Skip to content
Student Academy of Audiology
  • Career
    Resources
    • Job Board
    • Externships
    • Certification
    • New Audiologist Resources
  • Education
    • Grants and Scholarships
    • Events
    • SAA Conference
    • Doctoral Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs
  • Get Involved
    • Chapters
    • Advocacy
    • National Campaigns
    • Committees
    • Volunteer
  • Publications
    • SAA Blog
    • Audiology Today
    • JAAA
  • About
    • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Leadership
  • Contact Us
  • Audiology Community
  • The Academy
  • Join
  • Member Login
FacebookLinkedinYoutubeInstagram
  • Audiology Community
  • American Academy of Audiology
  • Join
  • Member Login
  • Renew
Student Academy of Audiology
  • Career
    Resources
    • Job Board
    • Externships
    • Certification
    • New Audiologist Resources
  • Education
    • Grants and Scholarships
    • Events
    • SAA Conference
    • Doctoral Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs
  • Get Involved
    • Chapters
    • Advocacy
    • National Campaigns
    • Committees
    • Volunteer
  • Publications
    • SAA Blog
    • Audiology Today
    • JAAA
  • About
    • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Leadership
  • Contact Us
  • Audiology Community
  • The Academy
  • Join
  • Member Login
January 19, 2022

January 2022
President’s Corner

  • Career Resources
  • President's Corner

As the new year begins, many fourth/final year externs are beginning to look for job openings and apply for positions. Students not in their final year of graduate school may also browse job-posting sites like HEARCareers to see what opportunities may be available in the future. These postings have a list of technical skills required for the position that you have developed in your graduate program. While these skills are a must, it can be difficult to make your application stand out with these alone. Consider developing and advertising your soft skills to separate you from the rest of the competition.

Soft skills are general characteristics that impact how you interact with others and how you perform at work (1). Examples of soft skills include (2):

  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organization
  • Adaptability
  • Resourcefulness
  • Problem Solving
  • Open-mindedness
  • Empathy

Employers are interested in soft skills because it demonstrates your ability to maintain relationships, stay organized, develop leadership, and solve problems. These skills are transferable to all aspects of life. By developing them, you can improve your interactions in your academic and personal life too (3). Check out these tips for developing your soft skills (4):

  1. Identify which soft skills in which you excel, and which soft skills you could improve.
  2. Learn more about the soft skills you wish to develop.
  3. Practice your soft skills by intentionally putting yourself in situations that require a specific skill.
    • Ex: If you want to improve your communication skills, don’t shy away from opportunities to engage with people you wouldn’t typically speak with.
  4. Seek feedback about your skills from a trusted friend or mentor.

It’s never too late to start developing your soft skills. Use the resources below to learn more!

Sources

  1. Soft Skills: Definitions and Examples | Indeed.com
  2. What are soft skills? Top 15 Soft Skills examples – Workable
  3. 10 Reasons Why Soft Skills are Important to Employers | Indeed.com
  4. How to Improve Soft Skills: 3 Essential Steps – HDS (highdemandskills.com)

Share this

Related Posts

Becoming a _____ Audiologist
Career Resources, Interviews

Becoming A Vestibular Audiologist: Patricia Mazzullo, AuD

Welcome to the SAA Becoming a ____ Audiologist Interview Series! There are many pathways or fields of audiology. In this series, the SAA will interview audiologists who work in varying fields of audiology. Our next interview is with Patricia Mazzullo, AuD, an audiologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Mazzullo is also…

Read More
Career Resources, Externship

Halfway Through Your Externship…Now What?

By Alexis Leiderman, BS If you are like me, you might have just had that “oh shoot” moment. That moment you never thought you would actually have: you will be graduating in a mere few months. So…now what? Time really has flown by and externship is already halfway over. You have had good days, bad…

Read More
Alexis Leiderman 2022-2023 SAA President
President's Corner

January 2023
President’s Corner

It’s finally January, which means it is a new year for new opportunities, new funding avenues, new volunteer chances, and new resolutions to take care of yourself. Where do you even start to look for these resources? Well, for starters, the American Academy of Audiology Foundation is a wonderful place to start your search for…

Read More

Join the Student Academy of Audiology

SAA members receive many benefits from externship and career development and networking opportunities within the American Academy of Audiology and more. 

 

Become a Member
saa-logo@2x

Student Academy of Audiology
11480 Commerce Park Drive
Suite 220
Reston, VA 20191

Tel: 703-790-8466
Fax: 703-790-8631

  • Career
    Resources
    • Job Board
    • Externships
    • Certification
    • New Audiologist Resources
  • Education
    • Grants and Scholarships
    • Events
    • SAA Conference
    • Doctoral Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs
  • Get Involved
    • Chapters
    • Advocacy
    • National Campaigns
    • Committees
    • Volunteer
  • Publications
    • SAA Blog
    • Audiology Today
    • JAAA
  • About
    • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Leadership
  • Contact Us
  • Audiology Community
  • The Academy
  • Join
  • Member Login
  • Audiology Community
  • American Academy of Audiology
  • Join
  • Member Login
  • Renew
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Antitrust Policy
  • Sitemap

© Copyright 2023 American Academy of Audiology

Website by Yoko Co

Scroll To Top