Shape Your Future

Your Skills

Whatever you chose to do for your Award, no doubt you had fun, challenged yourself, and experienced adventure and growth. All those experiences have equipped you with additional skills that will help you throughout your personal and professional life – you developed soft skills. Soft skills are crucial to success in everyday life, they are also extremely attractive to employers.

 

 

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Young woman holding a sign that says world ready

What Are Soft Skills?​

Soft skills are the personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with others. Examples of soft skills are a positive attitude, self-confidence, ability to accept and learn from criticism. You may be surprised at what a huge difference these soft skills can make in your professional life – more employers than ever are looking for employees that can demonstrate these effective soft skills, because it leads to a more productive and harmonious work environment.

I use soft skills developed during my Award journey in my work and in my personal life. As a teacher, I must communicate effectively to know how to get the best out of my students. As a member of the public service, I speak with many stakeholders every day, using tact and diplomacy. In my personal life, I try to lead by example in living my life with honesty and integrity.

Ramya - Bronze, Silver & Gold Achiever

Each Section of Your Award Nurtures a Different Combination of Soft Skills

Explore the list below and leverage them to shape your future.

  • Confidence
  • Managing feelings
  • Resilience
  • Determination
  • Relationships
  • Leadership
  • Civic competence
  • Intercultural
  • Competence
  • Personal and social well-being
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Adaptability
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving

  • Confidence
  • Resilience
  • Determination
  • Relationships
  • Leadership
  • Personal and social well-being
  • Creativity
  • Adaptability
  • Planning

  • Confidence
  • Resilience
  • Determination
  • Relationships
  • Leadership
  • Personal and social well-being
  • Communication
  • Adaptability

  • Confidence
  • Managing feelings
  • Resilience
  • Determination
  • Relationships
  • Leadership
  • Intercultural
  • Competence
  • Personal and social well-being
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving

  • Confidence
  • Resilience
  • Relationships
  • Leadership
  • Civic competence
  • Intercultural
  • Competence
  • Personal and social well-being
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving
Shape your future is an initiative developed with support from the RBC Future Launch program. Support from RBC enables the Award to invest in more resources to help young people in Canada complete their Awards.
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