Employers now tend to prefer employees with

good social skills in addition to good

qualifications. Social skills are getting more

and more important compared to

qualifications. Do you agree or disagree?

Qualification:

Employers= recruiter= company= enterprise

= Human resource/personnel department

Employees= job seekers/ applicants/

candidates= staff=workers

social skills= soft skills= life skills

(communication skill, interpersonal skill, team

building, team work, cooperation, persuasion,

negotiation)
good qualifications= well-qualified (adj)/

qualify(v), well-educated= formal

education/schooling (receive) – professional

skills – specific training for the job

recruit= employ= provide work for

totally disagree

1.qualifications: prerequisites in certain

occupations

- attend professional courses: expertise +

career-related skills- > professionally

capable of conducting tasks in real working

settings

e.g. engineers, doctors

Social skills: employees with strong social

skills => healthy working environment ->

productivity

- certain jobs: social skills : a must :

hospitality : => fail in interacting with

customers…

- technical skills is easier than social skills

2. social skills: of less importance

- gained through experience (formal

schooling: not intellectual)

- deal with social problems: promote

relationship, work in harmony-> not play a

significant role in certain jobs: technology

occupations e.g. engineers

 3. the importance/significance of social skills:

outweigh Q

In certain jobs: service sectors- put emphasis

on social skills- key to job success

 social skills: included in course

programs- Qualifications e.g. tourism,

hospitality

=> base on Q to recruit # interactions/

questionnaires/ interviews/ oral presentations to

judge social skills + hire