{"id":2707,"date":"2017-08-09T17:41:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/2017\/08\/09\/soft-skills-become-increasingly-important-in-the-workplace\/"},"modified":"2017-08-16T18:41:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:41:19","slug":"soft-skills-become-increasingly-important-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/de\/2017\/08\/09\/soft-skills-become-increasingly-important-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"soft skills become increasingly important in the workplace!"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8220;in_container&#8220; full_screen_row_position=&#8220;middle&#8220; scene_position=&#8220;center&#8220; text_color=&#8220;dark&#8220; text_align=&#8220;left&#8220; overlay_strength=&#8220;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8220;no-extra-padding&#8220; column_padding_position=&#8220;all&#8220; background_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220; phone_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220;][vc_column_text]The Leadership IQ study shows that hiring managers stand a much higher chance of picking a winner when they focus on soft skills. Of the 5,247 hiring managers involved in the research, 812 demonstrated significantly higher hiring success and they were the ones that placed importance on interpersonal and motivational issues during the interviewing process.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8220;in_container&#8220; full_screen_row_position=&#8220;middle&#8220; scene_position=&#8220;center&#8220; text_color=&#8220;dark&#8220; text_align=&#8220;center&#8220; overlay_strength=&#8220;0.3&#8243;][vc_column centered_text=&#8220;true&#8220; column_padding=&#8220;no-extra-padding&#8220; column_padding_position=&#8220;all&#8220; background_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220; phone_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220;][vc_text_separator title=&#8220;&#8220; border_width=&#8220;3&#8243; el_width=&#8220;70&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Download softfactors&#8216; whitepaper on softskills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/softfactors-soft-skills-white-paper-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/softfactors-soft-skills-white-paper-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/softfactors-soft-skills-white-paper-768x1080.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/softfactors-soft-skills-white-paper-728x1024.png 728w, https:\/\/www.softfactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/softfactors-soft-skills-white-paper.png 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please provide your e-mail address below to download PDF<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-2733\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-2733\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form\" data-formid=\"2733\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2707\" data-token=\"5e253be90fd15862686f555373f2c36d\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser, um dieses Formular fertigzustellen.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-2733-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label wpforms-label-hide\" for=\"wpforms-2733-field_1\">E-mail <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-2733-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" required><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-hp\"><label for=\"wpforms-2733-field-hp\" class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Phone<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"wpforms[hp]\" id=\"wpforms-2733-field-hp\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"2733\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[author]\" value=\"6\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" class=\"wpforms-submit \" id=\"wpforms-submit-2733\" value=\"wpforms-submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" data-alt-text=\"Downloading...\" data-submit-text=\"Download PDF\">Download PDF<\/button><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container -->[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text]\n<br \/>\n[vc_text_separator title=&#8220;&#8220; border_width=&#8220;3&#8243; el_width=&#8220;70&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8220;in_container&#8220; full_screen_row_position=&#8220;middle&#8220; scene_position=&#8220;center&#8220; text_color=&#8220;dark&#8220; text_align=&#8220;left&#8220; overlay_strength=&#8220;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8220;no-extra-padding&#8220; column_padding_position=&#8220;all&#8220; background_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8220;1&#8243; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220; phone_text_alignment=&#8220;default&#8220;][vc_column_text]Almost half (46%) of new recruits will fail in their jobs in the first 18 months and only 11% of them because of a lack of technical skills. So says a three-year study conducted by the global leadership training and research company Leadership IQ.<br \/>\nIf it\u2019s not technical skills that are the problem, then what is? Interpersonal skills and motivational drivers are the real issue here. According to the research 26% of new hires fail because they can\u2019t accept feedback, 23% because of insufficient emotional intelligence, 17% because they don\u2019t have the required motivation to excel and 15% because they possess the wrong temperament for their role.<\/p>\n<h4>Hiring for attitude<\/h4>\n<p>No wonder then that interpersonal skills have moved up the recruitment and employment agenda in recent years. \u201cWe have seen an increased respond on the hire for soft skills\u201d topic at leading HRTech exhibitions, Christer Balle, Head of Marketing &amp; Sales at softfactors Ltd states. Now many recruitment, HR and line managers hire for attitude rather than just technical prowess. Soft skills are in high demand.<\/p>\n<h4>Soft skills are now easy to measure in recruiting<\/h4>\n<p>HRTech cloud based recruiting software softfactors measures and compares both resumes and soft skills. Now, organizations can use soft skills analytics to transform their recruitment processes. softfactors offers a fully customizable solution delivering every aspect of recruitment support from pure ATS functionality through pre-screening to market leading assessment quality. Don\u2019t\u2019 simply choose your next employee from their polished CV. Instead, select your next employee based upon hard facts about your candidate\u2019s personality \u2013 with 25 competencies assessed for a detailed view \u2013 the \u201csoft skills\u201d, which also includes motivational drivers, stress resistance and conflict handling.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p>When hiring for attitude, recruiters, HR and line managers want to see that a candidate is really self-motivated to do well, to work as part of a team and contribute to organizational success. They want employees to be committed, to be self starters and able to take the initiative. 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