09 reasons why students must learn Soft Skills right from their university days

Warren Buffett – Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and also known as the world's "investment tycoon" shared: "When I was in high school and college, I was afraid of public speaking and I never did it. I put the Dale Carnegie certificate in my office instead of other degrees because it changed my life." Warren Buffett believes that effective communication skills will immediately improve a person's professional level. For him, the three important factors to evaluate a potential candidate are honesty, responsibility and conflict management.

Employers also share that today's students are still very weak in working skills, communication skills, presentation skills, etc. when they graduate. This makes it very difficult for them to find a job and adapt to the new working environment.

In the era of flat world, vast treasure of knowledge, what makes the difference and success of each individual is that you have the tools and skills to turn scientific knowledge into reality. Many students after graduating from school have difficulty finding a job because of lack of soft skills.

Soft skills are one of the strengths in the training program of Dai Nam University.

In reality, successful people are only 25% knowledge, the remaining 75% that determines success is the individual's soft skills. As graduates enter increasingly dynamic, creative and high-tech workplaces, soft skills (including communication, critical thinking and leadership skills) become increasingly valuable. So what are soft skills? Why do students need to learn soft skills?

Soft skills, also known as social practice skills, refer to important skills in human life such as: goal setting, communication, leadership, teamwork, time management, relaxation, crisis management, creativity and innovation... Soft skills determine who you are, how you work, and are a measure of high efficiency at work.

Below are the reasons why students need to learn and develop their soft skills.

Soft skills help you improve your learning efficiency

New students often encounter difficulties in the initial stages of entering the university environment due to the complete change in the learning environment and living environment, teachers, and friends. When studying at university, you have to arrange your own time, manage yourself, and take responsibility for your own learning process. That causes many difficulties for students. But with some university study skills, adaptation skills, ... you will know how to learn, integrate and develop your own abilities. Above all, it helps you to have effective learning.

Soft skills help you become confident and demonstrate your abilities.

In life, if you have knowledge and ability but you cannot express it, you are a failure. With just a few skills to make a difference, you will easily gain priority in the eyes of others.

Soft skills help you determine your life's destination

The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that they know who they are? What do they want? But many students struggle for four years to find that answer. Don’t worry about some skills such as self-awareness, career orientation skills, goal setting skills… It will help you understand yourself, determine your direction, what career you love and what you are suitable for.

Soft skills are tools to develop hard skills.

Even if you have an impressive set of technical skills to get into a company, soft skills will allow you to succeed. Soft skills allow people to work together better on projects, brainstorm and negotiate, and gather support and encourage participation from others. In other words, soft skills will help you put the knowledge you learn into practice in work and life.

Teamwork skills

Employers love employees who demonstrate the ability to work well in a team. Being a team player means not only being collaborative but also demonstrating good leadership when the time is right. There may come a time when conflict arises in your team, so be proactive and mediate. When you find your team stuck on a project, try to turn things around and take a different approach. And what do you do if you don’t normally work in a team? Be willing to collaborate and build working relationships with all your colleagues if possible. Learn how to say what you think and how to express it with your body language.

Expertise, attitude, and soft skills help DNU students "conquer" employers right from their second year.

According to a survey by the Association of Human Resource Management, the skills that employers look for in their candidates are: communication skills, adaptability skills, teamwork skills, conflict management skills, honesty, responsibility. While technical skills on a graduate’s resume may get them noticed, ultimately soft skills will determine whether they get the job or not. Employers are always looking for new employees who will thrive in their environment, get along with their colleagues, and can lead effectively when needed.

Soft skills ensure survival in the modern workplace

The workplace is constantly evolving at a rapid pace and one’s ability to adapt to the ever-changing work environment will determine their chances of competing and growing. As the demands for performance become more complex and time is limited for learning on the job, it is important for students to learn how to manage workload and different tasks with ease, meet commitments and produce quality results within time constraints.

Soft skills will help you develop far in your career and work.

To be able to develop in your work, you not only need expertise but importantly you need to gain the trust and support of your leaders and colleagues. To do that, you must be a responsible person, build good relationships with colleagues, and behave civilly.

A study conducted by Google found a correlation between soft skills and continued success within an organization. When analyzing all of Google’s hiring, firing, and promotion data since its inception, it was found that communication skills, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence were a significant factor in predicting long-term performance and growth. Training skills, listening skills, and empathy were also important for employees and were some of the other important skills that were looked at.

Soft skills help you motivate yourself and lead others

It is important for employers to know that you are proactive and innovative. This means that you are constantly finding new ways to make your work more interesting, even if it is a repetitive task. Creativity plays a big role in motivation, it gives you the courage to pursue an idea that has stuck in your mind and eventually you overcome it. Leading others in the same direction to achieve a common goal, and a good leader is someone who can lead by example.

In short, soft skills are an important tool for students to study effectively as well as develop their careers. In fact, employers highly value soft skills and consider them one of the criteria for evaluating and selecting candidates, because this is a criterion that helps them accurately assess the true capacity of a worker and is used by employers to test and evaluate the ability of workers when they want to hire them to work as well as comment on the working capacity of workers. Therefore, students should practice soft skills right now if they want to have many attractive career opportunities after graduation.

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