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Hard skills are the technical, specialized or procedural skills that come from formal education, on-the-job training and practical experience; they are considered teachable skills; which also makes them measurable. <\/p>\n\n

These skills are usually job-specific or industry specific. <\/p>\n\n

Hard skills are usually nouns. Here are some examples of hard skills: <\/p>\n\n

Math<\/li>\n\t
Keyboarding<\/li>\n\t
Payroll<\/li>\n\t
HTML<\/li>\n\t
Programming<\/li>\n\t
AutoCAD<\/li>\n\t
Word<\/li>\n\t
Excel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Keywords:<\/p>\n\n
If you hear the term \u2018keywords\u2019 it is likely referring to \u2018hard skills\u2019. For example, if you are told that r\u00e9sum\u00e9 screening software (Applicant Tracking Software ATS) will search your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 for keywords, this means it is searching for your \u2018hard skills\u2019. Hard skills\/keywords are critical to have on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"0199f588-9e8b-4275-8cd0-f4f7550bc976","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Hard Skills"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
This term describes non-technical skills that you bring to the position and that are important to success on the job, but that are not job specific. Soft skills are behaviours and characteristics such as interpersonal skills, attitudes, personality traits, work-style, or job-keeping skills.  <\/p>\n\n
Everyone with the same degree, diploma or licence will have very similar hard skills; it is your soft skills that make you unique in your field. These are the skills that will help you make a personal connection with your customers or clients. These are the skills that will help you work well in a team.  <\/p>\n\n
Soft skills can be learned; however, they are considered difficult to teach and hard to measure. They are often learned on the job rather than from a classroom or book. For example, it is easier to teach someone to use software, than it is to teach someone to be a self-motivated leader.  <\/p>\n\n
Soft skills are usually adjectives or descriptive words\/phrases. Here are some examples of soft skills:<\/p>\n\n
- Strong work ethic<\/li>\n\t
- Organized<\/li>\n\t
- Confident<\/li>\n\t
- Positive attitude<\/li>\n\t
- Able to manage time and work under pressure to meet deadlines<\/li>\n\t
- Able to work in a team and collaborate <\/li>\n\t
- Leadership<\/li>\n\t
- Adaptability<\/li>\n\t
- Accountability<\/li>\n\t
- Curious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"2a59b931-c789-4c66-b085-a0af592151f6","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Soft Skills"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
  Essential skills are workplace skills that the government, employers, colleges and universities believe employees need to be successful in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n
  Both the federal and provincial governments have identified what these essential skills are, and although the lists differ slightly, they contain the same key elements.<\/p>\n\n
  Canadian Government List<\/a><\/p>\n\n
  Ontario Government List <\/a><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"58ea3f10-dfc3-4034-a597-a54c15aa12ef","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Essential Skills"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
  Transferrable skills are skills that you can take from one situation to another. These are skills that you develop at work, in school, while volunteering or through your personal experiences and then use in other settings. For example, you may have developed excellent organizational skills while in school and bring this skill to the workplace and your home life.<\/p>\n\n
  Transferable skills are usually soft skills, but could include general hard skills, such as computer proficiency.<\/p>\n\n
  Transferable skills are often difficult to measure. For example, most people say they are organized, but what does that really mean? <\/p>\n\n
  Some examples of transferable skills are:<\/p>\n\n

Skills and Competencies - Terminology

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Donna Naylor