What is Work Survival Skills (Transferable Skills)

The day-to-day skills which promote effective production and work satisfaction. Today’s employers need flexibility to take skills from one role and apply them to another. Jobs today and in the future aren’t about what you already know. Increasingly, they are about what you are willing to learn, adapt and apply for tomorrow’s needs.  Developing transferable skill abilities can have an immediate and long-term impact on your career. And below are some of the transferable skills that will help you to market yourself and be successful in your career.  

A prospective employer expects you to be able to apply the skills you have learned in college to the work environment. Use the following list to help you pinpoint some of your transferable skills.

Implementing decisions
Cooperation
Enforcing policies
Being punctual
Managing time and stress
Attending to detail
Working effectively under pressure
Taking initiative in job-related duties
Discerning appropriate behaviors for the workplace
Meeting goals
Enlisting help
Accepting responsibility
Setting and meeting deadlines
Organizing
Making decisions
Seeking opportunities for professional development
Evaluating personal and professional strengths and weakness