The business world is changing. It also applies to how companies choose and hire people for their teams. When looking for a job in an IT, you’ll need to show mastery of your specialization and how you communicate and interact with others.
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Hard & soft skills
You need to state the relevant professional and personal qualities in your resume. It is customary to call them hard and soft skills. The first is your technical knowledge, which you can show through your experience description and portfolio.
But what are soft skills, and why are they no less important than knowledge of frameworks and programming languages? How can they affect the ability to create UI/UX design or write code?
Flexible skills at work
To stay in demand, IT professionals must develop and learn new things. So now we understand it is worth investing in solid knowledge and learning to form valuable flexible skills. What exactly does it mean?
Soft skills will strengthen your competencies in the:
- 1. Time Management
Think about effective time management, prioritization, and meeting project deadlines. There are techniques and methods for planning time and saving resources. For example, the Eisenhower matrix helps identify urgent and essential tasks. At the same time, you will also determine which of them distracts you. It is worth mentioning the famous Pareto rule. According to it, only 20% of effort brings 80% of the result and vice versa.
- 2. Networking & Negotiations
The ability to build long-term trust relationships in the team is essential. It lets you create connections, negotiate, and involve colleagues in solving issues. A large number of acquaintances is helpful for work and everyday life. The more links a person has in various fields – the easier it is for them to solve problems.
- 3. Creative Thinking
What is it? A unique way of looking at situations from a new point of view, which involves unorthodox solutions. This skill shows you as a person who knows how to think creatively and outside the box. It’s also about generating ideas and finding new approaches to troubleshooting. Creative thinking helps to solve complex issues and to see different points of view on the same issue. Therefore, find solutions faster.
- 4. Teamwork
Teamwork is one of the most critical skills. The ability to be a team player and work side by side with other people is the way to succeed. Adhering to your role in the team and helping in word and deed will serve you well. It is especially relevant at the start of your work in the company when you begin building relationships with the team.
- 5. Conflict Resolution
Resolving conflicts is a crucial skill that will always come in handy. After all, in the work process, misunderstandings may arise caused of opposing views on the situation. And this is quite normal since we have our picture of the world and different backgrounds. The main thing is to argue your point of view and provide quality feedback instead of criticism. Look for something that unites and aims to reach a joint agreement.
In total, more than 120 personal traits can be helpful in work. You must know them and develop yourself. Being prepared to demonstrate these skills in action during the interview is essential.
To test your level of soft skills development, you will need to consider situations that may arise in the workplace. Feel free to comment on exactly how you plan to resolve them, and tell at the interview what skills you will use for this.
Glorium approach
Our company is picky about soft skills when selecting specialists for our team. We are keen to build relationships based on equality, mutual respect, and acceptance. We also strive to create an environment where everyone can develop their talents beyond just programming.
If it sounds good to you, take a look at our vacancies.
