Hard skills are learned abilities acquired and enhanced through practice, repetition, and education.
Hard skills are necessary because they increase employee capacity and performance and improve employee well-being.
Hard skills are job-specific abilities or proficiencies learned through education, experience, or training. Hard skills are technical skills: marketing skills to complete a job or to coordinate a process, or administrative work such as project management.
To stay agile and competitive, organizations must explore current market and talent trends and plan for future-oriented skills that will be critical to workforce planning and transformation.