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LogoutTechnical skills are not enough for a career. A workplace combines soft and hard skills. For example, chemical engineers interact with individuals in a range of disciplines such as operators, managers, scientists, customers, and educators. In certain stages of a chemical engineer’s career, one will need to lead team meetings, mentor junior associates, negotiate with vendors, participate in brainstorming sessions, summarize experiments or trials in reports, and communicate reports.
Soft skills can be imagination, curiosity, determination, passion, persistence, communication skills, critical and structured thinking, problem solving, creativity, teamwork capability, negotiating skills, self-management, time management, and common knowledge, among others.
Soft skills can also be used in a job search process. For example, it can help when writing a resume or cover letter, and can be mentioned during the interview. It is important to mention that each job will require different skills and experience, but it is essential to read the job description and focus on the skills mentioned by the employer.
Communication skills are critical for life and work, since they are the ability to convey information to others. These skills can be shown verbally, in writing, or through body language. These skills help to communicate with employers, colleagues, customers, and clients.
Communication skills are important tools in our daily lives since they contribute to exchanging information and ideas with others. One method of evaluating the effectiveness of communication is studying the science behind these skills. Psychologists use science to study human behavior in the workplace. Results depend on the personality types at the organization or industry. These psychologists can use personality tests to assign people to certain parts of an organization or company based on behavior traits and personality criteria or scores.
One of the communication style assessments is the Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Influence (DiSC) assessment, which is a nonjudgmental tool used for discussion of people’s behavioral differences. The DiSC model provides a common language that people can use to better understand themselves and to adapt their behaviors with others within a work team, a sales relationship, a leadership position, or another relationship. In a DiSC program, there is a set of questions to answer that produces a detailed report about a person’s personality type and behavior. The DiSC assessment helps to increase self-knowledge and improves working relationships by recognizing the communication needs of team members, among others.
It is important to understand how people communicate differently, because it is a way to relate stakeholders, peers, and others in your personal relationships.