Enterprise talent teams are under pressure. Roles shift faster than job descriptions, AI changes how tasks are executed, and candidates expect fair and engaging hiring processes. Sova’s new Skills Library - our 38 Soft Skills and 5 Skill Accelerators - meets these needs, so you can assess what matters now and what drives future performance.
Why now?
CVs and static frameworks were designed for a slower pre-AI world. Today, the winners will be those who can measure soft skills relevant to the role while also spotting future-readiness — the ability to learn, adapt, and thrive as work changes. That’s exactly what the Sova Skills Library was built to do in one assessment experience.
Meet the Sova Skills Library
A comprehensive, role-agnostic Soft Skills library organised into clear domains - Interpersonal, Task, Mindset - and Skill Accelerators. Select what fits for each role, and we deliver decision-ready outputs for your team.
The 38 Soft Skills (role-selected, domain-organised)
Choose the subset that matters for each role or family. We organise soft skills into three easy-to-use domains for selection and interpretation.
Interpersonal
- Teamwork
- Networking
- Developing Relationships
- Developing Others
- Supporting Others
- Influencing
- Directing Others
- Delegating
- Engaging Others
- Managing Conflict
- Interpersonal Communication
- Written Communication
- Negotiating
- Customer Focus
Task
- Planning
- Organising & Prioritising
- Optimising Processes
- Quality Focus
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Focus
- Driving Vision & Purpose
- Organisational Awareness
- Commercial Thinking
- Innovating
- Adaptability
- Embracing Diversity
- Decisiveness
- Technical Knowledge & Skill
Mindset
- Resilience
- Drive
- Results Orientation
- Reliability
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Self-awareness
- Dealing with Ambiguity
- Learning Focus
We measure these skills through a whole-person lens (behavioural preferences and motivation). This shows not just what someone can do, but how sustainably they’ll do it in context.
The 5 Skill Accelerators (future readiness, role-agnostic)
These build the foundation to learn faster, adapt better, and perform sooner. They’re the “growth engine” that complements role-specific soft skills.
- Curious Exploration – seeks new ideas, questions assumptions, experiments.
- Growth Ambition – aims high, believes in progression, and pursues it.
- Enduring Resolve – bounces back; sustains effort through setbacks.
- Dynamic Agility – stays effective amid change and ambiguity.
- Collaborative Synergy – builds trust, listens, and leverages others.
Skill Accelerators, with your chosen soft skills, help spot potential, cut training needs, and build a succession pipeline - without changing your hiring model.
See the Skills Library in action
Book your walkthrough of Sova’s Skills Library and Skill Accelerators today to discover how you can start hiring for today while building your team for tomorrow.
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