Soft Skills are abilities not unique to any job. They can be leadership, communication, problem solving, strong work ethic, self motivated, compassion, flexibility/adaptability, good attitude, listening, customer service, self confidence, and more.
Hard skills are technical abilities that fit the job.
For example, essential computer skills required might be:
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, OneNote, Access), Email (mail merge, filters, folders, rules), and Graphics (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat).