Five Golden Soft Skills Every Student Should Develop.

Beltus Nkwawir
8 min readAug 21, 2020
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In this era of accelerated change, overwhelming complexities, tremendous competition, only the best stand a chance of winning. If you ain’t ready, it’s going to be a rather grueling and ferocious battle.

The question becomes, how can you ensure that you are one step ahead before the war even begins?

During my four years as an undergraduate, I spent a significant amount of my time focusing only on the things that were related to my field, telecommunications engineering. It wasn't until the final semester of my degree program that reality struck me like a lightning bolt.

I suddenly realized there was so much I did not know because I was very confident my institution had taught me everything I needed. Oh boy, how wrong I was. I was not ready to face the real world. I lacked some critical soft skills that were paramount to bridging the gap between school and the world out of school.

In this article, I will share with you some soft skills that are imperative to build as a student before hitting the job market. These skills will go a long way to pave the way for more success in your career. In fact, mastering these skills is a prerequisite for frictionless attainment of success in the nearest future.

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Beltus Nkwawir
Beltus Nkwawir

Written by Beltus Nkwawir

Data Scientist at Robert Koch Institute/WHO Hub | PhD Student Istanbul Technical University | MSc Computer Science | https://www.linkedin.com/in/beltus/