Not exact matches
The combination of technical know - how and leadership
skills is a highly
transferable one; engineering managers can find
work in a wide variety of fields — including ones beyond engineering.
Opportunity: The combination of technical know - how and leadership
skills is a highly
transferable one; engineering managers can find
work in a wide variety of fields — including ones beyond engineering.
For example, he says, «management
skills are highly
transferable, so there's no reason you can't jump from
working as a financial officer in a manufacturing company to marketing manager of a charitable organization.»
«I have
worked in different fields but
skills are
transferable, so I carry what I have learned with me which will help me in my ministry.»
Overall Eurythmy fosters effective group
working within the individual and helps develop
skills which are
transferable to other situations such as teamwork on a group project.
«But also, within the UK, a lot of people
working in the health service are starting to move into the private sector to
work in things like the pharmaceutical industry, or they've got very good
transferable skills to take to other sectors.
In the rest of this post we are going to cover 9 useless PhD
transferable skills that can
work against you in an industry job, aka career - limiting
skills.
If you need to
work on the side while doing a PhD, choose jobs that will help you develop
transferable skills like sales, project management, networking, public speaking, budgeting, organising events, coaching, supervising others...
For help identifying your
skills and phrasing them in «business» terms, take a look at the excellent list of
transferable skills identified by one of the Concordat
working groups.
While her postdoc
work is not related directly to cystinosis, she hopes there are aspects of the gene therapy and cellular therapy
skills she is learning at Scripps that will be
transferable to her
work with the disease.
In the current economic climate, if you do find yourself out of
work then spend time doing something that has
transferable skills, he says.
The
transferable skills one gains during a PhD — time, project, and budget management;
working within a team; interpersonal and communication
skills — also help a lot in my job.
You need to learn how to manage your regular
work alongside your CPD activities — which in itself is a
transferable skill.
«I love how the curriculum focusses very much on teaching
transferable skills and not the old fashioned schemes of
work approach — it means the kids don't get bored or disengaged as there are always new challenges to meet.»
The subjects we predict will be popular with both employees and organizations in 2018 are
skills that are
transferable across roles, industries, and circumstances, otherwise known as «
work - life»
skills.
As part of the students» ASDAN course — a curriculum programme and qualification to help young people thrive in 21st century education,
work and life — they are finding out how local charities operate and benefit the region, whilst gaining
transferable skills that they can use in the world of
work and further education.
Helen Parkinson, assistant principal of Ashton - on - Mersey School — which leads an alliance of 11 schools — highlights how being a professional or subject mentor is excellent CPD for staff: «Coaching and mentoring
skills and experience in things like handling difficult conversations are
transferable to other areas of people's
work.
During the course of the programme, the teachers talk about the role they see creativity playing in cross-curriculum teaching and learning; the different ways in which they ensure that the cross-curriculum
work involves shared experiences (including pretending to be a penguin); and how they try to develop their pupils»
transferable knowledge and
skills.
Research shows that this year, many organizations will prepare employees for the ever - changing nature of modern - day
work by teaching them
transferable skills that can be applied both in and outside the workplace.
The challenge for WCPSS is to prepare students that are career or college ready — both paths require
transferable work and life
skills that will set students up for success.
Education for life and
work: Developing
transferable knowledge and
skills in the 21st century.
Participation in this program will allow students to develop
transferable, real - world
skills in the areas of customer service, animal handling, animal behavior, animal health, behavior modification, and team
work.
Courses are examined by a panel of industry and academic experts to ensure that students are developing games industry
skills as well as
transferable skills (communication, team
working, problem solving and so on) important to the games industry and at an appropriate level.
Litigators found it easier to get involved and the
skills they honed in pro bono were
transferable to their billable
work.
Don't be afraid to give some colour on why you are interested in the role and bring to life the
transferable skills you have picked up through
work experience, your academic life and any extracurricular pursuits.
If an injured worker lacks the physical capacity to return to the type of
work he / she was performing when injured and lacks
transferable job
skills to obtain other employment within their restrictions, the Administrative Law Judge has the discretion to award Vocational Rehabilitation, ordering the employer / workers» compensation carrier to pay to retrain / educate the injured worker.
In terms of
skills that are
transferable from litigation to corporate
work, there are a couple.
Try to highlight any legal
work experience but also make the most of
transferable skills from employment that is not law related.
As part of the fundamental change that the legal profession is undergoing, this may seem a minor point, but when you consider that these team dynamics are becoming further stretched by cross-cultural and multi-organisation teams, I think effective team
working is a crucial
transferable skill that lawyers need for the future.
It is the perfect place to
work with a team and improve those valuable and
transferable skills for a future career.
For example, emphasize your strict adherence to experience and education to a hiring manager who values it, but highlight your ability to
work with teams and your
transferable skills for other managers.
This means evaluating candidates»
transferable skills from current and dying career paths, hiring for emerging fields, creating flexible
work models and hiring and managing contingent workers.
Transferable skills aren't just limited to abilities you've gained in past
work experiences, either.
For instance, you can emphasize some of your
transferable skills by listing academic achievements and referencing paid or unpaid internships, volunteer
work and club memberships.
Internships,
work experience or finding voluntary
work through sites like Do It can all give you those valuable
transferable skills which will help you stand out at an interview or assessment centre.
Look back at your previous jobs, volunteer
work, educational background, extracurricular activities and hobbies, and identify the
transferable skills you needed to do those tasks well.
A combination resume includes a functional
skill summary that presents all the excellent
transferable skills you have, but also includes a chronological list of
work history.
These are life
skills that could be
transferable to your new
work.
Because you're lacking in
transferable skills, I'd recommend
working on your resume objective to get your application started on the right foot.
«That can take a lot of effort on the part of the job seeker; it may even require you to speak with people who
work in your target field — which you should be doing anyway — to learn which of your
skills are
transferable and most prized.»
This will allow you to emphasize your
transferable skills without making it seem like you are burying unfavorable information about your
work history.
That's a
transferable skill that you can highlight in your
work experience section.
Pro Tip:
Transferable achievements prove interpersonal
skills, leadership, communication, teamwork,
work ethic, and other universal
skills for resumes.
But whoever originally came up with this one obviously never thought about the value of
transferable work experience and
skills.
Transferable skills are particularly important for recent graduates, as their studies and / or previous
work experience may not directly relate to the jobs they're applying for.
So, as long as you create a professional - looking résumé that highlights your strengths and
transferable skills, employers shouldn't penalize you for a lack of traditional
work experience.
But even if it's just showing your
transferable skills (e.g. how running a blog shows commitment, hard
work, and dedication), or examples of your written and design
skills, it could prove to be the deciding factor in finding you your ideal job.
However, if you were part of a relevant society at university, or had a leadership position in your sports team for example, definitely include it as these are
transferable skills and societies in particular demonstrate an interest in the wider industry you are applying to
work in.
So if you're currently lacking experience in the field you're looking for
work in,
transferable skills can be a great way to highlight why you're right for the role.
Instead of concentrating on your
work history, restructure your CV to place precedence on your
transferable skills.