{"id":15862,"date":"2023-06-21T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinbk.com\/?p=15862"},"modified":"2023-06-21T19:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:02:58","slug":"hard-e-soft-skills-o-que-sao-e-qual-sua-importancia-no-mercado-de-trabalho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinbk.com\/en\/hard-and-soft-skills-what-are-and-what-are-their-importance-in-the-job-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard and soft skills: what are they and what is their importance in the job market?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anyone who is already in the modern job market may often have asked the following question: why so many selection steps? With, normally, two interviews and more than 3 tests, most vacancies in different sectors of the market require the evaluation of two different aspects of the candidates: soft skills and hard skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this reason, the processes can extend and present more than the simple evaluation of the curriculum and interview with the recruiter. Professionals who are fully aware of their skills can get ahead of other candidates, simply by understanding the reasons for the stages and how to prepare for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSkill\u201d is a word that comes from English and can be translated as \u201cability\u201d. People management professionals are used to the terms and know very well the difference between one and the other. Both are used for candidate evaluation in different spheres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hard skills are often analyzed through resume assessment and technical tests, while soft skills are best evaluated during interviews and cultural fits or personality tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These skills are those that can be easily measured. They involve knowledge acquired in graduation, courses, workshops and the like. Usually, the evaluator can get a complete sense of the candidate's hard skills just by looking at his resume. This is because they are often associated with official means of acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video editing, script writing, database maintenance, customer service, report production\u2026 These are all clear examples. Hard skills are acquired, for the most part, in professional training. They serve as a basis for assessing the skills of candidates in relation to the job offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In summary, hard skills are technical skills, easily assessed and commonly acquired through formal learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are a little harder to measure. They involve social skills, emotional intelligence, personality aspects, experience with communication and others. Soft skills are much more linked to the candidate's cognitive abilities and professional experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proactivity, for example, is a skill that involves the drive to do more than just what is necessary. This is not the kind of thing you learn in a college or course, but rather in daily contact with other employees and throughout your professional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resilience, honesty, emotional maturity, leadership, empathy, teamwork and flexibility are all examples of soft skills often sought after by recruiters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To assess an employee's soft skills, HR professionals often schedule interviews with different team members, request personality tests and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n