Articles about soft skills and the workplace


1) Soft Skills Can Help You Get Ahead, WSJ, Personal Finance
More about getting a promotion than getting a job
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324715704578481290888822474.html2) Hard Unemployment Truths About ‘Soft’ Skills, WSJ
About what employers say is missing when they try to fill positions

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444517304577653383308386956.html

3) On the Lesson Plan: Feelings: Soft Skills Business Courses Aim to Prepare Students for Management Roles
This one is about business schools, but may be interesting in that it focuses on the next level of soft skills: after you shake hands, interview, etc., then there is graciousness, etc..

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704740604576301491797067346.html?goback=.gde_3744046_member_53398607#!