Devon & Company
Silver River
Career Consultants
Soft Skills Training for the 21st Century Workforce
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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills
Hard Skills
Technical for specific job
What you know
Soft Skills
Interpersonal
How you act
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Hard Skills Get You Hired
Soft Skills Keep You There
Why It Matters
46% Newly hired employees fail within 18 months
19% Succeed
89% Lack soft skills
26% Cannot accept feedback
23% Unable to manage emotions
Update to 2020 statistics
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What Is Emotional Intelligence?
The ability to recognize and manage emotions in yourself and others.
Forecast: Success
Leadership
Problem sovling
Interpersonal skills
Professionalism
Adaptability
Ask Employers
77% Consider soft skills just as importnat as hard skills
20% Believe soft skills are more importnat than hard skills
Vital to culturefit
Mention over 8,000 surveyed
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