Experience vs. Transferable Skills

Whether you are looking to change career or just starting out you may underestimate how important your transferable skills can be when looking for a job. They are critical to include on your CV as you can use these skills to make up for other skills or experience you may not have.

Your transferable skills can be really important when looking to change career, so much so that experience may not mean much to your future employer without those all-important transferable skills. Some of these skills include; leadership, motivation, time management, communication, prioritisation and research. These can vary in importance dependant on the role you are going for and the employer themselves. When looking at entry level roles employers tend to look at transferable skills as a way to distinguish the potential in the candidates, as their experience may not be as high as someone going for a more senior level role.

When applying for a role you can often find what transferable skills an employer is looking for from the job description. By looking in depth at what the employer is looking for you can tailor your CV to reflect why you are a good candidate for the role. After you have demonstrated these key skills on your CV, you can use real life examples of your skills in your interview.

When applying for roles, if you feel like you are lacking some of the main transferable skills, you may want to look at ways to develop them. You could take online courses, volunteer or take part in a work experience programme. Remember to include your hobbies and interests too when thinking about transferable skills! For example, if in your free time you are a part of a football team this can show that you are reliable, a team player and motivated.

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