hard skills

Examples of hard skills include:

• facility with spreadsheets
• typing
• proficiency with software applications
• operating machinery
• software development
• speaking a foreign language
• calculus

Other attributes, such as the ability to empathize with others or to remain calm under pressure, are sometimes known as soft skills.

Read more about hard skills: - Igloo.org explores hard vs. soft skills. - According to this Business Week article, 'Hard skills trump soft skills.'

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