Stand out from the crowd of candidates by demonstrating the soft skills that strengthen good working relationships with others – and are in high demand by recruiters. Recent research suggests soft skills, such as adaptability and emotional intelligence, can contribute strongly to career progression. This is likely to become ever more important as generative AI like ChatGPT brings major changes to the way we work and takes on more tasks currently performed by humans.
Where and how can you most effectively improve your soft skills? Here are five areas to focus on to be well-equipped for new challenges in the year ahead. Think how you can best demonstrate them at work.