Discover how to stay marketable in changing times and expand your transferable skill set…
Today it's not enough to have only those skill sets required to complete your job. In order to stay marketable in changing times, you must update and expand your skills continually and be thinking, throughout your career, about how to transfer your growing experience and skills to new market contexts.
Almost all transferable skills fit into five broad skill categories, with more specific skill sets in each as follows:
Leadership and Management – Includes managing conflicts, delegating responsibilities, coordinating tasks, and making decisions.
Professionalism – Day-to-day skills such as being punctual, meeting goals, implementing decisions, and accepting responsibility.
Communication – Includes skills like speaking and writing effectively, interviewing, editing, and reporting information.
Research and Planning – Consists of setting goals, gathering information, developing evaluation strategies, and identifying problems.
Relational – Interpersonal skills like listening, motivating and counselling other staff.
As you advance in your career, you will develop and add to your transferable skill set so it’s a good idea to keep a record of the skills you develop along with specific examples to illustrate or demonstrate these skills to potential employers.
Speak to your Michael Page consultant about how you can enhance your transferable skills today.
