The Labour Market Requirement of Soft and Hard Skills Cover Image

A puha (soft) és a kemény (hard) készségek munkaerőpiaci szükségessége
The Labour Market Requirement of Soft and Hard Skills

Author(s): Gabriella Horvath-Csikos, Tímea Juhász
Subject(s): Human Ecology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: soft skills; hard skills; employees; labour market

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the present study is to examine whether soft or hard skills are seen as the strongest requirement in the current labour market. The results of the research showed that some soft skills (e.g. flexibility, communication, teamwork) are almost more strongly expected than hard skills (e.g. professional knowledge). These results basically indicate that expectations of soft and hard skills are less interrelated and that employees perceive employers as valuing these skills as non-systemic, closely related skills. Our results also show that self-reported levels of soft and hard skills are strongly correlated with gender, age and educational attainment of the respondent.

  • Issue Year: 30/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 532-542
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian