The role of soft skills in job performance: View from the Centenniall generation

This article analyzes the importance of soft skills in the labor market in the State of Guanajuato and how the centennial generation perceives themselves regarding them. The objective of the research was to demonstrate the role of competencies in professional performance, as well as the vision held by the centennial generation, emphasizing gender differences. A study from the University of Celaya is mentioned, which mentions the importance of technical and soft skills that are crucial for the employability of professionals in Guanajuato. The methodology described was a quantitative study that surveyed young centennial graduates from the Technological University of León to measure the perception of their soft skills. Among the most important contributions is that there are uses and relationships between the soft skills measured and that there are still aspects to work on in this type of competencies according to gender.