Yes, You Have Transferable Skills— Here’s How You Can Show Employers

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Job-seekers intent on a career pivot need to persuade employers that their achievements in one industry can translate into wins in another. “People are not going to notice your transferable skills unless you articulate them up front.”

in other sectors. Some workers who have held on to their jobs or found new ones after a layoff feel stagnant or underemployed. Many hope an industry change will mean greater security.

Job-seekers intent on a career pivot need to persuade employers that their achievements in one industry can translate into wins in another. With a herd of applicants vying for each opening, now is not the time to expect hiring managers to make the connection between your past and your potential on their own.

“People are not going to notice your transferable skills unless you articulate them up front,” Jane Oates, president of unemployment-focused nonprofit WorkingNation, said at The Wall Street Journal Job Summit on March 4. At the economists, executives and career coaches suggested how job seekers can leverage transferable skills. Here is their advice:Ms. Oates encourages job seekers to list their skills—from communication abilities to proficiency in programming languages—and practice describing them. “You have to look at a day on your job and think about what are the things you routinely do,” she said. “Everything. Things you do rotely are just as important as the things that are more defined and professional.

 

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The trick with bigger companies is getting past personnel clerks who don't understand this. I speak from experience.

Well if your prospective employer can’t or won’t see how skills in one area inform another then there’s not a lot you can do. How many bosses got their position because they’re genuinely skilful & not just rich in the first place & know the right people?

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