Course Description
In this course on Hard Skills and Career Development, you’ll learn to identify hard skills you have or may need in your career by learning what hard skills are and how they are acquired. And we’ll help you evaluate and improve your hard skills by learning about levels of hard skills and the options for building on the skills you have.
Hard skills are abilities that you learned or acquired and enhanced through practice, repetition, and education. Hard skills are essential in business because they increase employee productivity, efficiency, and satisfaction. In this course, you will learn about job-specific hard skills, as well as minimum and desired job qualifications. We will discuss the many options for developing your skills through professional development and training. By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of how you can make yourself as a stronger candidate for a new job or promotion by strengthening your hard skills.
What You'll Learn
- Identify what hard skills are and how they are acquired
- Recognize hard skills you already have and may need in your career
- Examine examples of job-specific hard skills
- Evaluate hard skills using levels of hard skills and options for building on them
- Develop your hard skills through training and professional development
- Distinguish minimum job qualifications from desired job qualifications
Key Takeaways
- Hard skills are abilities that you learn or acquire and enhance through practice, repetition, and education.
- Hard skills are essential in business because they increase employee productivity, efficiency, and satisfaction.
- The course covers job-specific hard skills along with minimum and desired job qualifications.
- There are many options for developing your skills through professional development and training.
- Strengthening your hard skills can make you a stronger candidate for a new job or promotion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn what hard skills are and how they are acquired, identify hard skills you already have, and identify hard skills you may need in your career.
What are hard skills?
Hard skills are abilities that you learned or acquired and enhanced through practice, repetition, and education. They are essential in business because they increase employee productivity, efficiency, and satisfaction.
How does this course help with career development?
By the end of the course, you will have a thorough understanding of how you can make yourself a stronger candidate for a new job or promotion by strengthening your hard skills.
What topics does the course cover?
The course covers examples of hard skills, acquiring hard skills, developing hard skills through training, and developing hard skills through professional development, and includes a Test Your Knowledge section.
Does the course address job qualifications?
Yes. The course discusses job-specific hard skills as well as minimum and desired job qualifications.
