【Academic, 2012，Jan 14th】

Some employers are given increased importance to social skills in addition to good qualifications. Do you agree or disagree that social skills are as important as good qualifications for success in jobs?

【高分范文】按照大部分同学的思维惯性，我们采用了“起、承、转、合”的写法。

Overall, I agree with this statement. Employers giving increased importance to social skills may have come to the recognition that it is hard to underestimate the contribution of good social skills on a wide variety of businesses.

It is not uncommon that people would rather work with someone who is likable but incompetent than with someone who is skilled but obnoxious. This has great influence on employers when looking for their employees. We can see this clearly from our own experiences that social skills matter today more than ever before and this is especially true for people who want to break into a popular field like entertainment, for example, the only way to differentiate them from others is to be more likable.

However, some people might argue that many occupations do not involve much social interaction, but they fail to realize that many fields used to be havens for loners, like programming, increasingly require exceptional people skills. In fact, how we value competence changes depending on whether we like someone or not and people who lack social competence end up looking like they lack other competencies, too.

Therefore, individuals should attach correspondingly greater importance to the acquisition of these skills for the sake of their career development, though this might be difficult to be accepted by those who are exceptionally qualified for certain jobs but not likable.

In conclusion, without suggesting that social skills are of equal importance to good qualifications for success in every job, I think all job seekers should be equipped with more social skills which can be achieved through patenting, schooling and training. (267 words)

【特别提醒】

学术性雅思考试的学术性在写作任务中体现的最明显：学术写作在遣词造句、答题内容和逻辑的组织方面要求都比较严格。对于那些可以接受写作成绩在6分以下的烤鸭来说，可以不用掌握复杂的逻辑组织方式，比如，反证法。这些考生主要努力的方向应该是：保证不跑题不偏题，使用正确的句型，尽可能做到观点清晰、前后一致、有理有据，尽可能完成写作任务！

对于那些志在获得高分的考生来说，遣词造句的重要性应该是退居次席的。这些人需要学会使用比较学术的方法分析理由、给出证据。推荐这些同学这些论证方法：

追溯原因（分析某种观点的主要理由或者观点形成的可能过程）

反 驳（寻找漏洞，进行攻击）

反证法（假设某个观点正确——推出前后矛盾的结论）

假 设（根据需要选择是否使用虚拟语气）

【补充阅读】

我们不需要知道这些也可以写出不错的雅思作文，但是需要考生具备一定的概括能力。这种能力主要是靠平时积累形成的。

Good social skills are critical to successful functioning in life. These skills enable us to know what to say, how to make good choices, and how to behave in diverse situations.

Types of Social Skills

1. Survival skills (e.g., listening, following directions, ignoring distractions, using nice or brave talk, rewarding yourself)

2. Interpersonal skills (e.g., sharing, asking for permission, joining an activity, waiting your turn)

3. Problem-solving skills (e.g., asking for help, apologizing, accepting consequences, deciding what to do)

4. Conflict resolution skills (e.g., dealing with teasing, losing, accusations, being left out, peer pressure)

Good job qualifications

1. Experience (see B1 below);

2. Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills;

3. Good organizational, time management, customer service and problem-solving skills;

4. Ability to work accurately, with interruptions, to meet deadlines;

5. Ability to work well independently and as part of a team;

6. Ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgment and discretion