Technical Skills vs Business Skills
Developers should focus on acquiring and documenting technical skills to demonstrate their proficiency and stay competitive in the job market, as these skills are directly tied to job performance and project success meets developers should learn business skills to enhance their impact beyond coding, such as when working in cross-functional teams, leading projects, or aiming for roles like product manager or tech lead. Here's our take.
Technical Skills
Developers should focus on acquiring and documenting technical skills to demonstrate their proficiency and stay competitive in the job market, as these skills are directly tied to job performance and project success
Technical Skills
Nice PickDevelopers should focus on acquiring and documenting technical skills to demonstrate their proficiency and stay competitive in the job market, as these skills are directly tied to job performance and project success
Pros
- +For example, listing skills like 'Python' or 'React' on a resume helps recruiters quickly identify candidates with relevant expertise for roles such as backend development or frontend engineering
- +Related to: resume-writing, software-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Business Skills
Developers should learn business skills to enhance their impact beyond coding, such as when working in cross-functional teams, leading projects, or aiming for roles like product manager or tech lead
Pros
- +Specific use cases include interpreting business requirements, managing budgets and timelines, and communicating technical decisions to non-technical audiences, which improves project success and career growth
- +Related to: communication, project-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Technical Skills if: You want for example, listing skills like 'python' or 'react' on a resume helps recruiters quickly identify candidates with relevant expertise for roles such as backend development or frontend engineering and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Business Skills if: You prioritize specific use cases include interpreting business requirements, managing budgets and timelines, and communicating technical decisions to non-technical audiences, which improves project success and career growth over what Technical Skills offers.
Developers should focus on acquiring and documenting technical skills to demonstrate their proficiency and stay competitive in the job market, as these skills are directly tied to job performance and project success
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