Soft Skills for Hard Times

Discovering New Personal Strengths in Work and Life. Soft skills have always been a key factor in getting and keeping a job. Soft skills have never been more important then they are now in this new economy. With a mix of personal stories from over thirty years as a working professional, coupled with memories from working many jobs as a youth in a small town, the author provides insight on what employers are looking for from the workforce of the new century. Learn how can you make a better impression of yourself by just working an extra hour a day. Find out what lessons your parents and family are still teaching you, long after leaving the family nest. Try new ways to eliminate excuses and complaining from your personal work plan. This book highlights fifteen soft skills, along with dozens of suggestions on how to use these soft skills to lead you to success on the job and in life.