There are many definition to soft skills and each one has different choice of words however fore simplification and better understanding we have referred here definition of soft skill as per  wikipedia  “Soft skills are a combination of Interpersonal people , Social , Communication skills, character traits, attitudes, career attributes and emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) among others that enable people to effectively navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well, and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills The Collins English Dictionary defines the term “soft skills” as “desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense, the ability to deal with people, and a positive flexible attitude

In other words soft skills are the one which makes you successful and in demand always !