Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

savoirs être

English translation:

soft skills

Added to glossary by apta
Jul 30, 2004 09:31
19 yrs ago
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French term

savoirs être

French to English Other Surveying survey on immigration
la formation à la lutte contre les discriminations, notamment raciales, n’a pas encore intégré le champ des savoirs être professionnels comme une des ses composantes compétentielles

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French term (edited): savoirs �tre
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soft skills

also "human skills"
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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
6 mins
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agree Dr Andrew Read : Yep, good. Though I'm racking my brains to see if there are any alternatives. ;-)
1 hr
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agree PRen (X) : Yes, I see this quite often in HR docs.
4 hrs
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agree sarahl (X)
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agree Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
18 hrs
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agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : yes...but perhaps the word soft job skills because you can have soft skills off the job too, right?
1 day 4 hrs
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agree Allan Jeffs : YES. 'soft skills'. It's clear from the context Jane. Don't need to add 'job'. 'Soft job skills' could lead to confusion: 'soft job' = 'cushy number'
1 day 12 hrs
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agree Lucy Teasdale : What about interpersonal skills?
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1 day 7 mins
French term (edited): savoirs �tre

professional communication skills

http://www.esa.upmf-grenoble.fr/contenu_apprentissage.html

les compétences relevant des savoirs-être professionnels, telle que l’animation de réunion, les techniques de négociation et de communication, la compréhension des différences culturelles ...

It's important to differentiate between professional communication skills and communication skills. The former is in the original, and relates to communication skills appropriate to the business world.



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