What are transferable skills? They are the core skills you develop that can be transferred to your next job. Employers usually have a high a regard for these core skills which can be defined as:
* Organizational skills – managing your work and team in an efficient manner.
* Personal skills – How you work with, support, motivate and train a team
* Personal skills – are you good at providing support, motivation and training for your team?
Examine your present role and how much it has to do with your current job in the industry now. You will see much of your experience can be applied to other roles and industries unless your work is highly skilled and specialised on some very niche industry.
Trainers, for example, are useful in most businesses as it is always important to find someone with the ability to train others to work more efficiently. A good organizer requires project management skills which are in wide demand. Most skills are transferable, so it is important to emphasize this to prospective employers.
* Find your transferable skills
Examine the skills needed in different roles and spot the similarities between them. Do your research on established jobs boards like monster or telcojobs.eu. Compare your skills to other roles and you will find that your skills will be in demand across a range of roles.
This is a good exercise for finding the skills you use that you might not have noticed. These skills may be hardly noticeable to you but are essential skills to other prospective employers. In fact you’ll generally find that you have the skills for a much wider range of jobs than you thought you had.
It is important to prove to your potential employer that you are not just a great manager or good technical mind, but you are able to identify specific achievements in your job that you can demonstrate as transferable skills. Keep your CV updated all the time with every achievement and success in your job and this will greatly improve your chances when you want to find another career.
Ensure your CV lists your most relevant skills near the top where it is obvious and reflect your selling points. When changing careers, the first thing you should do with your with your CV is to convince the prospective employer why you would make a better choice of employee in the job or industry. Your CV is like a statement to sell yourself and impress quickly so you will stand out immediately in the interview.