITY OF SOFT SKILLS OF WOMEN VETERANS TO CORPORATE AMERICA
… of this study was to explore the transfer of soft skills of women veterans to their post military career in corporate America in order to support their career success by helping them market and utilize their soft skills and experience in their post military career, and to better understand the …
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Student Perceptions of Soft Skills as an Indicator of Workplace Success
Students need a variety of skills both basic academic skills and technical knowledge in order to be successful in the workplace. Work ethic is comprised of a combination of hard skills (the technical skills needed to obtain a job) and soft skills (the personality traits and career attributes needed …
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Gaps in soft skills of new interior design graduates and potential employment
<p>Keeping abreast of the changes in skills desired by potential employers is an ongoing challenge in all fields. Gaps in those skill sets can produce a ripple effect in any industry. This study looks at the interior design industry and whether the undergraduate curriculum is keeping up with the …
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Soft Skills and Hard Work: Organizing as a Political Behavior Rooted in Relational Labor
… how a potential organizer's disposition, skills, and positionality uniquely shapes their willingness and capacity to recruit compared to engaging in alternative forms of political activity. To this end, I draw on interviews, experiments, and original surveys in the United States and South …
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A Theoretical Framework for Implementing Soft Skills in Construction Education Utilizing Design for Six Sigma
… United States and worldwide, the excellence of soft skills competencies among entry-level employees has become a priority task of education. Construction employers are encountering a significant gap between the soft skills possessed by the entry level construction graduates and those needed by …
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Soft skills per una performance lavorativa di successo: studio comparativo interculturale sulle competenze trasversali nei Manager
… a la innovación y el desarrollo. ¿Cuáles son las soft skills que determinan el desempeño exitoso? ¿La dirección es consciente de esta importancia? Autores como McClelland, Boyatzis, Spencer & Spencer, Goleman, han sentado las bases para el estudio de las competencias necesarias para la …
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Feeling Our Way: An ethnographic exploration of university staff experiences of ‘soft skills’ learning and development programmes
… and development programmes (LDPs) featuring soft skills remain a largely uncharted dimension of global university culture. Few studies have explored their meaning for participants or the relationship between LDPs, self-care and managerial practices. This study used autoethnography to explore …
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An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies.
Soft skills, also referred to as non-technical skills, are becoming increasingly important in today's business environment. The focus now is on developing a well-rounded workforce with a blend of soft and technical skills to be better equipped to handle the complexities of the real world. However, …
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Hard or soft skills? : how the Erasmus plus project leaders view the relative importance of skills when it comes to conducting their projects
… researchers are looking at the role that soft skills knowledge play when managing complex international projects. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the relative positioning of hard and soft skills within the current processes of application, preparation and support provided by the E+ …
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A Phenomenological Study of Factors that Influence Project Manager Efficacy: The Role of Soft Skills and Hard Skills in IT-Centric Project Environments
… in new or changing perceptions of necessary skills and knowledge for project manager efficacy. Using a comparative focus group design with participants from three industry sectors, this study provides clear evidence of the factors these two stakeholder groups consider the most important …
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Soft skills for hard work: an exploration of the efficacy of the emotional literacy of practitioners working within the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) with high risk offenders
… the phenomenon of ‘emotion work’ or the ‘soft skills’ that many practitioners use in pursuit of the ‘hard work’ of assessing, managing and enabling change in offenders. It is a qualitative study which has used a thematic analysis to explore the concept of emotional literacy in probation …
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Coaching for soft-skill development: an action research study with project managers
… of professional project managers, who need soft skills, to explore the usefulness of coaching practice as a development approach. There is confusion around soft skills but coaching uses clearer personal and interpersonal skills, and associates philosophical aims including negotiation of a …
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The importance of soft skills-cooperation,problem solving,and adptability in the development of the speaking skill of first year high school students of Bachillerato Industrial at Centro Escolar INSA
… the research team aimed to the importance of the soft skills-cooperation, problem solving and adaptability in the development of the English speaking skill of first year high school students of Bachillerato Tecnico Industrial during the year 2019. In this research study, the investigators …
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From college to career: Do you know how to behave? Impact of instructional practices on soft-skill competencies
<p>Background: Soft-skill competencies are essential for successful careers. However, recent graduates lack in soft skill development. The reason may be because there is no set list of soft skills. Soft skills are subjective and poorly defined in Health Administration and competency models are not …
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The battle of the hard and the soft? : a discourse analysis of the influence of professional language
… society. The importance of the concepts hard skills and soft skills within the language of professional progress has been an ever-growing and controversial topic. The question is whether these concepts are in fact contributing to the development of individual and social professional progress? …
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Career and Technical Education Program Alignment with Local Workforce Needs
… program alignment and provision of 21st century soft skills. This study utilized a quantitative approach devoid of researcher invention. Job quotients were used as a measure of program alignment. Job quotients were calculated using the number of jobs available in particular labor markets as the …
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An investigation into internetworking education
… need to be equipped with both technical hands-on skills and non-technical or soft skills. In order to supply new professionals to the industry, educational institutions need to address these skills training in their curricula. Technical hands-on skills in internetworking education can be …
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The Creation and Implementation of Interprofessional Simulation Leadership Scenarios
… an era that requires superior leadership skills. Leaders face burgeoning challenges in a competitive environment ensconced in reform. Today’s dynamic healthcare environment demands that nurse and interprofessional leaders be astute in a variety of areas including: fiscal responsibility and …
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