Build Your Own Transferable Skills Checklist!

Online checklists don’t help you stand out from the crowd.

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Have you ever felt stuck in your job? Or you’re thinking about growing in your career, but you’re not sure which direction to go in?

You might be thinking “can I actually switch my career?” or “how do I take my career to the next level?”

If so, you have probably thought about your transferrable skills. In fact, you may have found one of those handy-dandy online lists!

But here’s the thing… everyone uses identical lists and they pull out a few skills that “sound good”. They pick the ones that employers “want” to hear. It’s a trap! You end up blending into the crowd of applicants. And even worse, you have missed an opportunity to better understand your own abilities!

So what actually are transferrable skills?

Transferable skills are the day-to-day things that you do well. They are learned throughout your lifetime and can be applied in a variety of scenarios.

I often hear that thinking about “transferrable skills” is overwhelming, confusing and restrictive. It can feel so concrete. So defined. So limiting.