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In some companies, social skills are given priority over qualifications when screening their possible employees. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation. Provide specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

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When screening
employees
, social
skills
 are one of the factors that are more important than qualifications.
However
, there are several advantages and disadvantages
of
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this
 situation. Here I will discuss
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both sides. Social
skills
 are the predominant factor that can help
employees
 to adapt fast to a new workplace environment. It will be challenging for those who are shy and afraid to make a move for doing a small talk to create
good
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 atmosphere among co-workers. If we work with
people
, it will require high skill in communication in order to deliver our ideas and need precisely. The impact
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not having the ability to talk with
people
, especially to someone whose position is on a higher level, can give difficulties in working with a team, one of them is the feeling of awkwardness because we think they might judge us. Of course, it can be uncomfortable to work with
people
 who are difficult to get along with.
Thus
, having
a
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good communication
skill
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skills
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 to adapt to any kind of
people
's personality is crucial in order to survive in
workplace
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.
On the contrary
, there are disadvantages
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 focusing too much on social
skills
. The reason is
because
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employees
 will get overwhelmed with the amount of
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 when they do not have any specific
skills
 that can help them to finish
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.
Also
, having great
skills
 that match with
company
's needs can give them chance to get a high salary and move to higher-level positions.
Furthermore
, academic validation still is needed to check the responsibility of
employees
 to finish their studies and
this
 can be dug deeper in the interview process. Checking
employees's
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 study backgrounds and their
ability
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abilities
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 can help a
company
 to assess and consider whether they will be capable to be involved in the
company
's
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 responsible in a particular job. In conclusion, social
skills
 are important to have great networking with
people
 from different positions.
However
, having a specific skill that can be beneficial to a
company
 is more crucial because it can give a lot of opportunities which I have mentioned above.
Thus
, I strongly disagree that social
skills
 are more important than qualifications when choosing potential
employees
.
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