TRANSFERABLE SKILLS


Transferable skills are skills that are developed in a specific context but are "transferable" to a variety of other situations and tasks.

TRANSFERABLE SKILL CLUSTER HEADINGS

  • COMMUNICATION
  • HUMAN RELATION
  • PROBLEM SOLVING
  • CREATING
  • MOTIVATING/LEADERSHIP
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  • ESSENTIAL WORK SKILLS
  • SUPERVISING/MANAGEMENT
  • RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE
  • ORGANIZATIONAL/PLANNING
  • TECHNICAL
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    Below you will find a list of words under each cluster heading that describe transferable skills. The lists are not exhaustive but give you ideas to work with on your resume. Most of the words are written in present tense, typically in resume writing, you will be using the past tense.

    COMMUNICATION -
    speak · write · listen ·  express · facilitate · provide feedback · negotiate · perceive ·  persuade
    report · describe ·  interview · edit · articulate ·  sell · improvise · present  · summarize

    HUMAN RELATION -
    help · develop · be sensitive  · listen · convey · provide support · motivate · share ·  counsel · 
    cooperate · delegate  · perceive · assertive ·  mentor · deal tactfully · empathize  · deal with conflict

    PROBLEM SOLVING -
    anticipate · determine · take control  · improvise · stay calm ·  evaluate · mediate · reconcile  · 
    diagnose · refer

    CREATING -
    imagine · brainstorm · artistic ·  design · develop · sense ·  envision · perform · conceptualize  · 
    construct · draft ·  entertain · visualize

    ESSENTIAL WORK SKILLS -
    implement · cooperate · enforce ·  be punctual · manage · attend  to detail · meet goals · enlist  help · 
    accept responsibility ·  set and meet deadlines · organize  · decisive

    SUPERVISING/MANAGEMENT -
    delegate · instruct · recruit ·  hire · promote · mediate ·  troubleshoot · lead · demonstrate  · 
    supervise · advise ·  monitor · resolve · schedule ·  represent

    RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE -
    forecast · predict · create ·  identify · imagine alternatives ·  be resourceful · gather · solve  · interpret · 
    evaluate ·  clarify · diagnose · research ·  set goals · extract · define  · analyze · synthesize · 
    develop · calculate · set priorities  · understand

    ORGANIZATION/PLANNING -
    initiate · handle · coordinate ·  mediate · troubleshoot · organize  · develop · strategize · arrange  · 
    list · timely

    MOTIVATING/LEADERSHIP -
    inspire · encourage · lead ·  convince · persuade · hearten  · instill · collaborate · guide  · influence · 
    promote ·  validate

    TECHNICAL -
    assess · compute · design ·  engineer · fabricate · operate ·  program · upgrade · solve

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