How good should your social skills be in order to succeed?

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<p>Let’s say you were going into 1)Engineering 2)Finance 3)Law</p>

<p>How important are social skills in each of these, meaning, if you had better-than-average skills, how far could that take you? What are some limits (such as being mediocre at the job but really good at schmoozing)?</p>

<p>And also, what do you consider to be “better-than-average” people skills?</p>

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<p>Read Death of a Salesman.</p>

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<p>1) Engineering: my neighbor is a UCD graduate who makes about 100k a year. He has no experience in English because he came from a foreign Asian country. I guess social skills = w/e.
2) Finance: Sureee you might need social skills if you’re talking to coins and paper dollars. :smiley:
3) Law: Remember silence is strong when used at the right time. No one wants a loquacious, bombastic lawyer.</p>

<p>Individuals who have better-than-average “people skills” know when to write a thank-you letter (FOR GOD SAKES MAN! DON’T LEAVE ME HANGING) and know how to give a good handshake. [add pressure to the palm, NOT THE FINGERS]</p>