This document discusses soft skills and identifies five important soft skills - time management, networking, teamwork, creative thinking, and conflict resolution. It defines soft skills as character traits and interpersonal skills that characterize how people interact. Some key benefits of soft skills mentioned include effective communication, problem solving, motivation, getting hired and promoted, and increased productivity. The document then provides more details about each of the five soft skills, including definitions and tips.

1. SOFT SKILLS
They are important
when looking for a
good job opportunity
and building a
successful career
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2. What are soft skills?
-They are character traits and interpersonal skills that
characterize a person's relationships with other people.
- They go hand in hand with hard skills, which are teachable
abilities.
-Sociologists may use the term soft skills to describe a
person's emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) as opposed to
intelligence quotient (IQ).
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3. Benefits of soft skills
 Ability to communicate effectively
 Brainstorming and solving problems
 Being creative and motivated
 Getting hired and promoted
 Boosting workplace productivity
 Ability to improve through failure or criticism
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4. Top 5 Soft Skills
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5. 1- Time Management
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-Time management is the process of
organizing and planning how to divide
your time between specific activities.
- Good time management enables you
to work smarter so that you get more
done in less time, even when time is
tight and pressures are high.
- Failing to manage your time damages
your effectiveness and causes stress.

6. 2- Networking
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A system of trying to meet and talk to
other people who may be useful to you
in your work. It serves as a way to
build relationships that offer mutual
professional benefits.

7. How to be a successful networker?
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-Have a purpose and Take varied approaches
-Join a professional networking site, such as LinkedIn.
-Attend relevant events
-Follow up with people you meet
-Network internally as well as externally
-Stay in touch with your network
-Be trustworthy and be proactive
-Seek advice and support
-Share your expertise
- Learn from your experiences

8. 3- Teamwork
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The activity of working well together as
a team
Effective teamwork is the key to a
successful business, as it increases
productivity levels and produces better
solutions to problems.

9. Tips for effective teamwork
 Clarify roles, responsibilities and accountabilities
 Set clear goals
 Communicate with each other
 Make decisions together
 Build trust and get to know each other better
 Celebrate differences/diversity
 Examine and improve teamwork processes and practices
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10. 4- Creative Thinking
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11. What is a conflict Resolution?
Conflict resolution is the process by which two or more parties reach a
peaceful resolution to a dispute. In the workplace, there can be a
variety of types of conflict:
 Conflict may occur between co-workers, or between
supervisors and subordinates, or between service
providers and their clients or customers.
 Conflict can also occur between groups, such as
management and the labor force, or between whole
departments.
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12. Tips to resolve conflicts
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13. Online references
https://www.google.com/ /imghp?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/soft-skills.asp
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_00.htm
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/teamwork?q
=teamwork
https://www.upliftevents.com.au/blog/top-tips-effective-teamwork/
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/conflict-resolutions-skills-2063739
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~assets/doc/hr/Top%20tips%20for%20succ
essful%20networking.pdf
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