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Soft skills.

  • 08-04-2016 10:02PM
    #1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭


    In regard to "soft" skills, I know what it means but where is the origin of the name soft, what does soft actually relate to ?


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    In regard to "soft" skills, I know what it means but where is the origin of the name soft, what does soft actually relate to ?

    Skills you essentially can't be thought, more personal skills.

    So an example of a hard skill could be learning to use a till, an example of a soft skill would be putting aside the fact you are feeling like ****e, and yet can smile and say "how can I help you" to someone.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    Stheno wrote: »
    Skills you essentially can't be thought, more personal skills.

    So an example of a hard skill could be learning to use a till, an example of a soft skill would be putting aside the fact you are feeling like ****e, and yet can smile and say "how can I help you" to someone.

    Thanks for input. I kinda know what soft skills mean.

    But I'm more so wondering about where the word "soft" comes from ?


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Thanks for input. I kinda know what soft skills mean.

    But I'm more so wondering about where the word "soft" comes from ?

    It's an easy way of saying implicit versus explicit, hard skills i.e. step by step instructions can be learned, soft skills are something that can't necessarily

    I can hand you a manual for a hard skill, but not for a soft skill


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