Over the past twenty years, management has been profoundly transformed, dragging HR along with its upheaval. The digitization of certain professions and the emergence of new ones, particularly in NICTs, have led recruiters to develop the skills required for recruitment. Thus, diplomas, and know-how also called "hard skills" for technical skills, are no longer sufficient today. Soft skills, represented by interpersonal skills, assess the human, personal and relational qualities of candidates. They now have the full attention of recruitment firms, more and more of which are using specific tests to assess them.
The 10 most sought-after soft skills in France
According to a study conducted in January 2019, by the job search engine on the Internet "Adzuna", the soft skills required by recruiters vary from one country to another, and differ according to the sectors of employment. 'activity. Here, we will focus on the most sought-after soft skills in France.
We have listed the 10 soft skills most in demand during recruitment. However, this list does not correspond to a pre-established classification, because soft skills depend on the professional field concerned. Indeed, they allow recruiters to detect which candidate will have the ability to adapt to the culture of the company, and to build calm relationships with their colleagues.
Here are the 10 soft skills most sought after by recruiters:
Adaptability
The organization
Rigor
The leadership
emotional intelligence
Motivation
Kindness
Stress management
Team work
Creativity
We can cite a few other soft skills that are just as important: entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to negotiate, or even to persuade!
The most in-demand soft skills for executives
Leadership, adaptability and benevolence are the human skills most in demand when recruiting executives.
The leadership :
It involves the ability to communicate, and to make decisions. Demonstrating leadership is not only about leading a team, it is important to be a source of inspiration for employees, and not to hesitate to share your experiences with them in order to help them develop their potential.
Adaptability:
A manager must be able to find alternatives and be flexible when problems arise.
Kindness :
To manage is to accompany, help, show humility, and be attentive to team performance.
The soft skills most in demand for a CFO
According to the latest DAF & Financial Leaders Michael Page survey of January 2018, “seven out of ten companies have difficulty recruiting financial talent”. What has changed is the advent of soft skills in the profession which, until now, recruited its CFOs solely on their expertise and technical skills, that is to say on their hard skills.
The digitization of the company, and the various societal changes, have also made the profession evolve towards profiles capable of integrating these changes, of managing transversal projects, and of bringing value to the activities of the company.
Recruitment firms are looking for CFOs who have soft skills in line with these new requirements:
Adaptability:
So that the DAF can, for example, switch from one system to another, especially with e-accounting.
Stress management:
Dealing with cash management, and the risks involved, can sometimes generate an additional workload and stress.
Team work :
The company's finances revolve around other departments or other activities, and require close collaboration.
Emotional intelligence:
It is the management of emotions, learning to recognize them, to understand them, to master them, and to adapt to the emotions of others. This soft skill is closely related to communication. Having a good emotional intelligence allows you to exchange in a fair, precise and clear way with your collaborators. The transmission of information is made more fluid, the message delivered is effective. The accounting and corporate finance professions are no exception to this soft skill which is taking an increasingly important place in recruitment.
