{"id":26753,"date":"2023-09-25T15:13:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=26753"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:30:03","slug":"hard-and-soft-skills-to-place-your-bets-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/09\/hard-and-soft-skills-to-place-your-bets-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard and Soft Skills to Place Your Bets On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all need to upskill because nowadays,\u00a0recruiters\u00a0pay\u00a0attention\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0hard\u00a0skills,\u00a0but also our\u00a0soft\u00a0skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know the top skills you’ll need to get your desired job and to know the\u00a0differences\u00a0between\u00a0hard\u00a0and\u00a0soft\u00a0skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.siliconrepublic.com\/careers\/skills-for-2021-hard-soft-zety <\/strong><\/a>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Explain the meaning of the idiom “to place one’s bet on someone\/something<\/strong>“. “What are the hard and soft skills to place your bets on<\/strong> this year<\/em>?” Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is the meaning of the word “upheaval<\/strong>“? “Again, these soft skills have become crucial to working life in the upheaval<\/strong> of 2020.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Differentiate “soft skills” and “hard skills”. “Recruiters and hiring managers showed a preference for soft skills<\/strong> over hard skills<\/strong>, with 61pc of respondents saying they were more important.<\/em>” Use them in  sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    1. What\u00a0are\u00a0your top 3\u00a0hard\u00a0and\u00a0soft\u00a0skills\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0most often use at work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are some hard and soft skills that you\u00a0lack? How do you intend to gain them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What is one skill you have that sets you apart from others?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Recruiters and hiring managers think soft skills are more important and they prefer people with better soft skills than with a lot of hard skills. What are your thoughts on this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Why are soft skills important in one’s career?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      B2 – Upper Intermediate We all need to upskill because nowadays,\u00a0recruiters\u00a0pay\u00a0attention\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0hard\u00a0skills,\u00a0but also our\u00a0soft\u00a0skills. Read the article to know the top skills you’ll need to get your desired job and to know the\u00a0differences\u00a0between\u00a0hard\u00a0and\u00a0soft\u00a0skills. Vocabulary Questions: Discussion Questions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,293,156,480],"class_list":["post-26753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-text","tag-work","tag-work-and-workplace"],"yoast_head":"\nHard and Soft Skills to Place Your Bets On | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/09\/hard-and-soft-skills-to-place-your-bets-on\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hard and Soft Skills to Place Your Bets On | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate We all need to upskill because nowadays,\u00a0recruiters\u00a0pay\u00a0attention\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0hard\u00a0skills,\u00a0but also our\u00a0soft\u00a0skills. 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