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Business Soft Skills Psychology Introduction

Bruce G
Bruce G
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Posted by Bruce G
Bruce G
5,360 Points

More Psychology videos?

I am curious. In the future, will treehouse be posting more psychology videos? This seems like an interesting topics.

2 Answers

james white
james white
78,399 Points
james white
james white
78,399 Points

I agree. More soft skills courses desired/needed.

The number one thing I hear from tech recruiters is that most applicants for a technical position

can usually get through the technical challenge part of the screening process,

but usually end up being screened out do a lack of soft skills.

Usually for the last/final set of interviews for a web designer/developer/programmer position

it's ALL about the soft skills (as they try to determine if you have "good fit" for the team).

Just don't ask me to define what is "good fit"! :smirk: :stuck_out_tongue:

I just know that [IMHO] there can NEVER be enough TeamTreehouse soft skills courses!!!

Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown
28,742 Points
Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown
28,742 Points

Indeed! I think many of the subjects covered here could used more dedicated courses. I personally believe both the psych and writing could offer a lot to the Treehouse community.

Heidi Bada
Heidi Bada
14,197 Points
Heidi Bada
Heidi Bada
14,197 Points

Most people think they've got soft skills but it's not really valuable unless they demonstrate it - they truly help a customer avoid pains for example, beyond applying their technology skills. That in turn brings goodwill and more sales. I sold computers in a big box store 20 years ago and still keep in touch with two of my customers, by seeing them on the bus, and I still answer their questions about computers. No idea what computers they currently own, but it doesn't matter.

The best practice of teamwork and time management come from volunteering, I believe, or competitive sports. Those are not the usual job-related stories; they vividly demonstrate setting aside personal ideas and working to benefit a team - in my case, usually as a volunteer in a hospital advisory context. I've got a psychology degree, and oodles of business and coding classes under my belt now. My most useful education was counselling courses including crisis counselling. And history in art, ironically, put a lot of social practices into perspective. I use this applied knowledge to add to my blog and/or creative and sports projects every day. Soft and hard skills are hooked onto each other; neither can be neglected!