Exploring Career Decisions

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Exploring Career Decisions

• UNIT A Who Am I and What Can I Become?
• 1.03 Understand Personal Transferable Skills

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What Are Skills?

• Skill is the ability to perform a task due to
  training and experience. Once youve learned
  something, it becomes a skill.

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3 Types of Personal Skills

• Mental
• Example Creative writing, mathematics, memory
• Physical
• Example Gymnastics, aerobics exercise
• Social
• Example Conversation

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Transferable skills are general skills used in
school and in various types of jobs.

• Examples include
• Communication skills
• Listening skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Technology skills
• Decision-making skills

• Organizing and planning skills
• Teamwork skills
• Social skills
• Adaptability skills

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Transferable skills defined even more..

• Transferable skills are the skills you've
  gathered through various jobs, volunteer work,
  hobbies, sports, or other life experiences that
  can be used in your next job or new career. In
  addition to being useful to career changers,
  transferable skills are also important to those
  who are facing a layoff, new graduates who are
  looking for their first jobs, and to those
  re-entering the workforce after an extended
  absence.

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More Transferable Skills

• Multi-task Present
• written material
• Present material orally
• Manage time
• Repair equipment or machinery
• Keep records
• Handle complaints
• Coordinate fundraising activities Coach
• Research
• Build or construct Design buildings, furniture,
  etc.
• Manage finances

• Speak a foreign language (specify language)
• Use sign language
• Utilize computer software (specify programs)
• Train or teach others Identify and manage ethical
  issues
• Plan and arrange events and activities
• Delegate responsibility
• Motivate others
• Attend to visual detail
• Assess and evaluate my own work
• Assess and evaluate others' work Deal with
  obstacles and crises

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Name the Transferable Skill

• develop proficiency in writing and speaking,
  reading, researching, analyzing, and thinking
  logicallyskills needed to succeed both in law
  school and in the law. Regardless of major, a
  multidisciplinary background is recommended.
  Courses in English, foreign languages, public
  speaking, government, philosophy, history,
  economics, mathematics, and computer science,
  among others, are useful. Students interested in
  a particular aspect of law may find related
  courses helpful. For example, prospective patent
  lawyers need a strong background in engineering
  or science, and future tax lawyers must have
  extensive knowledge of accounting

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Name the Transferable SkillAnswer

• develop proficiency in writing and speaking,
  reading, researching, analyzing, and thinking
  logicallyskills needed to succeed both in law
  school and in the law. Regardless of major, a
  multidisciplinary background is recommended.
  Courses in English, foreign languages, public
  speaking, government, philosophy, history,
  economics, mathematics, and computer science,
  among others, are useful. Students interested in
  a particular aspect of law may find related
  courses helpful. For example, prospective patent
  lawyers need a strong background in engineering
  or science, and future tax lawyers must have
  extensive knowledge of accounting

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Transferable Skills
Career Skills Used Example
Lawyer English. Math skills, Decision Making Picture That Demonstrates Skill
Doctor Decision Making, Precision, Problem Solving