When joining a new team, is it better to have the right soft skills and have to learn the hard skills of the job? Or vice versa?
8 Answers
Asana Chief Marketing Officer (interim) • 1y
Soft skills are more critical when joining a new team, especially in Demand Generation, where collaboration is key. This role requires working cross-functionally with pro...
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6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing • 3y
This depends on your experience level. If you are new to your field, joining with the right mindset and attitude can take a long way. If you engage with your teammates wi...
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Showpad Director, Growth Marketing | Formerly a child • 6mo
You need to come in with the non-negotiable hard skills; data analysis and communication. Those are mission critical for me. From there, it’s your soft skills that determ...
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Counterpart Marketing Lead | Formerly Issuu, OpenText, Webroot • 3y
The obvious answer is both. : ) However, if I had to select one option I would say it is better to have the right soft skills. Hard skills within demand generation are ve...
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Salesforce Sr. Director, Field Marketing • 6mo
Look, I hate to say it, but the honest truth is both are equally important in a marketing career. You simply can't have one without the other.You need soft skills to get ...
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Apollo.io Director of Social, Community & Customer Marketing | Formerly Shopify • 3y
I think having the right soft skills is better when you're joining a new team. A lot of the time, the soft skills are very hard to teach others. They are developed over a...
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Harvey Vice President Marketing • 2y
I think it depends on what level you're coming into the role and the expectations set by the company. For the foundation of any hire, I believe effective communicator, g...
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Lexia Learning Director, Demand Generation & ABM | Formerly Addigy, Qualia, Progress • 2y
When starting an entry-level role, no one will expect you to have the hard skills figured out. They'll train you on those. What they will be looking for is the soft skill...
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