TechRepublic Recommends Soft Skills
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Thursday, 16 April 2009

There is growing realisation out there in the information industry that technical skills are no longer enough on their own.

Ambitious technicians and engineers need to work brilliantly with teams, customers, managers and non-techies.

 

And it's great to see this acknowledged by influential industry commentators

For example, Justin James at TechRepublic.com recently produced a list of:

 

10 skills developers will need over the next 5 years.         

see the article - here (you may need to register with TechRepublic to download it)

 

He lists the skills that developers will need to stay ahead, or in some cases just to stay employed.

And he places "Soft Skills" in the top 5 of that list.

Justin comments that these skills are vital as developers interact more directly with customers and business managers.

He doesn't expect that every developer will become very strong with Soft Skills -

"But the developers who do will be much more valuable to their employers - and highly sought after in the job market."

 

This accords with our view here at technicalinfluence.com - that you can differentiate yourself from the crowd by adding to your "Soft Skills". Even quite small improvements can make a big difference. It's not about revolutionising the way you work. It's about adding some new ideas and tactics and putting them into practice.

See how it works - here

Sign up to boost your skills and your career security - here



 

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