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Technical Skills vs Transferable Skills: What's the Difference?
Technical skills are closely connected to a particular field, tool, process, or occupation. Transferable skills can be applied across different contexts.
Examples
Technical: SQL querying / Transferable: problem-solving. Technical: operating a design application / Transferable: visual communication. Technical: payroll processing / Transferable: attention to detail.
Transferability requires adaptation
Transferability does not mean a skill can be moved into a new job without adaptation. The person still needs context, knowledge, and sometimes additional technical training.
Strategic value
Transferable capabilities can reduce the distance between one career environment and another.
Knowing your skills is useful. Understanding where those skills come from, which abilities may support them, and where they can take you gives you a much clearer picture.
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