This presentation discusses the importance of soft skills for career success. It defines soft skills as personal qualities like habits, attitudes and social graces that make someone compatible to work with. The presentation outlines important soft skill categories like communication, leadership, creativity, interpersonal and professional skills. It explains that soft skills help with decision making, relationships, communication and professional development. While soft skills can be learned through courses, mentors and volunteering, developing them also has costs and requires effort from learners. The presentation concludes that soft skills are one of the most difficult things to teach but also one of the main reasons for career success or failure.