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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?

Jessica Cobarras
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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Adam Kaiser
6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing3y
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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Moon Kang 🚀
Showpad Director, Growth Marketing | Formerly a child6mo
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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Erika Barbosa
Counterpart Marketing Lead | Formerly Issuu, OpenText, Webroot3y
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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Keara Cho
Salesforce Sr. Director, Field Marketing6mo
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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Katie Jane Parkes
Apollo.io Director of Social, Community & Customer Marketing | Formerly Shopify3y
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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Kexin Chen
Harvey Vice President Marketing2y
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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Laura Lewis
Lexia Learning Director, Demand Generation & ABM | Formerly Addigy, Qualia, Progress2y
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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