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@Eksunews 1- I'm glad to be back this new year. I wish every student and the entire community of EKSU a prosperous 2020. Even in the midst of the rumble in the world, I believe we are set for the new year.

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@Eksunews 2- The year has started already and EKSU is starting a new session as many other schools. This is the time to plan for the year and the decade.

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@Eksunews 3- I started my journey in OAU at the beginning of the last decade and I'm grateful to God for where He has brought me. Today, I will be sharing with you something that will be very strategic in this decade.

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@Eksunews 4- Soft Skills. Soft skills began to show up in the workplace in the last decade and by the end of the decade it has become the most needed set of skills for career success.

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@Eksunews 5- Skills are of two types- Hard and Soft. Hard skills are skills required for a specific job. For example, a programmer must be able to code, a lawyer must graduate from the law school. They are career-specific requirements.

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@Eksunews 6- Soft skills however are skills that are needed on every job. They are not job specific. You will need them irrespective of the career you have chosen.

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@Eksunews 7- In 2019, @LinkedIn released a Global Talents Trends report. The report said that soft skills is transforming the work place by 91%!

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn 8- Also in 2019, a Career and Personal Development consultant, @OgbeniDipo noted that soft skills have become global currencies that cannot be ignored anymore.

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 9- These skills are not skills you get from an online course or a school, they are life skills you pick as you have different experiences and relate with people.

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 10- You don't learn soft skills in school, but if you're not aware of what the skills are, you may not pay attention to developing and perfecting them. Hence, we will focus on the soft skills for some weeks.

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 11- Mostly, soft skills are categorized into 7:

-Leadership skills
-Teamwork
-Communication skills
-Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
-Work Ethic
-Adaptability
-Interpersonal skills

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 12- For the next 7 weeks, we will focus on each of them; explain and put up practical ways to develop each of the skills even from campus.

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 13- Please note that soft skills do not replace hard skills. Soft skills are only useful at interviews and when you get the job. Hard skills will get you invited for the interview. Without hard skills, you won't get invited at all.

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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 14- To clear the air, it's okay to include some soft skills in your CV, especially if you consider that they can give you an edge to be called for an interview, but be sure that the soft skills you claim in your CV will be tested at the interview
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@Eksunews @LinkedIn @OgbeniDipo 15- Next week, we will start with leadership skills. Thanks to @Eksunews for having me. I wish you all a very peaceful semester. Till next week.

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