{"id":4724,"date":"2020-04-23T18:16:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:05:59","slug":"glossary-transferable-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-transferable-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Transferable skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Career<\/a> changes are now the norm, not the exception. Those who understand their transferable skills have a clear advantage.<\/p>\n

Skills can broadly be divided into hard skills<\/a> and soft skills<\/a>. What matters is this: the less a skill is tied to a specific job, the more transferable it is. Discipline, empathy or strong communication<\/a> skills apply across contexts \u2013 whether in IT, sales or healthcare. It is no coincidence that the same soft skills appear in job postings across very different industries.<\/p>\n

Transferable skills become particularly important when changing roles<\/a> or industries. Soft skills cannot replace technical expertise \u2013 but they provide a strong foundation. An IT project manager moving into technical sales brings more than they may realise: the same structured approach, the same technical language, the same way of working with clients. What initially seems unfamiliar often reveals many parallels on closer inspection.<\/p>\n

Those who can make this transfer visible open doors that remain closed to others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Do you know your transferable skills?<\/a>
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Career changes are now the norm, not the exception. Those who understand their transferable skills have a clear advantage. Skills can broadly be divided into hard skills and soft skills. What matters is this: the less a skill is tied to a specific job, the more transferable it is. Discipline, empathy or strong communication skills […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossar-2"],"yoast_head":"\nTransferable skills - Karrierecoaching - Peter N\u00e4f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Transferable skills open career doors. 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