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    Knowledge refers to information learned from sources like books and school, while skill is the ability to apply that knowledge in practice. For example, a salesperson may know marketing concepts but their skill is in using that knowledge to make successful sales. While some skills are innate, both knowledge and developing skills through experience are needed to excel in a field.

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    Knowledge refers to information learned from sources like books and school, while skill is the ability to apply that knowledge in practice. For example, a salesperson may know marketing concepts but their skill is in using that knowledge to make successful sales. While some skills are innate, both knowledge and developing skills through experience are needed to excel in a field.

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    Knowledge refers to information learned from sources like books and school, while skill is the ability to apply that knowledge in practice. For example, a salesperson may know marketing concepts but their skill is in using that knowledge to make successful sales. While some skills are innate, both knowledge and developing skills through experience are needed to excel in a field.

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    Difference Between Knowledge and Skill

    • Categorized under Language | Difference Between Knowledge and Skill

    Two words that describe a person’s competence ‘“


    knowledge and skill! At first glance, both of them seem synonymous but give it some thought
    and you would realize both of them are very different concepts.

    Knowledge refers to learning concepts, principles and information regarding a particular


    subject(s) by a person through books, media, encyclopedias, academic institutions and other
    sources. Skill refers to the ability of using that information and applying it in a context. In
    other words, knowledge refers to theory and skill refers to successfully applying that theory
    in practice and getting expected results. For instance, a sales person armed with an
    MBA degree may have learned all the principles of marketing and selling in his business
    school. Going forward, in his work he would know more about his company, in the arena of
    its product line, target market, competitors etc. All the above is knowledge. Transferring
    this knowledge to create a successful sales strategy and pitch and achieving those sales
    targets is the sales person’s skill.

    Trial and error methods are a great way of adding to your skills. Sometimes, certain skills
    are inherent in a person. For instance, some people are born carpenters. But skills can take
    a person only to a certain level. To move ahead, it is necessary that a person has the requisite
    knowledge as well. For instance, while a person may have a good hand in carpentry,
    acquiring an engineering degree can do wonders for the person’s skills. In the same manner,
    some people may have theoretical knowledge but may just not be able to use it while
    performing a task.
    From a philosophical perspective, knowledge is intangible but skills can be made tangible
    by applying those skills to a context and getting the desired result.

    Also, theoretical knowledge can be shared with other people. Some skills can never be
    transferred to other people. For instance, a good car mechanic may immediately know a
    problem with the car because of the intuitiveness he or she has built over years of repairing
    different cars. The same car mechanic may not be able to develop this intuitiveness in his
    apprentice.

    Summary:
    1.Knowledge refers to theoretical information acquired about any subject whereas skills
    refer to practical application of that knowledge
    2.Knowledge can be learned whereas skills require practical exposure and can also be in-
    born
    3.Ultimately, both knowledge and skill are required to master a field of study

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