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Transferable_Skills
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One of the most important parts of a job search is assessing
your Transferable skills. These are skills which you can use in
other jobs such as: Communication, Information Management, Human
Services, Managerial, Manual/Physical Labour, Personal
Attributes, Organization.
Often when people have been working in the same job for a long
time, they become so accustomed to performing their duties that
they fail to recognize the skills they have.
It is beneficial to sit down and write out a list of all the
things you do in a work day and all the things you do at home as
well. It is easy to forget that skills such as problem-solving,
decision-making, and organization which you use at home and in
volunteering are skills that you can transfer and use on a new
job.
A benefit to this recognition of your skills is that you can
come up with a variety of Ideas for jobs or places that these
skills may be used. If you are currently unemployed and are
having a difficult time with this, talk to some friends or a
career/employment counsellor.
Once you have determined where your transferable skills may be
best used, you can work on some Productive Strategies to market
yourself. This may be using your networking skills to gain
access to some new employers, or it may be revising your resume
to highlight your skills instead of your work history. It may
also involve doing some volunteer work to expand your network by
putting you in touch with people who might have other contacts
you can use in your job search.
Fran Watson is an Employment Counsellor http://www.franwatson.ca
About the author:
Fran Watson is a Career/Employment Counsellor,Workshop
Developer/Facilitator, member of Toastmasters International
where she was awarded Toastmaster of the Year 2003, received the
CAPS President’s Award for Outstanding Service in 2002, a
graduate of Waterloo University in Social Development Studies.
She is also involved with IAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention
Association) in promoting workplace health and safety and
delivering Young Worker Awareness Programs.
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