Young U.S. Workers Head to India

During his recent trip to India, President Obama encouraged more trade with India as a way to add jobs in the U.S. But enterprising Americans aren't waiting for jobs to come to the United StateS.
MANALI
PGDM1

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Trendwatcher: Soft Skills by Any Other Name

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Many businesspeople don't like the term "soft skills." It seems too touchy-feely and fuzzy to have a hard and measurable business impact, and they worry that this phrase diminishes a critical set of business skills.

But they needn't be so concerned. By any other name, soft skills are just as crucial to organizational performance as any other skills brought to the table, according to new research by i4cp.

In our Identifying and Developing Soft Skills Survey, we found that three-quarters of participants in this study have identified a set of such skills - such as listening skills, persuasion, teamwork - that lead to successful performance, and the proportion climbs to 85% among high-performing companies.

"It's the soft skills that help you meet your people's needs so that they can feel good about going forward and meeting the business metrics," said Jamie Lothian, human resource manager - training and development with i4cp member SaskTel. "Soft skills are critical in leveraging the company forward in meeting your goals, objectives and core strategies."

.SANCHITA GUPTA
PGDM 1ST SEM