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CS-722 route
Unit 3 · Lesson 3 of 5 6 min

Differences Between Graduate Attributes and Transferable Skills

Graduate attributes and transferable skills sound like twins — here's the simple way to tell them apart.

What this unit covers

Unit 3: Professional Skills and Skills Development

  1. 1 Definition of a SkillSo what exactly is a skill? Knowing that a firewall filters packets is knowledge; writing the rules that stop an attack is skill. · 3 min
  2. 2 Hard Skills, Soft Skills and Professional SkillsHard skills get your CV shortlisted, but what lies beneath the waterline decides who gets promoted. · 3 min
  3. 3 Differences Between Graduate Attributes and Transferable SkillsGraduate attributes and transferable skills sound like twins — here's the simple way to tell them apart. · 6 min
  4. 4 Areas of Skills DevelopmentFrom technical know-how to teamwork, these are the areas employers quietly expect a computing graduate to grow in. · 3 min
  5. 5 Communication, Teamwork and Time Management SkillsSeven Cs, four team stages and the gap between urgent and important — three skills you'll use every single day. · 6 min