Measurable physical and mental abilities that allow you to complete a job are called

• A. Soft skills
• B. Hard skills
• C. Interpersonal skills
• D. Transferable skills

Answer: (B)

Hard skills are the specific, teachable abilities and knowledge that you can quantify and demonstrate. They are the measurable physical and mental abilities that let you perform the job’s technical tasks—things like operating machinery, programming, data analysis, or high-speed typing. Because they can be tested or certified, employers can verify that you possess them before you start. Soft skills focus on personal attributes like communication and teamwork and aren’t as easily measured. Interpersonal skills deal with interactions with others, while transferable skills are abilities you can apply across different jobs, like problem solving or time management, rather than the specific tasks of one role. So the description fits hard skills.