{"id":4316,"date":"2020-04-17T07:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2025-05-15T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:40:37","slug":"glossary-hard-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-hard-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learnable expertise<\/h2>\n<p>Hard skills are measurable abilities acquired through education or <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">training<\/a> \u2013 such as coding, accounting, or legal knowledge. They mainly belong to the domain of technical and methodological competencies and form the foundation of professional qualifications. However, these skills can quickly become outdated. Technological progress and changing job requirements demand continuous learning, often directly on the job. <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-lifelong-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lifelong learning<\/a> has become essential. One challenge: hard skills are often industry-specific and not easily transferable. Identifying <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-transferable-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferable skills<\/a> can greatly increase mobility, especially during <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career<\/a> transitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Hard skills aren&#8217;t everything<\/h2>\n<p>Hard skills are crucial \u2013 especially to get invited to a <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-job-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job interview<\/a>. But they are entry-level requirements, not key differentiators. In many cases, soft skills such as communication, self-management, or leadership decide who gets the job and thrives long-term. True success comes when technical, social, and personal skills work together.<\/p>\n<h2>Articles on the topic<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/further-education-is-never-wrong-but-is-it-always-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abFurther education is never wrong!\u00bb- but is it always right?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/from-business-journalist-to-fund-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do you know your transferable skills?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learnable expertise Hard skills are measurable abilities acquired through education or training \u2013 such as coding, accounting, or legal knowledge. They mainly belong to the domain of technical and methodological competencies and form the foundation of professional qualifications. 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