<P> Social skill is any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others . Social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways . The process of learning such skills is called socialization . </P> <P> Soft skills are a combination of interpersonal people skills, social skills, communication skills, character traits, attitudes, career attributes and emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) among others . </P> <P> Hard skills are any skills relating to a specific task or situation . These skills are easily quantifiable unlike soft skills which are related to one's personality . </P>

The ability to communicate effectively is an example of a transferable skil