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My grandpa's work stories make me think people skills are less key now
He always says his boss promoted him because he was good with customers. Now, I see job posts that list a bunch of tech must-haves before even talking about teamwork.
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janab876d ago
Doubt people skills stopped mattering just because job posts list tech stuff first.
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martin.tyler6d ago
You ever see someone crash a project by being technically gifted but impossible to work with? My friend Sam got hired as a coding whiz for this app startup. He knew every system inside out, but he'd snap at anyone who asked a simple question. The whole team started avoiding him, progress slowed to a crawl, and they actually let him go before the launch. They hired someone with less specific tech skills who could actually explain things and listen. The job posts all listed the fancy coding languages first, but the team fell apart without someone who could talk to people.
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