Transferable Job Skills

Shelley Bailey

July, 2004

Lesson Objectives

Learn what transferable job skills are Understand the importance of these skills in the

world of work Demonstrate their appropriate use Learning application—your assignment

Are you ready to get skilled?

What are transferable job skills?

Skills you have acquired during any activity in your life - jobs, classes, projects, parenting, hobbies, sports, etc. - that are transferable and applicable to what you want to do in your next job.

Transferable Job Skills – What is all the “hype” about? Given the current and projected job

market, a person will change jobs on an average of 5 times during their working career.What effect does this have on a person?What kinds of skills will be helpful to them in

these situations?

Transferable Skills Sets

Marketable job skills can be broken down into five categories - skill sets – that job seekers can use in showing applicable skills from one job/career to another: Communication Research and Planning Human Relations Organization, Management, Leadership Work Survival

Communication Skills The skillful

expression, transmission and interpretation of knowledge and ideas:Speaking

NegotiationWriting

PersuadingListening

Group facilitation

EditingInterviewing

Research and Planning Skills The search for specific

knowledge and the ability to conceptualize future needs and solutions for meeting those needs:

Forecasting/PredictingGather informationSet goalsDefine needsIdentify resourcesProblem solveAnalyze

Human Relations Skills

The use of interpersonal skills for resolving conflict, relating to and helping people: Developing rapport Listening Motivating Counseling Coorperating Perceiving feelings;

situations

Organization, Management and Leadership Skills The ability to supervise,

direct and guide individuals and groups in the completion of tasks and fulfillment of goals: Managing groups Coordinating tasks Teaching Promoting change Selling ideas or products Managing conflict

Work Survival Skills

The day-to-day skills that assist in promoting effective production and work satisfaction: Implementing decisions Managing time Meeting goals Accepting responsibility Organizing Setting and meeting

deadlines

Using transferable skills…

Do you already use some of these skills? Which skills do you need to work on?

Which have you mastered?

Please take a few minutes to share with your neighbor at least two specific examples of how you use transferable skills now, either in school, at a job, in a club, with friends etc.

Transferable skills and your career goal… Class sharing:

Anyone willing to share what they discussed with their neighbor?

Do you understand how these skills are necessary for success in any job?

Which of these skills would be most helpful to aid your success in your potential career? Why?

Let’s role play…

Please count off by 5’s; get into groups by number Each group will be assigned a scenario to role play for

the class The class will identify which transferable skills where

utilized or needed to be utilized in the situation Using the chart provided, please individually document

your findings The chart information will be shared with the class.

Role Play ChartRole Play Skill Set Skills utilized Skills that could’ve

been utilized

The interview (#1)

The irate customer (#2)

The badly needed day off (#3)

The “happy” group (#4)

The busy day (#5)

Career bliss…

How to find it?Transferable job skills can help!