Ukrainian employers are paying more attention to soft skills as opposed to hard skills such as knowledge of languages of computer proficiency in recent times. Specialists listed the top-10 soft skills highly sought after by companies.

Top-10 soft skills in demand

Respondents named the ability to communicate with other people, flexibility and emotional intelligence as the most important things of a team member in our times, KP.ua reported.

1. Communication with other people: 65%
2. Mental flexibility: 59%
3. Emotional intelligence: 58%
4. The ability to develop one’s own opinion: 51%
5. The ability to look at the situation from various angles, complex approach: 48%
6. Critical thinking: 48%
7. The ability to listen and ask questions: 35%
8. Creativity: 34%
9. Service oriented: 29%
10. Negotiation skills: 19%

While things like education and technical knowledge are essential, they are no longer enough to get the job done. Communication in teams, as well as building relationships that make the workplace more productive, are seen as a way to improve the bottom line. This is why employers in Ukraine also look at the person’s value as well as his professional skills.

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