So, imagine this—you’re applying for your dream job. You’ve got all the technical skills, certifications, and even a LinkedIn profile that screams “HIRE ME.” But somehow, you’re still getting rejected.
Meanwhile, your friend (who isn’t half as qualified as you) just landed a job at a top company. How? Soft skills, my friend. Soft skills.
If you’re a high school student figuring out your future, a website developer looking for better opportunities, or just someone tired of job agencies leaving you on “read,” this one’s for you.
Let’s break it down—what actually matters more: Hard skills or Soft skills? 🧐
Hard Skills: The Stuff You Actually DO 🏗️
These are all the technical skills required for a job. Think of them as “Can you actually do this job?” skills.
📌 If you are a website developer, you need HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
📌 If you’re a marketer, you better know SEO, Google Ads, and content strategy..
📌 If you’re an accountant, Excel formulas better be your second language.
You can learn hard skills in courses, specific training, or experience. They are measurable. Either you know Python or you don’t. There’s no such thing as “I have a great attitude towards Python” (and nobody cares).
💡 How to Prove Your Hard Skills?
✔️ Certifications 📜
✔️ Portfolio💼
✔️ Work Experience🏢
Soft Skills: The Stuff That Makes You Employable🤝
This is where the magic happens; soft skills are basically your people skills, problem-solving skills, and the reasons others can stand working with you.
Some examples include:
✅ Communication – If you’re unable to convey your ideas, best of luck convincing your boss.
✅ Teamwork – Because unless you’re working alone in a cave, you need to collaborate.
✅ Problem solving – Every job has its share of problems. Can you resolve them without losing your calm?
✅ Time management – Deadlines are hardly suggestions.
💡 Proving Your Soft Skills:
✔️ During the Interview 🎤
✔️ By Being in a Teamwork Project 📂
✔️ Beforehand by Getting Some Past References (or just by having a clearly established reputation for not being that coworker)
So, What Do Employers Want More? 🤷♂️
Here’s the reality check: You need both.
💼 Hard skills get you the interview.
💼 Soft skills get you the job.
💼 Both together? That’s how you get promoted. 🚀
Example:
Let’s say LatamRecruit (one of the top recruiting agencies) is looking for a website developer. Two candidates apply:
👨💻 Candidate A: Knows every coding language but communicates like a brick wall.
👩💻 Candidate B: Knows just enough coding but is excellent at teamwork and problem-solving.
Guess who got hired? Candidate B.
Because companies can teach hard skills; however, they can’t teach you how to be a good human to work with. 😆
How to Maintain a Balance Between the Two? ⚖️
🔹 If you’ve just started: Focus on learning technical skills, but don’t ignore communication and working in teams.
🔹 For the experienced ones: Keep upgrading your skills but also learn leadership, time management, and decision-making.
Conclusions-A Secret to Getting Hired Quicker! 🎯
Recruiting agencies and headhunters are searching for skill robots, but they want people who can do the job AND work cooperatively.
Therefore, if you want to nail that dream job, don’t just be technically skilled—be someone people actually enjoy working with! 😎
And if you say you are best at both things, then you might be the one LatamRecruit or another job agency calls next.
Now, upgrade your skills, and this time, maybe the recruiter will finally be responding to you. 🚀
