We recently read in the HR workplace trends for 2023 report that human skills are the new hard skills. This kind of finding is music to our ears. In this article, we explore the top 3 human skills that recruiters are currently looking for and how you can identify whether people possess these skills.
I’m sure most of us have experienced a time when we’ve put time and energy into finding and onboarding a new team member who we’re sure is going to be amazing only to be disheartened when they haven't worked out. When looking for a new hire, the way we traditionally approach the process is from a ‘head’ first angle. We write job descriptions listing qualifications needed, desired experience and skills that the ideal candidate needs. Then we ask candidates to submit resumes answering in kind. Essentially, when looking for a new hire we default to looking for “hard skills”. We often don’t get a feel of whether someone will be a ‘good fit’ until the interview and we interact with them outside of bullet points on documents.
Research from Harvard University and Stanford Research Centre found that hard skills, including technical skill and knowledge only make up 15% of career success; the other 85% comes from having well developed, soft skills.At Luminate Leadership we don’t like the term soft skills. We prefer ‘human skills’ because there is nothing soft about them and they shape how we interact effectively and harmoniously with others.HR workplace trends for 2023 reported that human skills are the new hard skills.
Employers are evaluating soft skills in the hiring process more so than in prior years. They are just as, if not more important than someone's ability to perform a task. Among the top ‘human skills’ employers are looking for are:
Someone with a growth mindset will:
Someone with good
Self Awareness will:
An effective
communicator will:
Identifying these human skills in candidates is helpful to hiring the right fit. More importantly though, all of these human skills can be enhanced with ongoing support, training, and feedback to foster a positive and successful work environmentIf you want to know more about how you can enhance the human skills in your team, reach out to us on hello@luminateleadership.com.au as we’d love to partner with you!
Have questions or want to know how Luminate Leadership can support you? Reach out via our socials, our website, drop us a line at hello@luminateleadership.com.au or call us on 0423 732 320. We’d love to partner with you to build your team culture. We explore strategies on how to create and sustain a great team environment as well as many other invaluable leadership skills and techniques in our workshop program, Leadership Foundations - click HERE to learn more and sign up.
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