Transferable skills

Match Your Job Activities to Related Skills

Name: Glenn Johnson
 Think of positions/jobs/roles/activities and or volunteer work, you have had, what related
skills, characteristics and/or abilities did you develop and/or used/demonstrated?
 List as many as possible – as you will weave into your cover letters, resumes etc.

Activity Related Skills

Example
Truck Driver:
Putting shipping addresses in order so as to
deliver everything within the work day
Example
Waitress/server:
Welcome guests, take food order, make changes
to order, serve food, settles bill, handles
complaints
Sales and Marketing Associate:
Selling and presenting the demonstration of the
product, setting meeting with clients and
generating leads.
Transcription editor (Trainee Quality Analyst):
Editing transcripts of clients of different sectors,
checking errors on the transcripts, submitting
directly to clients.
Marketing Associate:
Selling of products, generating leads, creating
content for advertisements and sales.
Actor for school plays:
Memorizing lines, playing out the character.
Truck Driver related skills:
Organizational and time management
Waitress/server related skills:
Customer service, interpersonal skills, verbal
communication, sales & marketing, adaptability,
time management, presentation and listening
skills, negotiation and problem solving
Sales and Marketing Associate skills:
Communication skills, multitasking, product
knowledge, sales and marketing, presentation,
analytical, organizing, customer service and
active listening, customer knowledge.
Active listening and comprehension,
communication, editing, multitasking, time
management, computer skills, research,
organizing, attention to detail
Communication skills, product knowledge,
customer knowledge, organizing, computer
skills, social media management, interpersonal
skill, adaptability, time management, sales and
marketing, customer service, creativity and
problem solving
Communication skills, memorizing, developing
and understanding character, creativity and
improvisation, teamwork.