1.  2001 – 2007 Sharon Good. All rights in all media reserved.
Transferable Skills
Circle all the skills you currently have.
Put a box around skills you need or would like to acquire.
CLERICAL / ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
typing/word processing
computer skills
filing
supervising
organizing
telephone skills
purchasing supplies
record-keeping
decision-making
scheduling
planning
supporting
FINANCIAL SKILLS
analyzing
auditing
balancing
accounting
bookkeeping
budgeting
calculating
estimating
financial planning
forecasting
graphing
managing
marketing
planning
problem-solving
projecting
making payments
TEACHING SKILLS
communicating
clarifying
coaching
developing materials
encouraging
evaluating
explaining
facilitating
instructing
planning
stimulating interest
training

2.  2001 – 2007 Sharon Good. All rights in all media reserved.
CREATIVE SKILLS
drawing
painting
sculpting
illustrating
performing
writing
cooking
decorating
designing
sewing
landscaping
conceptualizing
developing ideas
imagining
improving
inventing
originating / innovating
planning
overseeing (e.g., directing,
producing)
improving
SERVICE SKILLS
advising
arranging
assisting
cleaning
delivering
demonstrating
preparing
receiving
removing
selling
serving
showing
supporting
HELPING SKILLS
assisting
coaching
counseling
demonstrating
diagnosing
educating
empathizing
facilitating
guiding
listening
mediating
care-giving
being a resource
rehabilitating
representing
working with animals
RESEARCH SKILLS
finding
analyzing
assessing / evaluating
clarifying
collecting
compiling
extracting
inspecting
interpreting
interviewing
investigating
organizing
searching
summarizing
surveying

3.  2001 – 2007 Sharon Good. All rights in all media reserved.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
debating
editing
formulating
influencing
interpreting
lecturing
listening
moderating
motivating
negotiating
persuading
promoting
publicizing
recruiting
speaking
translating
signing
writing
MANAGEMENT SKILLS
coordinating
delegating
developing
directing
evaluating
mediating
negotiating
organizing
overseeing
persuading
prioritizing
planning
scheduling
supervising
PEOPLE SKILLS
assessing
coaching
counseling
directing
disciplining
empathizing
encouraging
entertaining
guiding
healing
helping
instructing
leading
listening
mediating
motivating
negotiating
persuading
supervising
understanding
WORD SKILLS
writing
editing
proofreading
reading
researching
speaking
rewriting
clarifying
organizing
cataloguing
alphabetizing

4.  2001 – 2007 Sharon Good. All rights in all media reserved.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
athletics
dancing
cleaning
building / constructing
coordination
lifting
loading
precision
strength
agility
working with hands
fine motor skills
SKILLS WITH THINGS
assembling
changing
classifying
collecting
cooking
creating
driving
growing / cultivating
installing
making
manipulating
operating
renovating
repairing
selling
using tools
TECHNICAL SKILLS
assembling
building
calculating
computing
computer hardware
computer software
constructing
designing
drafting
engineering
examining
maintaining
making
navigating
operating
overhauling
programming
remodeling
repairing
solving
testing
upgrading