Soft Skills and Filling Top-Tier or Executive Jobs in The New Normal

Do you have leadership skills? Do you want a job? Just how are your soft-skills? Companies are looking for leaders to move into executive positions.

The June 14, 2010 issue of Newsweek, reports that “recruiters are desperate for top-tier talent.”

Jeff Joerres, chief executive of Manpower recruitment agency told the World Economic Forum earlier this year that, “Thirty percent of employers across the globe continue to struggle to fill positions available.” Keep in mind that most of these are executive positions.  All those tech type people out there, and still, it is difficult to fill the top-tier levels.  How much of a role do soft-skills have in landing these positions?

So, jut what are the best skills to have to get a job in management, or as an executive in today’s “New Normal”?

How are your tech skills?  Tech-based professions such as logistics, biotech, health services and info tech means that top-tier scientists, engineers and computer types are ideally positioned for the best executive position openings.

IF. . .

If they also have the so called soft-skills associated with emotional intelligence, and adaptability. Given the fact that China continues to grow economically, and businesses in India are expanding at 30 percent a year, comfort in other cultures could be the mother lode combo for a top job marketable resume.

So, if you are not technical, what to do?  We know for a fact that soft skills are a deal breaker.  It doesn’t matter how technically savvy a person is if she or he can’t work in teams.

Can you teach tech people to strengthen their soft-skills?  Might be an area to look into.

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Hi, I’m Crystal Jonas,

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