'Soft' skills are hard: a review of the literature

In recent years, substantial research and industry attention has been paid to the perceived gap between the skills possessed by new university graduates and the requirements of employers in Canada's fastest growing sectors. Surveys of employers have tended to categorize skills into 'technical skills' and 'soft skills'. However, existing research on these gaps is still lacking, particularly on the nature of required 'soft skills' and how they can best be developed. For example, much of the research on the nature of 'soft skills' has tended to focus on the needs of graduates from S... Show more

Authors: Cukier, Wendy; Hodson, Jaigris; Omar, Aisha

Published: [Toronto, Ontario], Diversity Institute, University of Ryerson, 2015

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 47 p.

Access item: https://www.ryerson.ca/diversity/reports/soft-skills-are-hard-a-review-of-the-literature/

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