What IT soft skills tech talent scouts look for in job candidates

[Kent Sharkey]

IT Pro Today[^]:

The top soft skills that IT professionals should focus on are communication, problem-solving, and project management, according to a new study.

Great news! A lot of me is soft.

[charlieg]

that article is click bait. Seriously, when was the last time you, as a developer or an IT guy - whatever the elephant that means - was asked about project management? True story - after an overly long and difficult development project management decided it would be useful to have a project review - what went wrong, what went right, and how do we do better? #1 issue - asking for estimates and a schedule before requirements. Heads nodded. Next project - same issue, except this time the entire department got dinged for not meeting the mythical schedule. It's probably a good thing the company is generous with vacation. Articles like this should go in the writer's list of things not to write.

Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.