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competency

noun/ˈkɒmpɪtənsi/

B1CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

A defined skill, behaviour, or ability required to perform a role effectively.

Stakeholder management is a core competency we assess at the interview stage.

Similar: capability

Topic: Human resources in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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