Things change. The world is constantly changing by the second as you’re reading this article. A career for life? – For many, this is no longer a desired option.

Maybe the baby boomers fitted in the pattern for choosing ‘’a career for life’’, but today people are seeking for better opportunities, personal growth and a possible change of careers.

Many skills today can be transferred trough different employment sectors.



What do we mean by ‘’transferable skills’’? This type of skills you can be transferred to a future employment setting by identifying them from your past work experience, academic experience, non-formal education and personal skills.

Employers often seek few key transferable skills like good time management, desire to learn and improve ability to meet deadlines, managing people, team player, good computer skills, and good communication skills.

Other transferable skills are:

1) Organizational skills ( meeting deadlines, multitasking, planning, managing people, instruct others, managing projects, etc.),

2) Interpersonal skills ( relating with others, patient, insightful, motivating others, anticipate needs, being a great listener, persuasive, patient, etc.),

3) Leadership skills (solving problems, negotiate agreements, delegate, team builder, self-motivated, strong self-confidence, mediate problems, empowering others, taking risks…),

4) Communication skills (advising, articulating, training, explaining, instructing, public speaking, writing, speaking, and understanding foreign languages),

5) Personal development (lifelong learning, flexible, patient, respond well to change, etc.),

6) Managing data (analytical skills, keeping financial records, auditing records, calculating, managing money, classifying data, digital knowledge, etc.),

7) Creativity (artistic skills, music or sports appreciation, expressive, playing instruments, etc).

Which transferable skills best describe you?