Social and emotional skills in the workplace

Social and emotional skills (SES)—also called soft, human, or people skills—are increasingly important for today’s job market. What SES do employers value? How do they assess these skills? What hurdles do they face in recruiting socially and emotionally skilled talent?
In this webinar, get an exclusive look at a research project led by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of the Future Skills Centre: SES in the workplace: Insights from Canadian employers. Gain practical insights as we dig into findings from in-depth interviews with over 70 HR professionals in knowledge-based organizations and six years of job posting data from across the country.

Attendees will learn:
• The SES employers value and why
• Practices to help recruit candidates with necessary skills
• Evidence-based strategies to foster inclusivity and mitigate bias when assessing SES
Speaker: Erin Rose, Senior Research Associate, Education and Skills, the Conference Board of Canada