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Identifying Your Transferable Skills

All your life, you’ve been acquiring skills that can be transferred to a new career. When exploring your transferable skills think about all of your life experiences, not just your employment history. For example, think about the skills you’ve acquired through the following activities:

  • current & previous employment
  • school
  • volunteering
  • hobbies or interests
  • parenting or caring for family members
  • sports participation
  • other community involvement

Not sure what skills you have?
There are a number of tools that can assist you with identifying your transferable skills.

The following resources can help to identify your transferable skills: