Skill that matters

“Some of the best-performing careers even today do not require extraordinary intellectual skills, or 95 per cent or more marks in school leaving examinations. Instead, to succeed, they require a reasonable level of intellect supported by superior behavioural and soft skills, such as analytical reasoning, ability to self-start and self-motivate, out-of-the-ordinary thinking, superior interpersonal skills and superior communication skills, preferably in more than just the mother tongue and English (yes, in the years to come, ability to communicate in one or more global languages, e.g. Spanish or Mandarin, will add to the employability cachet).”