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EQ and The Importance of Soft Skills

EQ and The Importance of Soft Skills

While  driving back to the office from an appointment this morning, I listened to an interview with Georgia’s  Commissioner of Labor, Mark Butler.  He mentioned some exciting news.  Job growth in Georgia is at 4%!

But he also remarked that some companies are having a difficult time filling these job openings.  When he asks employers why this is so, the answers he gets consistently are that employers would rather hire someone with soft skills -someone who takes the  initiative, shows up ...

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