Job Skills & Christmas Cards

Looking for a new gig in 2026? Dangerous Dave talks about job skills that will help you land your dream job. Plus, it's National Christmas Card day. How to write a Christmas Card people will notice.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is deeper in the din with dangerous deed loof
you're looking for a new gig in twenty twenty six,
you might want to work on those communication skills. In
a poll of one thousand hiring managers found soft skills
that can be more important than hard skills. Now. Hard
skills are things like tied to your direct job, but
soft skills are more in general, like critical thinking and collaboration.

(00:21):
Sixty two percent of hard and soft skills are equally important.
Twenty four percent things soft skills are now more important.
According to the poll, top ten soft skills that can
help you land a job. Good communication skills tops the list,
including things like concise emails, active listening, and overall clarity
and what you're saying. Communication skills are going by the wayside.

(00:43):
We need to work on those. Professionalism number two on
the list. One experts was surprised rank so high. Thinks
it's because young people suck at professionalism. Signals that younger
generations are entering the workforce with more laid back attitudes.
Also on the list time management, accountability, resilience, problem solving skills,

(01:04):
critical thinking, attention to detail, collaboration skills, and adaptability if
you're flexible and how well you deal with that and change.
Being able to incorporate AI into your job is a
big one for a lot of people. So there you go.
Looking to land a new job in twenty twenty six.
First thing you got to do is be able to communicate,
like saying things like I want a new job deeper

(01:26):
in the two well, today's National Christmas Card Day, which
is a helpful last minute reminder that if you're planning
on getting holiday cards out this time, you better get
to move on. If you're new to this, it or
spend awhile. Time dot com has an article on how
to write the perfect holiday cards. Some of the highlights include,
decide what kind of card you want to send, you
want to deliver a general holiday cheer, express gratitude, reconnect

(01:49):
with old friends, figure out what you're going to do
before you send them, and get the gears rolling. Personalize it.
If you're sending cards in bulk, try to personalize each
one like hope your job is doing well, or keep
it brief, just keep it on track. Have some fun.
If you've seen there given cards, editgenaire, make more fun
by doing something unique or added some personality to them
at a surprise. If you're not doing hundreds of cards,

(02:11):
add something a little bit to the card to make
it a little more fun at a surprise. Include the date.
A lot of people save cards, especially if they have
photos on them or a letter. If you have the
date on them, it's easier for them to track. Decorate
the envelopes, create up a little flare. Insert it the
correct way so when you open the card, you open
the fold in the back of the envelope. You pull

(02:32):
it out, the cards should be facing you. Double check
the names ultimate holiday cards ol PA is getting the
recipient's name wrong. And finally, if you don't get it
on time, don't stress yourself out. It could be end
up being a New Year's card. Not when I disagree on.
As you get closer to the holiday, you're going to
get busier and busier, So get a move on. Get
cracking if you're going to send out those cards. I

(02:53):
think I had a friend that used to send them
out and we used to get Groundhogs Day cards. Oh
boy again for another episode of Deeper in the Den
with Dangerous daved right here