Transferable Skills That Companies Want: Examples and Definitions

Whether you’ve stayed in the same career field for decades or hopped around, you’ve likely developed and added to your professional skill set. Some of these skills are job-specific or technical, like understanding how to use certain platforms or tools, but others are transferable skills, such as strong leadership or critical thinking skills.

The pandemic has changed the work world in many ways, some temporary, and some likely permanent. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new position because you have to or because you’ve decided it’s time for a career change, transferable skills can help you land a new job, no matter how “unmatched” your skill set might appear to be. 

Though every worker has transferable skills, employers seek out certain transferable skills more than others. You may not have all of the “most wanted” must-have skills on your resume. But a deep dive into your experiences may reveal that you have far more of the sought after transferable skills than you thought.