PRESENTATION NO 006 : 13 SOFT SKILLS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

13 SOFT SKILLS
FOR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

What are the soft skills?

• Soft skills are a combination of a;
• people skills
• Social skills

communication skills

• character or personality traits
• attitude and emotional intelligence
• That enable people to navigate their environment, work well with other, perform well and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills.

Stress Management

• Stress is the reaction when people have excessive pressures or other types of demand placed upon them.
• It is important for pharma professionals to learn and manage pressure situations.
• Team Work
• You will be required to work alongside others in pharmaceutical industry at every level in your career.
• And responsible manner can help you accomplish career goals, grow your resume and contribute positively to your organization.

Communication

• You are always spreading or talking science or techniques in any field of pharmaceutical industries.
• But along with that while you are working in a team.
• You need to develop various skills like listening, clarity in thoughts, open mindedness, respecting all individuals, providing feedback.

Time Management

• Time management is the art of simply being on time.
• This includes delivering things before deadline as well as being on time for work and meetings.
• We should set short and long-term goals.

Flexibility

• Flexibility on the job includes the willingness and ability to respond to changing circumstance and expectations readily.
• You need to be open to alternative solutions when your first suggestion does not work well or succeed.

Honesty

• Honesty is a moral characteristic of a good person.
• Honesty means being fair, truthful and trust worthy.
• All the employers seek honest work force.

Interpersonal Skills

• How are we behaving with others?
• It is also called as people skills.
• Personal behavior is important when we communicate with our team, colleague, boss or assistants.
• Also it is important when you interact with clients or customers.

Positive attitude

• Employers want to hire people who bring uplifting energy to the workplace.
• Positivity in work not only increases your confidence but it can also enhance your productivity.
• You can enhance positivity by staying away from negative thoughts.
• Cultivate and live in a positive environment.

Professionalism

• Professionals has specialized knowledge and skills that enables them render a valuable service.
• They should be dressing appropriately and being clean and neat.
• As a professional, you are expected to speak clearly and politely to colleagues, customers and clients and striving to meet high standard.

Responsibility

• Person who fails to take responsibility for their work will be less productive and less successful overall.
• Pharmacy is not only profession but it is serving of life.
• Taking responsibility means taking ownership of not only your goals but the company goals.

Work ethic

• Ethical practice is another sight of coin for pharmaceutical industries.
• You can develop it by finding a job you love, provide hard work, always look for ways to improve yourself and own your mistakes.

Leadership

• You can simply understand from the title, it is related to lead the team.
• You need to take care as a leader that you as well as your team grow simultaneously.
• Effective leaders have the ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle delegate responsibilities , listen to feedback and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace.

Behavior

• It is important to have healthy relationship with your seniors, juniors and colleagues in pharmaceutical industry.
• Healthy relationships can depend on how we behave with other.
• It can also define our characters.