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TYPES OF HARD SKILLS
The set of hard skills you need varies from one field of work to another. 
However, there are specific skills that you should learn to stay always 
relevant and competitive. After all, in today’s world, this is your key 
goal. So, what skills do you need?
Most importantly, 
the ability to use a computer. Today, 
almost any type of activity involves working with a PC. The 
basic skills include the ability to use office applications, such 
as Word, Excel and KeyNote. The same applies to speed typing, 
as well as the ability to search for information online and use 
e-mail. It is also worth mentioning soft skills: you definitely 
need business communication skills if you want to communi-
cate with your business partners via e-mail.
We have already mentioned the difficulty of filtering informa-
tion and assessing the situation within your team or inside 
the company. For this reason, you need the 
ability to analyze 
what lies before you. This skill is useful not only to profession-
als processing documents or information. We are talking about 
a broader approach to analysis. You need to be able to figure 
out anything that will be offered to you, without getting caught 
up in it.
If you
 know a foreign language, you already have an advan-
tage over someone who does not. And if you add another 
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language to the one you already know, for example, German 
or Spanish… At the very least, it will allow you to find and 
understand unique foreign sources of information. At best, 
you will be able to communicate with foreign customers and 
expand your network and opportunities across the world.
You need to be able to manage projects, marketing, sales, 
and logistics (of course, depending on where you work). This 
includes time management as well. Meeting deadlines is not 
only your direct responsibility but also a skill that many find 
difficult to acquire. If you work well and quickly, you will always 
be preferred to other applicants.