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3 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Many of us would prefer that the technology industry were a strict meritocracy. One where we get opportunities and are compensated according to our skills. We learn to code better, or manage more systems, and we're seen as more valuable (and rewarded appropriately). Or maybe many of us would prefer that things stay the same, since we might worry that we'd be paid less because our skills aren't as sharp as our co-workers or our competition for that next job. In any case, we don't work in a strict meritocracy, but if we did, we might recognize that it's not just your programming skills that are being measured. In this piece on hard and soft skills, the author notes that the importance of soft skills is both more and less serious than we might imagine. If that sounds contradictory, it is, but read the article and you'll see that this is a complex issue. Read the rest of Balancing Hard and Soft Skills
Released:
Jul 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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