Adjacent skills

Adjacent skills are skills that are close or related to the ones you already have.

The main advantage is that you are not starting from scratch: you can usually use some of the knowledge from your existing skills to acquire adjacent skills. Not only will the process feel easier, but you will reinforce your current knowledge.

• Sustain motivation at work. Having adjacent skills means you can switch between a wider range of tasks.
• Build a distinctive viewpoint. Having skills from various areas that are relevant to your work will enable you to see overlaps and connections where other people don’t, bringing to the table non-evident solutions that may be more effective than the obvious ones.
• Expand career perspective. Building skills through agency will open new doors and even allow you to craft a unique role for yourself.