Listing 'basic' soft skills on your resume 'isn't enough' anymore, says hiring pro—do this instead
Employers want to see candidates who have 'advanced' human skills that can help them win in an AI-powered workplace.
TL;DR
- Employers prioritize advanced human skills like critical thinking, judgment, decision-making, and creativity over basic soft skills.
- These advanced skills are valuable because they complement AI capabilities and address AI's weak spots.
- Basic soft skills mentioned on resumes include communication, listening, collaboration, and empathy, which are now considered insufficient.
- Advanced skills encompass relationship-building, conflict resolution, people-first leadership, ethics, judgment, creativity, storytelling, and inspirational leadership.
- To demonstrate advanced skills, use resume bullet points that state the skill, the context of its use, and the positive outcome.
- Job seekers have an opportunity to showcase their advanced human skills through storytelling and examples in their applications.