You may think the only way to get into a top company such as Slack is to become a software engineer or data scientist, but your soft skills could be your greatest asset.

Tales of the kind of perks and benefits available to people who work in young tech companies have been almost elevated to mythical status. This, coupled with the photos and videos that often circulate of the well-furnished offices, can make a lot of people yearn to work there.

Unless you’re a software engineer, you may not be sure if your skills are useful to an organisation such as Slack. Would you be surprised to learn, though, that empathy could be something that helps you stick out from the crowd when applying for a job with the company?

We headed down to Slack’s Dublin HQ to hear about the type of traits that the most successful employees at the company possess.

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Words by Eva Short