{"id":2783,"date":"2023-02-19T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-1-5-1-career-connection\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:01:34","slug":"learn-it-1-5-1-career-connection","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-1-5-1-career-connection\/","title":{"raw":"Learn It 1.5.1: Career Connection: Hard vs. Soft Skills","rendered":"Learn It 1.5.1: Career Connection: Hard vs. Soft Skills"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand the difference between hard skills and soft skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p>If you want to work within a business, you will also be interested in assessing and improving your career skills. The skills that are important for the job market can be divided into two categories: hard skills and soft skills.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Hard Skills<\/h2>\r\n<p>In your schooling, you may have learned how to use electronic databases when working on research papers. That is a specific skill that you could use if you are a journalist gathering information for an article or if you work for a marketing company and you need to do research about potential customers. If you have ever worked in customer service at a coffee shop, you will have learned the skill of operating a cash register or point of sale system that you would also be able to use at another business that uses a similar system. These are examples of hard skills.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Soft Skills<\/h2>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5830\/2022\/08\/22152519\/pexels-kindel-media-6775122-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"4 people gathered around a table with 2 laptops in an office\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/> Figure 1. Teamwork is an example of a soft skill.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>Soft skills include things like interpersonal skills, the ability to work on a team, and being able to solve problems.[footnote]https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/talent-acquisition\/candidate-selection\/the-attributes-employers-seek-on-students-resumes\/[\/footnote] If you have ever worked at a busy restaurant, you probably have developed soft skills that allow you to work well in a group such as learning how to communicate with different people, recognizing when to compromise, and helping out when you spot a problem. These same soft skills would be just as valuable if you worked at a bank branch where you work with customers and are part of a team that includes tellers, financial advisors, and managers.<\/p>\r\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\">\r\n<h3>Hard skills vs. soft skills<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Hard skills<\/strong> are job-related skills that you acquire through education or experience.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Soft skills<\/strong> are personal attributes or character traits that can help you at any job.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox proTip\">College can be a rollercoaster of challenges. 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The skills that are important for the job market can be divided into two categories: hard skills and soft skills.<\/p>\n<h2>Hard Skills<\/h2>\n<p>In your schooling, you may have learned how to use electronic databases when working on research papers. That is a specific skill that you could use if you are a journalist gathering information for an article or if you work for a marketing company and you need to do research about potential customers. If you have ever worked in customer service at a coffee shop, you will have learned the skill of operating a cash register or point of sale system that you would also be able to use at another business that uses a similar system. These are examples of hard skills.<\/p>\n<h2>Soft Skills<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5830\/2022\/08\/22152519\/pexels-kindel-media-6775122-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"4 people gathered around a table with 2 laptops in an office\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Teamwork is an example of a soft skill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Soft skills include things like interpersonal skills, the ability to work on a team, and being able to solve problems.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/talent-acquisition\/candidate-selection\/the-attributes-employers-seek-on-students-resumes\/\" id=\"return-footnote-2783-1\" href=\"#footnote-2783-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> If you have ever worked at a busy restaurant, you probably have developed soft skills that allow you to work well in a group such as learning how to communicate with different people, recognizing when to compromise, and helping out when you spot a problem. These same soft skills would be just as valuable if you worked at a bank branch where you work with customers and are part of a team that includes tellers, financial advisors, and managers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\">\n<h3>Hard skills vs. soft skills<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hard skills<\/strong> are job-related skills that you acquire through education or experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soft skills<\/strong> are personal attributes or character traits that can help you at any job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"textbox proTip\">College can be a rollercoaster of challenges. 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