skillset

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A skillset is the collection of abilities and competencies a person brings to a task or job: Her skillset includes project management and data analysis.

The term is corporate jargon, often appearing in job postings and résumés.

Some consider it redundant—skills alone conveys the same meaning—but skillset emphasizes the combination as a package.

Also spelled skill set.

abilities

competence

Adequate ability to function

know-how · expertise · mastery · talent · strengths · capacity · facility · technique · acumen · savvy

innate

gift

Item given freely

flair · genius · giftedness · potential · proclivity · intuition · ingenuity · natural ability · endowment · prodigy

acquired

training

Developing abilities through practice

experience · development · certification · qualification · specialization · coursework · apprenticeship · internship · mentorship · drilling

growth

development

Progress toward maturity

refinement · enhancement · upskilling · reskilling · acquisition · honing · sharpening · cultivation · building · expanding

craftsmanship

woodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

sculpting · carving · tailoring · leatherwork · glassblowing · embroidery · quilting · blacksmithing · joinery · masonry

Categories
Opposites
competence/capability

skillsetineptitude

Lack of ability

incompetence · inability · inadequacy · incapacity · deficiency

DEVELOPED vs. RAW

skillsetraw talent

Innate ability before training

untapped potential · natural ability · latent ability · aptitude · potential

developed vs. undeveloped capacity

skillsetraw talent

Innate ability before training

untapped potential · innate ability · inexperience · greenness · naivety

Phrases
Family

skills, skillsets

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G