{"id":45185,"date":"2021-01-28T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=45185"},"modified":"2021-08-05T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:37:03","slug":"the-soft-skills-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2021\/01\/28\/the-soft-skills-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate soft skills toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full webp-format\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/04\/LearnHeader.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of a school, next to an illustration of Bit the Raccoon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/04\/LearnHeader.jpg 1920w, 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UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmaurer.ch\/2020\/03\/how-to-take-a-microsoft-certification-exam-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to take a Microsoft Certification Exam Online<\/a> by Thomas Maurer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jesepowerbi.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/10\/exam-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exam Tips<\/a> by Jese Navaranjan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/8705522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Certifications Study Group on LinkedIn<\/a> by David Okeyode<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamiemaguire.net\/index.php\/2020\/09\/26\/taking-the-azure-az-900-and-azure-ai-fundamentals-ai-900-exams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking the Azure (AZ-900) and Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) Exams<\/a> by Jamie Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecrm.ninja\/exams-certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exam and Certification Experiences<\/a> by EY Kalman<\/li>\n<li><a 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Gates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmaurer.ch\/2020\/03\/how-to-host-tech-training-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to host Tech Workshops and Trainings online<\/a> by Thomas Maurer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remote Working<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/19\/remote-working-for-the-masses?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remote working for the masses<\/a> by Andy Morrell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/07\/three-ways-our-developers-maintain-productivity-while-working-remotely?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three ways our developers maintain productivity while working remotely<\/a> by Justin Davies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/04\/23\/how-to-skill-up-while-stuck-at-home?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to skill up while stuck at home<\/a> by TechNet UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danclarke.com\/2020-wfh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Working From Home &#8211; 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An AMA<\/a> by Christine Karambelas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mhasl.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Affects Someone Like Me<\/a> by Gem Hill and Ryan Yates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devopsgroup.com\/blog\/burnout-in-tech-how-to-protect-your-people\/?utm_content=126261689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnout in tech: how to protect your people<\/a> by Ed Pearson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/Code+To+Live\/Open-Sourcing-Mental-Health?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Sourcing Mental Health<\/a> by Ed Finkler and Josh Holmes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamiemaguire.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/28\/3-health-tips-for-it-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Health Tips For IT Workers<\/a> by Jamie Maguire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Building Business Cases<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2016\/06\/28\/the-role-of-qualitative-data-in-making-business-decisions?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Role of Qualitative Data in Making Business Decisions<\/a> by Rick Delgado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Working Open Source<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/10\/27\/starting-my-first-open-source-project?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starting my first Open Source project<\/a> by Lee Englestone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-teams-blog\/github-code-better-together-with-github-and-microsoft-teams\/ba-p\/659444?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GitHub! Code better together with GitHub and Microsoft Teams<\/a> by Amit Oberoi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Mentorship<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z1nI5S8NJFw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The power of community and mentorship within technology<\/a> by Sean Rajnis and Andrea Angella<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Productivity<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productivecsharp.com\/2012\/09\/its-all-about-deliberate-practice-talent-is-overrated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s all about Deliberate Practice \u2013 Talent Is Overrated<\/a> by Andrea Angella<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danclarke.com\/developer-productivity-talk-at-dddsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developer Productivity: My Talk at DDDSW<\/a> by Dan Clarke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentdrivendevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Driven Development<\/a> Podcast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Career Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/primadonastudios.com\/blogs\/news\/sharing-your-work-without-it-being-a-horrible-terrifying-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharing Your Work (Without It Being a Horrible, Terrifying Experience)<\/a> by Dona Sarkar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/primadonastudios.com\/blogs\/news\/gaining-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Gain New Experience and Change Jobs (Without Dealing with Gatekeepers)<\/a> by Dona Sarkar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FyNqGVNYK90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Minute Monday &#8211; You need a plan for your career<\/a> by Alison Mulligan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/UK-DevComm-WBNR-FY21-11Nov-30-AITechnicalSkillsWhatsitreallylikeworkinginAI-AID-3025180-SRDEM53450_LP02OnDemandRegistration-ForminBody.html?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s it really like working in AI?<\/a> by Amy Boyd, Galiya Warrier, Terry McCann and Cheng Zhang<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamiemaguire.net\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/steps-to-becoming-an-it-contractor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steps to becoming an IT Contractor<\/a> by Jamie Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamiemaguire.net\/index.php\/2019\/08\/31\/how-i-became-a-microsoft-mvp-in-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How I Became a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence<\/a> by Jamie Maguire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go beyond and gain the skills to help you be more confident, well-rounded and ready for what the future brings.\u00a0Learn from a wide range of soft skills to complement your technical knowledge including public speaking, remote working, career advice and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":430,"featured_media":32817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[594],"post_tag":[223,519],"content-type":[],"coauthors":[525],"class_list":["post-45185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technetuk","tag-skills","tag-technet-uk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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