This list will help you to work out what transferable skills you have that will help you when applying for jobs, attending interviews or writing your CV.
Simply tick off any skills you have from the list and use them to help you build your CV. Steps to Work can help you to gain new skills if you are missing any key skills that you think would benefit you. We can also help you to write your CV if you are struggling, you can contact us or visit one of our offices for help and guidance.
| Key Transferable Skills Meet deadlines |
Classify data | Research |
| Ability to delegate | Compare, inspect, or record facts | Create new ideas |
| Ability to plan | Count, observe, compile | Design |
| Results oriented | Research | Speak in public |
| Customer Service oriented | Detail-oriented | Edit |
| Supervise others | Take inventory | Write clearly |
| Increase sales or efficiency | Working with People | Prefer details |
| Accept responsibility | Patient | Understand the big picture |
| Instruct others | Care for | Leadership |
| Desire to learn & improve | Persuasive | Arrange social functions |
| Good time management | Confront others | Motivate people |
| Solve problems | Pleasant | Negotiate agreements |
| Manage money/ budgets | Counsel people | Decisive |
| Manage people | Sensitive | Plan |
| Meet the public | Demonstrate something | Delegate |
| Organize people | Supportive | Run meetings |
| Organize/ manage projects | diplomatic | Direct others |
| Team player | Supervise | Explain things to others |
| Written communications | Speak in public | Self-motivated |
| Work independently | Help others | Get results |
| Computer Skills | Tactful | Share leadership |
| Other Transferable Skills (Dealing with things) |
Insightful | Think of others |
| Insightful | Direct projects | |
| Use my hands | Teach | Team builder |
| Assemble or make things | Interview others | Solve problems |
| Safety conscious | Anticipate needs | Mediate problems |
| Build, observe, inspect things | High energy | Take risks |
| Construct or repair | Open minded | Empowering others |
| Off-bearing or feeding machinery | Kind | Creative, Artistic |
| Follow instructions | Take orders | Artistic |
| Operate tools and machinery | Listen | Music appreciation |
| Drive or operate vehicles | Serving | Dance, body movement |
| Repair things | Trust | Perform, act |
| Good with my hands | Working with others | Draw, sketch, render |
| Use complex equipment | Negotiate | Present artistic ideas |
| Use equipment | Understand | Play instruments |
| Dealing with Data | Adaptable | Expressive |
| Analyse data or facts | Outgoing | Download the form to print and add any other Transferable Skills that you think are important |
| Investigate | Using Words, Ideas | |
| Audit records | Articulate | |
| Keep financial records | Innovative | |
| Locate answers or information | Communicate verbally | |
| Balance Money | Logical | |
| Calculate, compute | Remember information | |
| Manage money | Accurate |
