Soft Skills / Life Skills

Soft skills (or life skills) are skills that you're supposed to just "know" as an adult, but never are explicitly taught. Soft skills include multitasking; problem solving; communication skills; customer service; teamwork; etc.

While employers want to hire employees with the skills needed to do the job, they also don't want to feel like they're babysitting new hires. Soft skills are just as important as hard skills in the eyes of employers. The links below provide more information about the importance of soft skills, and what employers are looking for.

• Top 10 Soft Skills In-Demand (LiveCareer.com)

• Life Skills to Know (Before Leaving High School) (from "So I'm About to Graduate...Now What?")