Things I have Done
Transferable Skills
Transferable skills are the skills you acquire and transfer to future employment settings. Transferable skills are general skills you can use in many jobs. You gain these skills from school, previous jobs, projects, voluntary work, sport, your home life, hobbies, and interests. They enable you to be adaptable and flexible in case you need to change your job.
Give yourself some credit.
While you may or may not have a great deal of work experience at this stage in the game, you likely have more transferable skills than you realize.An easy way to think about it is by asking yourself this simple question: What are some of the things that you do that you don’t get paid for?
This might include...
Note that these are called “transferable skills” – skills that can be used in many different situations, whether for paid work or not.
- Organizing a bake sale at your child’s school
- Coaching a sports team
- Teaching at your place of worship
- Planning a birthday party, etc.
Note that these are called “transferable skills” – skills that can be used in many different situations, whether for paid work or not.
Many people think that if they aren’t being paid, then the skills they use in their daily lives (home/community/school) don’t count as “real” skills.
Download this document and take the check list to identify some of the possible things you have done.
Things I Have Done Checklist. Download Things I Have Done Checklist.