As Adelaide resume writers, we use transferable skills confidently because we understand how competencies and experience are mapped from one trade to the next.

People usually think about their transferable skills when making a career change.

In a strong employment market, employers may look for people who can demonstrate a good set of transferable skills.

Less so in a recession as they can pick and choose.

Even so, the ability to convince an employer that you’re ‘close the mark’ is an asset. It might just be enough to get your resume in the ‘interview’ pile.

Most people think transferable skills refers to time management, administration, sales and marketing and an array of communication and critical thinking skills. But in reality, it’s much more than that.

Employers and recruiters want to know that your career experience will translate to a job which is ‘similar’ to the job you are currently working in.

These are hard technical skills.

So if you want a job in the mines but you’ve never worked in a mine, you might emphatically state that you have excellent communication, negotiation and administration skills and that you’re a multitasker who gets on well with people.

That’s great but no one cares.

What you need to show is that you have performed the ‘same type’ or class of work, e.g. driving or operating heavy plant, hold specific current tickets and licences, you’re fit and healthy, have worked in heavy industry and construction (sometimes transport), and can supply a range of solid referees who know your work real well.

Focus on the practical aspects of your job and how they match the tasks of the job you are applying for. That means you’re going to need to have a deep understanding of what the job entails and that requires research.

That’s where a professional resume writer comes in handy.