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Jobs and the labor market have changed dramatically in the last year. Millions of America's workers are still unemployed, and many won't be able to go back to the old jobs and industries they once worked in.

Forbes Contributor Joesph Folkman writes about the importance of soft skills

Great insight from Dr. Alan Shark the Executive Director at Public Technology Institute (now part of CompTIA).

After our economy begins to rebound, hiring will be a high priority. Employers should avoid the common mistake of focusing on hard skills—experience, expertise, degrees, certifications, etc.—at the expense of soft skills.

Learn more about the skills that enable you to fit in at a workplace. Things like attitude, flexibility, motivation, and manners. Soft skills are so important that they are often the reason employers decide whether to keep or promote an employee.

In the COVID 19 work environment, businesses will need to help their workforce learn and grow with the soft skills needed to excel.

CNBC article says training for this workplace skill is up nearly 4,000% in 2020 read more!

"Planning for future skills requires an organizational growth mindset and new ideas about the learning experience.

Much like college education, the learning profession will benefit from innovative platforms, ongoing certificate options, and snack-sized offerings focused on skills. The learning l...

More than 80 percent of stakeholders emphasized the importance of employability skills.

Pew Research points out need for soft skills.

The World Economic Forum launched its Global Talent Trends Report earlier this year, which showed that HR professionals have identified the demand for soft skills as the most important trend globally.

Great insight from the National Skills Coalition on how to engage the new administration.

Bob Graham the host of Serious Soft Skills Podcast offers insights into soft skills in todays world of workforce.

Voices for Skills is a coalition of working people, students, teachers, parents, jobseekers, and businesses calling for a national commitment to significantly increase our investment in skills training. Click on the link below to watch a video and learn more.  You can also learn more by visitin...

A degree is important to anyone seeking a career, but the degree alone is not enough. Experts say soft skills – the sorts of things that are not normally learned in a classroom – matter. A lot.