Hard & Soft Skills - English 3

Hard skills are directly connected to performing...

• motivation

• measurements

• a particular task or certain job

• quantities

“These skills can be evaluated or measured, as they are the result of degrees, certificates, specialized knowledge, seminars, continuing education, vocational training, and so on.”

These refers to:

• soft skills

• careers

• certificates

• hard skills

One example of a soft skill would include...

• employee benefits

• continuing education

• a specific job

• written and verbal communication

What is not true according to the text?

• some examples of soft skills are creativity and team work.

• hard skills are skills connected to our ability to do a particular task.

• soft skills are skills that are easy to measure and quantify.

• soft skills deal with building up your interpersonal skills.

When the author says: “ They are often called people skills  the reader can understand (infer) that soft skills refer to:

• how we interact with other people

• employee skills

• vocational skills

• special training skills