Step 5: Join the FCSI as a Professional Member. Once an individual has been employed for three years as a project manager in a food industry consulting firm and has been established as a senior associate member of the FCSI, that person is eligible to become a professional member of the FCSI.
Improving Your Soft Skills. College students tend to think a high GPA and a degree will ensure career success. While a good GPA is an indication that a college student can work hard and perhaps manage their time well, you need soft skills to be successful in the workplace. While in college if soft skill courses or seminars are offered you should attend them. They are as important as your degree or your GPA.
The Importance of Soft Skills In The Hiring Process By Brian Rudolph As employers seek to improve the culture fit and success of their new hires, we are seeing a shift away from an emphasis on hard skills in favor of a closer focus on soft skills. Hard skills are the technical, specific abilities which can be taught. Soft skills, on the other hand, are generally more subjective and elusive, referring to personal and interpersonal qualities and characteristics. The advantage with soft skills is that they give employers a deeper insight into their potential hire.