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The Origin Story of Soft Skills
Soft skills, or character skills, originated from the US Army's classification of skills for soldiers to measure competencies for national security. The term 'soft' was used to distinguish these behavioral skills from 'hard' skills related to working with machines, which were necessary for defending national security.
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