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Inside Knowledge on the qualities that will give you the edge…
What are Soft Skills? Hard skills may get you an interview but frequently it is your soft skills that will win you the job. Soft skills are general characteristics that are not specific to a job or industry. Examples of soft skills include leadership, decision- making, teamwork, communication skills, problem-solving skills, people skills, negotiation and non-verbal communication. Andrew, head of training at Inside
Knowledge reports that ‘Project Oxygen’, a research study into hiring practices at Google produced eye- opening conclusions. Among the eight most-important qualities of Google’s top employees, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) expertise comes in dead last. The top seven characteristics of success at Google are all soft skills. Students will already have many of the
key personal qualities but may be unaware of how to use them in job applications and interviews. We demonstrate how to make strong first impressions and how to build new relationships.
Inside Knowledge is a specialist training organisation, with over 20 years of experience in planning, organising and delivering Life Skills and Career Taster workshops for 13 to19 year olds in schools throughout the UK. Our mission is to raise the aspirations
of young people and equip them with transferable skill sets and career insights they need to make well-informed decisions about their future and start their professional lives with confidence and competence.
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“ Soft skills include leadership, decision- making, teamwork, communicaton skills, problem-solving skills, people skills and non- verbal communication”
Workshops We are providing students with a free 45-minute sample of our workshops in the ‘What Employers Want’ section. If you are a school careers advisor please do come and witness our trainers in action and we are happy to answer any of your questions and show you our other programmes on offer. Some of our other workshops include: • Career taster workshops • The power of personal communication • What employers want • CV, covering letters and online applications
• Interview essentials • Negotiation skills • Leadership, time management and decision-making
• Entrepreneurship • Study skills • Personal/university finance • Confidence building, self-awareness and personal qualities
• Resilience and wellbeing
For more information visit
insideknowledge.co.uk
At Inside Knowledge we focus on providing students with the skills employers are looking for beyond formal qualifications and job-specific skills (known as Hard Skills). We place emphasis on developing Soft Skills in addition to providing CV guidance, interview role-play and self-presentation techniques.
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