{"id":4394,"date":"2020-04-29T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:00:58","slug":"essential-soft-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/backend\/essential-soft-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Even if you are a Developer, call them essential, not soft skills!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t
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  1. What are the most in-demand hard and soft skills?\u00a0<\/a>
  2. Developing is hard and needs essential skills\u00a0<\/a>
  3. Soft skills can be learnt\u00a0<\/a>
  4. You might not realise it, but your emotional intelligence can be measured<\/a>
  5. Soft skills and cultural fit\u00a0<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n

    Google “in-demand skills”, and you’ll see a plethora of lists of desirable knowledge<\/span> and behaviours. These are typically a split between hard and soft skills<\/span>. The underlying concept that separates the two is that hard skills<\/span> involve intelligence and soft skills<\/span> include emotions. But if you dig a bit deeper, you find this is not actually the case. Further, calling skills<\/span> soft reduces their importance and power in furthering your career<\/span> – I prefer the term essential skills<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What are the most in-demand hard and soft skills? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Every year, LinkedIn creates<\/a> a list of the top hard and soft skills<\/span>. This year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Top 3 hard skills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n