There are two major types of skills:
Hard Skills, also known as job specific skills, are the ones that are required and depend on your job interest. They are skills you have learned through both formal and informal training and/or work experience
Transferrable/Soft Skills are skills you have gained throughout your life that can be used in your job. Many employers report that transferrable/soft skills are a major key to long term success for their potential employees.
What are your top ten skills? Make a list of the top ten skills you currently possess from each category from the examples below. Once you have compiled your list, think about whether these skills match your career goals and if they make you think of jobs that might interest you.
Examples of Hard Skills
| Accounting | Construction | Languages | Python Programming | Technical Writing |
| Administrative | Database Management | Legal | Project Management | Testing |
| Analytics | Design | Manufacturing Technology | Proposal Writing | Translation |
| Auditing | Editing | Marketing Research | Reporting | Transcription |
| Automotive Technology | Electrical | Mechanical | Sales | Video Production |
| Banking Operations | Engineering | Medical Diagnosis | Science | Word Processing |
| Bookkeeping | Financial | Nursing | Software | |
| Business Analysis | Hardware | Optimization | Social Media Marketing | |
| Budgeting | Healthcare | Pharmaceutical Coding | Spreadsheets | |
| Carpentry | Java Script | Pipefitting | Teaching |
Examples of Transferrable/Soft Skills
| Attention to Details | Creativity | Friendly | Resourceful | Time Management |
| Communication Skills | Dependable | Leadership | Self-Starter | Trustworthy |
| Cooperative | Diplomatic | Mature | Sincere | Willingness to Learn |
| Confident | Flexibility | Problem Solving/Analytical Skills | Teamwork | Works well under pressure |