THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BOTH SOFT SKILLS AND HARD SKILLS

THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN ANY CAREER DEPEND LARGELY ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S UNDERSTANDING OF SOFT SKILLS OR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ) AND HARD SKILLS OR INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ). SOFT SKILLS ARE SOMETIMES KNOWN AS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS OR PEOPLE SKILLS. IT IS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY BECAUSE IT IS LESS TANGIBLE UNLIKE HARD SKILLS WHICH CAN BE MEASURED AND DEFINED.  HAVING A HIGH IQ DOES NOT NECESSARILY GUARANTEE ONE'S SUCCESS IN A CHOSEN CAREER. A THOROUGH GRASP OF EQ IS NEEDED.


CAREERS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS FOLLOWS:


1. A CAREER THAT REQUIRES BOTH HARD SKILLS AND SOFT SKILLS- Example: Lawyers
2. A CAREER THAT REQUIRES A LITTLE HARD SKILLS BUT NEED MOSTLY SOFT SKILLS-Example: Salesman
3. A CAREER THAT REQUIRES A LITTLE SOFT SKILLS BUT NEED MOSTLY HARD SKILLS- Example: Scientists