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Soft skills

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Soft skills are the non-technical, interpersonal, and cognitive abilities that determine how a professional manages workloads, solves problems, and collaborates across teams. 

Opposite of soft skills are technical "hard" skills

Together these competencies dictate a Quality Engineer's true impact and career trajectory.
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