How to identify soft skills

Soft skills are more important to employers than ever, which is a surprise to many millennials and others who have banked on their tech-heavy resumes to land the best jobs. Companies want soft skills, but they’ve discovered that it’s not so easy to assess a candidate’s soft skills from a resume.

How to Identify Soft Skills: Interview Tips | Monster.com

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Avoid irrelevant questions

Fair hiring laws were enacted to give every candidate a fair shake in the interview and selection process. Yet more than 40 years after the first of these guidelines became law, job candidates today still are asked questions that are illegal and irrelevant to job performance.

How to Ask Legal Interview Questions | Monster.com

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Have questions ready beforehand

If you’re like most small business owners, you have little time to become a hiring expert. Yet when it comes to conducting an interview, behavioral questions can help dramatically improve your small business hiring results.

Small Business Behavioral Interview Questions | Monster.com

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