Over the years, I have assembled a list of transferable skills that are important in a wide variety of jobs. In the checklist that follows, the skills listed as "Key Transferable Skills" are those that I consider to be most important for success on the job. These skills are also those that are often required in jobs with more responsibility and higher pay, so you should emphasize these skills if you have them.
The remaining transferable skills are grouped into categories that may be helpful to you. Go ahead and check each skill you are strong in, and then double-check the skills you want to use in your next job. When you are finished, you should have checked 10 to 20 skills at least once.
| Key Transferable Skills | |
|---|---|
| ___ Meeting deadlines | ___ Solving problems |
| ___ Planning | ___ Managing money or budgets |
| ___ Speaking in public | ___ Managing people |
| ___ Controlling budgets | ___ Supervising others |
| ___ Meeting the public | ___ Increasing sales or efficiency |
| ___ Negotiating | ___ Accepting responsibility |
| ___ Instructing others | ___ Writing |
| Organizing or managing projects | Using computer or other technology appropriate for my job objective |
| Other Transferable Skills | |
|---|---|
| ___ Drive or operate vehicles | ___ Assemble or make things |
| ___ Build, observe, or inspect things | ___ Construct or repair buildings |
| Dealing with Data | |
|---|---|
| ___ Analyze data or facts | ___ Negotiate |
| ___ Investigate | ___ Compare, inspect, or record facts |
| ___ Audit records | ___ Count, observe, compile |
| ___ Keep financial records | ___ Research |
| ___ Budget | ___ Pay attention to detail |
| ___ Locate answers or information | ___ Use technology to analyze data |
| ___ Calculate, compute | ___ Evaluate |
| ___ Manage money | ___ Take inventory |
| ___ Classify data | ___ Synthesize |
| Working with People | ||
|---|---|---|
| ___ Administer | ___ Be pleasant | ___ Be diplomatic |
| ___ Patient | ___ Counsel people | ___ Supervise |
| ___ Care for others | ___ Be sensitive | ___ Help others |
| ___ Persuade | ___ Demonstrate | ___ Be tactful |
| ___ Confront others | ___ Socialize | ___ Have insight |
| ___ Teach | ___ Be tough | ___ Understand |
| ___ Interview others | ___ Listen | ___ Be outgoing |
| ___ Be tolerant | ___ Trust | ___ Be kind |
| ___ Negotiate |
| Using Words, Ideas | |
|---|---|
| ___ Be articulate | ___ Correspond with others |
| ___ Design | ___ Invent |
| ___ Speak in public | ___ Communicate verbally |
| ___ Remember information | ___ Edit |
| ___ Write clearly | ___ Think logically |
| ___ Research | ___ Be ingenious |
| ___ Create new ideas |
| Leadership | |
|---|---|
| ___ Arrange social functions | ___ Direct others |
| ___ Motivate people | ___ Exercise self-control |
| ___ Be competitive | ___ Explain things to others |
| ___ Negotiate agreements | ___ Motivate yourself |
| ___ Make decisions | ___ Get results |
| ___ Plan | ___ Solve problems |
| ___ Delegate | ___ Mediate problems |
| ___ Run meetings | ___ Take risks |
| Creative, Artistic | ||
|---|---|---|
| ___ Be artistic | ___ Perform, act | ___ Express yourself |
| ___ Appreciate music | ___ Draw | ___ Dance |
| ___ Present artistic ideas | ___ Play instruments |
Add any transferable skills that were not listed but that you think are important to include:
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Select the five top transferable skills you have that you want to use in your next job and list them below:
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