How to spot an OUTSTANDING IT Pro
Top 3 in-demand soft skills
It can be difficult for recruiters to identify top talent by a resume alone. Resumes can clearly highlight their technical knowledge, training, and work history but that’s only one part of the equation. Soft skills are essential as well.
What are soft skills? They are people skills vital for interacting effectively with others. Besides personal growth, soft skills lead to professional success.
Here are my top 3
Communication
Communication is more than articulation, it’s also about being a good listener and observer of physical language. IT Pros need to excel at grasping the problem, translating it to a technical solution, and then expressing that with clarity and simplicity, especially for non-IT customers. Good communicators tend to work well in teams and foster collaborative solutions.
Lifelong learning mentality
IT professionals face rapid changes in technology. Adapting to new technology is essential to staying relevant in an ever-changing marketplace. Recruiters often look for patterns of continuous learning to select top tier candidates. It shows the level of passion a candidate possesses, and their willingness to face challenges and create solutions.
Teamwork
A single person can’t run an organization, teamwork is essential. Team players are often approachable and express a willingness to share, important qualities for cohesiveness and effective problem solving, Contributing and collaborating effectively leads to the best possible results.
A great resume incorporates soft skills and hard skills. Highlight communication, lifelong learning mentality and teamwork skills in your experience section. Give examples and if you can, employ the “success in numbers” approach by quantifying those positive outcomes with numbers and percentages.
It will lead to a great face to face interview!