Soft Skills Inventory

Employers today want employees with the necessary job-related skills as well as what many refer to as soft skills. Soft skills are the personal attributes that enable individuals to interact effectively and harmoniously with others in the workplace.

The Soft Skills Inventory guides individuals in assessing their soft skills and provides them with strategies to enhance their workplace professionalism. Individuals taking this assessment will respond to 48 statements to evaluate their levels of soft skills in the following categories:

• Goals achievement.
• Communication skills.
• Professional presence.
• Self-management.
• Collaborative relationships.
• Leadership and ethics.

Individuals' results will indicate whether their scores are low, average, or high in each of the soft skills categories. Next, individuals will review activities designed to help them develop or improve effective soft skills. Finally, individuals will create a success plan that requires them to identify:

• Skills they need to develop or improve.
• Goals for attaining those skills.
• Actions or strategies for achieving their goals.