Soft skills, also known as power skills, common skills, essential skills, or core skills, are psychosocial skills generally applicable to all professions.

This is in contrast to hard skills, which are specific to individual professions.

Soft skills are usually not taught in formal education like school or university, and they are rather trained through experience, during jobs, internships, or non formal education projects like ESC, that represent a fantastic opportunity to focus on them and develop them for your personal and professional growth.

Here is a list divided by categories:

Communication:

• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• Body language
• Storytelling
• Humour
• Listening skills
• Public speaking

Teamwork:

• Facilitation
• Collaboration
• Cooperation
• Emotional intelligence
• Empathy
• Persuasion
• Self-awareness
• Tolerance

Problem solving:

• Adaptability
• Analytical skills
• Initiative
• Critical thinking
• Lateral thinking
• Logical thinking
• Resourcefulness

Leadership:

• Strategic thinking
• Mentorship
• Delegation
• Conflict resolution
• Diplomacy
• Constructive critique
• Decisiveness
• Managerial skill
• Persuasion
• Motivation
• Negotiation

Work ethics:

• Confidence
• Courtesy
• Energy
• Enthusiasm
• Friendliness
• Honesty
• Patience
• Respectfulness
• Attentiveness
• Dedication
• Dependability
• Discipline
• Independence

Creative:

• Imagination
• Curiosity
• Semantic understanding
• Flexibility
• Inspiration
• Investigation
• Scepticism
• Experimentation