AI is automating technical skills. Here are the soft skills you need.

A team works together during a robotics challenge in Athens, Greece.Maria Chourdari/NurPhoto/ReutersThis post originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter.Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here.If hard skills are increasingly being automated, employers are shifting focus to what AI can't replicate: creativity, empathy, critical thinking, and other essential soft skills.For years, technical abilities were king, but the tide may be turning.Indeed's Hiring Lab took a look at job postings and analyzed which soft skills were listed. The top were communication, leadership, and organizational prowess. Forty-three percent of all job listings had at least one soft skill advertised.Soft skills show up in job postings across industries, but maybe not where you'd expect:In a world where machines can write code and analyze spreadsheets, the need for human insight, emotional intelligence, and creativity has never been more critical.Employers don't just want workers who can do the job; they want people who can collaborate, innovate, and lead.Sign up for BI's Tech Memo newsletter here. Reach out to me via email at [email protected] the original article on Business Insider

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