Importance of Soft Skills for Education and Career Success

Shaheen Majid · Zhang Li-ming

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Appropriate soft skills play an important role in a successful career as well as during social interactions in the society.These skills are also highly sought after by employers recruiting fresh graduates.The main purpose of this study was to investigate students' perceptions of the importance of soft skills for their education and employment.A questionnaire was used for data collection and 188 undergraduate business management students from four universities in Singapore participated in this study.It was found that a majority of the respondents felt that soft skills were useful for social interaction as well as for career advancement.However, they did not think that these skills contribute considerably to their academic performance.The top five important soft skills identified by the students were: teamwork and collaboration, decision-making, problem-solving, time management and critical thinking skills.This paper suggests certain measures for improving soft skills of students which may also help improve their employment perspectives.

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