Identifying Your Transferable Skills Are You a Team Player, Problem Solver, Leader, or Great Communicator? http://www.dreams-goals.com/Wkshp-TransferableSkills.html Presented by: Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP, GCDF-I Independent Education/Career Consultant Your Dreams & Goals Presented to: Clients of:

What Are “Transferrable” Skills? There are two types of job skills: Technical Skills Skills needed to do a specific job: Nurses knowing how to take blood pressure Auto mechanics knowing how to overhaul an engine Computer programmers knowing computer languages Accountants producing a “Profit & Loss” statement Transferrable Skills Skills you can use in many different jobs Verbal and written communication Working with people Using computers and the Internet Organizing information, data, people or things Analyzing numbers, trends, cause and effect processes Trouble shooting and problem solving

Why Are Transferable Skills Important? Transferrable skills: The true value of a college degree: Are universal Make you more employable Are important to include on your resume Make you a more attractive candidate Make you more adaptable Are necessary in world of job uncertainty Can help you get jobs in different fields Video: The Human Resources Recruiter and the English Major http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KIiVFCZlV0&feature=player_embedded

How Skills Relate to Career Success

Talent vs. Skill Talent: In-born, natural, does not require much effort Skill: Developed through training and practice Q: Is it possible to have both talent and skill in something? A: Yes: By building on natural talent through education, training and practice

Talent vs. Skill to Reach Full Potential Scenario 1: Talent without Practice/Skill Ability to reach full potential at activity over time Natural Talent Time/ alone Effort: Practice of acquired skills through education/training Scenario 2: Practice/Skill without Talent Effort: Practice of acquired skills through education/training Natural Talent Time/ alone Ability to reach full potential at activity over time Scenario 3: Talent Combined with Practice/Skill Ability to reach full potential at activity over time Natural Talent Time/ alone Effort: Practice of acquired skills through education/training

How to identify your skills Personality Talents Your Environment: Upbringing, Generation, Hobbies, etc. Education, Work, Military Experience, etc. Follow Up Activities: Visit Career Service Center Make Appointment To See A Counselor Classes: COUN 2 – College Success Strategies COUN 5 – Career/Life Planning COUN 51 – Career Planning Handouts: Generational Values True Self

Assessments to Identify Skills MicroSkills Assessment available in the Career Services Center Myers Briggs (MBTI) Identifies personality and related strengths which can be cultivated into transferrable skills Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) StrengthsFinder (Not available through the Career Service Center) http://strengths.gallup.com/110659/Homepage.aspx Values in Action http://viacharacter.org/www/

A Place To Begin: MicroSkills* Identifies 72 potential transferrable skills in areas of: Self Management Communication Skills Situational Skills Conceptual Skills Detail Skills Judgment Skills Movement Skills Reasoning Skills Operational Skills Interpersonal Skills Numerical Skills Leadership Skills *An assessment of transferrable skills offered through Eureka (a career planning database offered by the Career Center) http://www.mtsac.edu/students/careerservices/students/links.html

Additional Transferable Skills (not included in MicroSkills) Adaptability Multi-lingual Care Giving Networking Diversity Observation Driving Other-focused Event Planning Patience Hospitality Public Speaking/Performance Learner Resourcefulness

How to Develop Your Transferable Skills Create environments that develop skills: True Self: Work Education Internships School Activities Military Volunteer Opportunities Leisure Activities Community Activities Family Life

Wrap Up Need Help? Not Sure What to Do Next? Make an appointment to see a counselor In the Counseling Center (909) 274-4380 Student Services Center. 2nd Floor