Certain technical skills may be required for specific careers or in particular industries. But there are other skills that are necessary regardless of industry, career, or work setting. They’re becoming more important as technology evolves and changes the way people work. These skills are called soft skills and knowing how to recognize and demonstrate them is crucial.

UpSkill Houston and Red & Black have partnered to highlight many of the soft skills that are key to career success, all of which are transferable between industries, as well as in your personal life. Learn what these skills are, how you can develop them, and how to apply them in career settings.

About Upskill Houston: Greater Houston and its employers need the finest skilled workforce in the world to be a great global city in the 21st century. UpSkill Houston — an employer-led initiative — mobilizes the collective action of more than 200 critical stakeholders to strengthen the pipeline of skilled workers that employers need and to create better pathways to opportunity and prosperity for all Houstonians. Our focus is on the good careers in Houston that require skills beyond high school, but less than a four-year college degree.