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The Growing Emphasis of Soft Skills

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Soft skills are quickly becoming just as—if not more than—important than concrete experience and ability. Critical thinking and emotional intelligence are highly sought after and marketable skills in workplaces that are becoming increasingly automated, virtual, and technologically driven. According to Shelly Osborne, vice president of Udemy, these skills make us innately human, which is why they are increasingly in demand. “People are more aware of the fact that soft skills are

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