How to Use interpersonal skills in a Sentence

interpersonal skills

plural noun
  • This is good for all majors, frankly, and can also infuse the cross-disciplinary spirit of the liberal arts and the development of interpersonal skills across all fields of study.
    — Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The cast says director Mengel brings together technical and interpersonal skills, with the willingness to give his cast the space to explore.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Her new strategy is to use her undergraduate studies to build critical thinking and interpersonal skills — areas where humans still have an edge.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Her new strategy is to use her undergraduate studies to build critical thinking and interpersonal skills — areas where humans still have an edge.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • More broadly, interpersonal skills appeared in nearly half of the occupations studied, while technical skills appeared fewer.
    — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • If anything, as processes become more automated, the importance of interpersonal skills becomes even more pronounced.
    — Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Managers then correct for context data misses, like interpersonal skills, invisible work or crisis leadership.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Our research found growing concern that organizations are ceding entry-level work to AI systems while reducing opportunities for junior talent to build critical thinking, judgment and interpersonal skills over time.
    — Jennie Glazer, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • McKinsey’s 2024 workforce report identified communication and interpersonal skills as the top gap in entry-level hiring across industries—outranking technical skill deficits for the first time.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Nothing else matters, such as efforts to measure applicants’ cultural backgrounds, empathy, compassion and interpersonal skills — to list non-academic factors the DOJ suggests should be out-of-bounds for admissions committees.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

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