SOFT SKILLS ARE THE

NEW HARD SKILLS

By
Laraib Fatima Hassan
IN WHAT SITUATIONS AND AREAS CAN SOFT
SKILLS HELP ME?

• Academic and & Professional Life

• Job interviews
• Scholarship interviews
• Official meetings
• Interacting with seniors or juniors
• Presentations
• LITERALLY ANY SITUATION!
 SOFT SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE

Critical
Communication Teamwork
Thinking

Conflict
Positive Leadership Management
Attitude
SOFT SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS
 SOFT SKILLS ON YOUR CV
 Add a Skills Section to Your Resume. 

Is my skills Are these

section easy skills up to
to read?  date?

Can I support
these skills with Are these
examples? skills unique
to me?
 The Scary Questions!

Please Tell Us About Yourself?

• Your Hobbies explain your personality.
(Time to SHINE!)

Reading (Make sure you remember at least 3-

4 books, their central idea and name of
writers)

Listening to Music, Travelling, Sports etc

Movies (Adventurous, comedy, Sci-Fi etc)

 What are your weaknesses?
• I am very competitive and ambitious.

• It’s very difficult for me to satisfy myself, I always strive for perfection, I’m
quality conscious

• I get bored easily, I’m always thinking about doing new stuff sometimes that
results in failure but I get to learn new stuff.

They can also ask examples from your

life. So be prepared.
Why should we choose you and not
other candidates?

I’m
 cooperative and energetic
I don’t crumble under pressure

I also work great with Teams! Etc

A good communicator and listener

“WITH CONFIDENCE YOU HAVE
WON BEFORE YOU EVEN
STARTED”