Are your employees not performing the way you thought they would? Do you have recently hired staff who leave after a few months? If you have employees who looked great on paper but are not working out, you are not alone.
Matching the right candidate with the right employer is key, but companies are struggling more and more with turnover, productivity and other employee issues. Why? Too often their candidates-turned- employees end up lacking crucial “soft skills” needed for long-term success.
Communication, organization and leadership may come to mind when you think about soft skills. While these are important, employers are finding other attributes to be even more vital – and harder to come by.
Unlike technical skills, which show up on a resume, soft skills are not easy to identify or quantify. But asking the right questions during the screening process can elicit valuable information to help you determine whether a candidate will be a good fit not only for the role, but for your organization.
Consider these soft skills as you look at your recruiting efforts for the year ahead: