{"id":53784,"date":"2026-02-05T12:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/?p=53784"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:23:08","slug":"how-to-boost-your-soft-skills-for-a-successful-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/how-to-boost-your-soft-skills-for-a-successful-start","title":{"rendered":"How to boost your soft skills for a successful start?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53784\" class=\"elementor elementor-53784\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a93d7d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a93d7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab7ffe8\" data-id=\"ab7ffe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae8bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae8bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Today, a\nhigher education diploma is the foundation, but employers are looking for\nsomething more for a rapid career advancement to a junior position. In the\nworld of economic cybernetics, where technologies are changing every moment,\nsoft skills come to the fore: the ability to adapt, think critically, and work\neffectively in a team.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Where can\nyou gain this practical experience while you are still at university? <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\ud83c\udfc6<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Case competitions and hackathons<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This is the\nperfect training ground, because you don&#8217;t just solve problems, you learn to\nstructure chaos, work under deadline pressure, and defend your ideas in front\nof real industry experts. This trains your stress resistance and presentation\nskills.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Self-government and youth\norganizations<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Participation\nin a student council or international organizations (such as AIESEC) is your\nfirst management experience. Here you learn to negotiate, plan resources, and\ntake responsibility for the results of the entire team.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Internships and international\nmobility<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Going\nbeyond your usual audience is always a step forward. Exchange programs and\nprofessional internships develop flexibility and intercultural communication.\nYou learn not to wait for instructions, but to independently seek solutions in\nunusual circumstances.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\ud83e\udd16<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> New literacy: Working with AI<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The ability\nto work with artificial intelligence is now as basic a skill as Excel or Word\nused to be. Learn to set tasks and write queries in such a way as to get\nprofessional-quality results from AI, and develop the ability to recognize\nneural network \u201challucinations\u201d and check facts. Use AI as a skilled assistant,\nnot a replacement for your own thinking.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Remember:\nthe job market values proactive people. Every initiative you take outside of\nthe textbook is another plus on your future resume!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Information prepared based on materials from UGEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/ugen_ua\/2386\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.me\/ugen_ua\/2386<\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, a higher education diploma is the foundation, but employers are looking for something more for a rapid career advancement to a junior position. In the world of economic cybernetics, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":53786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-helpful-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}