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Transferable Skills<br />

Ability to delegate Ability to implement Ability to plan<br />

Ability to train Accurate Adaptable<br />

Aggressive work Analytical ability Assertive<br />

Communication skills Competitive Creative<br />

Customer oriented Detail minded Ethical<br />

Follow instructions Follow through Follow up<br />

High energy Industrious Innovative<br />

Leadership Multitasking Open communication<br />

Open minded Oral communication Organizational skills<br />

Persuasive Problem solving Public speaking<br />

Results oriented Safety conscious Self-accountable<br />

Self-managing Setting priorities Supportive<br />

Takes initiative Team building Team player<br />

Tenacious<br />

Willing to travel<br />

Source: Joyce Lain Kennedy and Thomas J. Morrow, Electronic Résumé Revolution (New York: John Wiley & Sons),<br />

70. Reprinted by Mary Ellen Guffey, Essentials of Business Communication (Ohio: Thomson Learning, South-<br />

Western), 380.<br />

Transferable Skills by Category<br />

Communication<br />

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Speaking effectively<br />

Writing concisely<br />

Listening attentively<br />

Expressing ideas<br />

Facilitating group discussion<br />

Providing appropriate feedback<br />

Negotiating<br />

Perceiving nonverbal messages<br />

Persuading<br />

Reporting information<br />

Describing feelings<br />

Interviewing<br />

Editing<br />

Research and Planning<br />

Forecasting, predicting<br />

Creating ideas<br />

Identifying problems<br />

Imagining alternatives<br />

Identifying resources<br />

Gathering information<br />

Solving problems<br />

Setting goals<br />

Extracting important information<br />

Defining needs<br />

Analyzing<br />

Developing evaluation strategies

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