Power Programming Point: The importance of soft skills

In today's business market where we can find a great amount of highly skilled developers, soft skills are setting apart the most successful workers inside a company.

Now that I have more than ten years of experience, when I go to an interview, the interviewers are more interested in my soft skills. They are interested in how I will fit their organization and their working environment, getting along with the other employers and being interested in my work.

Smart managers will try to be certain that you can at least go up one position. They don't want to hire someone who is only skilled to work in the position to which they are hiring. They want people who want to grow inside the company and bring value to them.

Many developers are concerned about programming and doing what they are told but, in reality, those who learn more about the big picture, the company environment, the business, are considered better options when time for promotions or bonus arrive.

So, do not forget that you have to work on your soft skills. Be nice to your co-workers, show interest in what you are doing, try to help your boss when defining your own works, bring constructive ideas to the table and, above all, think about how you can improve the company's system as whole, not only your own part

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