Guide to Identifying Transferable Skills
Consider all the skills that you’ve developed throughout your coursework, extracurricular activities, and
work experiences that can be used in many different situations. These are known as transferable skills,
and they are desired by employers because of their relevance to many occupations.
Directions: Read the skills in the categories below and underline all the skills you possess. Next, go
back and circle the 10 underlined skills you would most enjoy using on your next job. Records those
skills under the “Top Ten Skills List” on the back of this paper and provide an example of how you
demonstrated those skills either on the job, in a class, or in another activity in which you were involved.
Working with
People
Working with Things Data and
Research
Organization/
Management
Listening
Assembling parts
Analyzing
Supervising
Advising
Building/
Constructing
Investigating
Resolving Conflict
Counseling
Following
instructions
Classifying
Decision Making
Advocating
Operating
machinery
Observing
Problem Solving
Empathizing
Repairing things
Record keeping
Setting priorities
Interviewing
Operating
vehicles
Taking inventory
Giving directions
Instructing/Teaching
Inspecting
Identifying resources Initiating new ideas
Coaching
Troubleshooting
Locating information Leading
Negotiating
Operating Tools
Predicting
Coordinating Tasks
Serving
Operating
equipment
Formulating
hypotheses
Time
Management
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Top Ten Skills List
Top Ten Most Preferred Skills
Brief Example of How you Demonstrated
the Skill
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Now that you’ve identified your top ten transferable skills, consider how you will communicate those skills to potential employers through your
resume and cover letter and during job interviews.
Source: Transferable Skills. Retrieved on 6/24/15 from :
www.binghamton.edu/ccpd/quick-reference-guides/transferable-skills.pdf
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Career Services
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