• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Good soft skills are also pretty important for a new hire. You often want someone that can be a good communicator, can get lots of different people aligned on an initiative, and can handle conflict in a constructive way.

    A lot of employers peak at social media for clues about this stuff. If someone is a jerk online, they might also be a jerk in the office once they get comfortable.

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      9 months ago

      Absolutely this! I work in tech and it’s shocking how much casual racism and sexism gets tossed around. It is super hard to build a cohesive team when one of the men won’t let a woman coworker speak because he doesn’t like their use of the word “we” when describing their team.

      Dumb tic-tok trends and stupid dance videos are not what employers are looking for.

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      9 months ago

      Sounds like a problem for a manager or supervisor to coach or mentor. If they don’t work out despite their qualifications, they don’t work out despite their qualifications.