Two people can interview for a position who look to be nearly equal in terms of experience, yet a hiring manager comes away with a strong recommendation to hire one and not the other. Or sometimes there are even instances in which someone may appear to be even stronger in terms of experience and training, and yet someone else gets the job. Setting aside potential discrimination issues, a very valid difference could be what some would call soft skills, or behavioral skills. These skills are the intangibles that really pull everything together and drive someone’s success or failure in a role.
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