Transferable skills are not specific job competencies, but rather they are general skills that can be transfer from one position to another to achieve success on the job.  When hiring, companies look for both job specific skills and transferable skills to determine candidates’ fit and suitability for their jobs.  Some very important transferable skills (also known as personal attributes, special skills, aptitudes, or personality traits) include drive, communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, teamwork, problem solving, decision making, negotiation, influencing, initiative, motivation, reliability, fair and ethical decision making, empathy, leadership, time management, flexibility, attention to detail, multi-tasking, planning, coordinating, respect and integrity.  Through our research we have found that many large employers use competencies (or transferable skills) such as Accountability, Results Oriented, Communication, Initiative, Customer Oriented, Analytical Thinking, Impact & Influence, Interpersonal Relations, Teamwork, Business Awareness, Conceptual Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making and Integrity.  As you can see transferable skills are very important to employers so ensure you build them into your resume for maximum result.

This 100 Transferable Resume Phrases has been created to help you better market your skills and abilities to employers.  After carefully reviewing thousands of employer job descriptions, we have selected the most sought after work related skills and abilities.  Select the ones that are relevant to your experience and include them in your resume, editing and deleting as appropriate.