We live in an era in which the job market is quite competitive. Everyone tries hard to find a better job. Relevant technical qualifications are vital to finding an excellent job, but more is needed. Establishing rapport with co-workers is required by most industries, and I will explain why in the following article.

First, every job became over-specialized, so a person could not do a whole project. People usually tend to educate themselves and try to excel at a particular specialization. Still, after entering the industry, they understand that what they have learned is not enough; they can’t master all aspects of their project, and it is impossible to do all of it by themselves. So, they must collaborate effectively with their team members to reach the project objectives. Having social skills becomes essential here. We need various social skills like how to make productive and effective communication or meetings or how to write a good report for our manager, which, in contrast to what people usually think, are not easy tasks if we don’t learn them before.

In addition, trust is the key to finding a good job. As an employer, if we consider resumes, we will see that so many people have good academic and industrial records. Even we have an inflation in terms of expertise. I mean, so many people are graduating from universities or taking courses and trying to find a job that is relevant to what they learned before. So, the problem here is trust. As an employer, we can’t estimate people’s experience just based on their claims. So, we call the people who proved themselves to us to recommend someone for the role for which we seek a job candidate. Because of this, most companies put a high weight on references and recommendations, and that’s the second reason social skills and networking to build trust in people are so essential to getting hired.

Last but not least, we need to learn constantly, and the best organizational culture can be made by learning from our teammates. Being a lone wolf is not working because nobody’s knowledge is always enough to reach the best possible result. We have to consider ourselves as life-long learners. Personally, I never consider myself a senior-level person, not because of that I am a humble person. Because I know how dangerous it is for my growth, it can even contribute to bossy behaviors toward others, which is unhealthy for the organization and me. On the other hand, learning and teaching our teammates make us closer, stopping some toxic traits in the team like envy.

In conclusion, I agree that social skills are as necessary as good qualifications, and I have mentioned three reasons for this. The need to have effective communication to take advantage of other people’s areas of expertise, make a network of people who recognize our qualifications, and create a better organizational culture and its necessity for our growth are the reasons that I elaborated on.