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Upskill

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/ˈʌpskɪl/verbCommon term

In job interviews & careers, upskill means: To learn new skills or improve the ones you have, often so that you can keep up with changes in your job or industry.

In Turkish: becerilerini geliştirmek, yeni beceriler kazanmak, yetkinlik kazandırmak

How it is used

Common in HR and business news: 'upskill employees', 'upskilling programmes'. It can be used about yourself (I'm upskilling in data analysis) or about others. Reskill means learning the skills for a different job.

Example sentences

  1. I took an online course to upskill in data visualisation.

  2. The company is investing in upskilling its staff in AI tools.

Common collocations

  • upskill your team
  • upskill in
  • upskilling programme
  • upskill and reskill
  • professional developmentLearning and training that helps you improve the skills and knowledge you need for your job, such as courses, certifications, conferences or coaching.
  • career changeA move from one type of work or profession to a different one, for example from teaching to software development.
  • hard skillsSpecific, teachable abilities that can be measured or tested, such as using Excel, speaking German, coding in Python or operating a machine.
  • transferable skillsSkills you have gained in one job, course of study or activity that are also useful in a different job or industry.

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