Transferrable skills are ones that you can take from one job to another and they will always have a purpose. Developing my transferrable skills will make me a more desirable candidate for jobs in the future as it means that I can adapt easily to different job types and situations. This is a list of the skills that the majority of employers look for:
- Problem Solving
- Organising
- Working to deadlines
- Management and Leadership
- Negotiating
- Motivating People
- Making Decisions
- Research Skills
- Numeracy
- Good Communication Skills
Problem Solving: I have been in many situations where i have had to solve problems taking other people into account and do it quickly and efficiently. I have not had this experience much in spa, but more in my previous retail job. When working with the public it is the employees job to make sure that the service they receive and experience they get is the best it can be. Any problem, big or small, is important. When working in spa I try to watch how the supervisors solve certain problems so that I can learn from them for when I may have to deal with similar issues.
Organising: Organisation is key when working in a team. If one person is unorganised it can slow the whole team down. I am always trying to improve my organisational skills for both myself and the teams that I am a part of. Working in spa requires you to stay organised and know which jobs need doing and when in order to keep everything running smoothly and on time. Since being at university I have learned to organise my time more efficiently and split it between assignments and social time as well as working in the spa.
Working to Deadlines: I can usually work to deadline if I have planned my time effectively. Working in the spa has helped me to stick to deadlines on a short-term basis. When carrying out treatments it is important that it is done to the highest standard whilst also sticking to the treatment time which can often be cut short by clients taking more time than expected to get changed before their treatment or accompanying therapists running over in their previous treatments. I also work to deadlines with my assignments. this requires planning of my time so that I know when I can complete certain parts of assignments in order to get them completed in time for proof reading and corrections before the submission deadline. Throughout the first year of university I have found this difficult because of the difference in the writing standards between sixth form and level 4. I have also had to learn how to reference and how to find the most useful sources in order to complete my work to the best quality. This has taken a lot of time and made me work slower than i expected, making the task of keeping to my deadlines slightly more challenging in the first semester. In second semester I improved slightly but could improve still. This will be part of my action plan to improve for the following year.
Management and Leadership: I have not been in a great deal of situations this year where I have had a chance to improve my management and leadership skills. The induction week presentation gave me a chance to show some leadership skills when I was able to delegate tasks to people in my group to enable us to produce a good presentation. Unfortunately, because I did not know anyones strengths it was difficult to delegate efficiently but I believe I did well, all things considered. Some more notable examples of my leadership and management skills come from my time in sixth form running the annual RAG Dance Show. My jobs included arranging rehearsals and running them. I was also in charge of making sure the backstage team were aware of their roles on the night and ensuring that the performers were at the side of the stage ready to perform. Being involved in the running of this show for 3 years allowed me to improve on my skills based on my performance in my roles in the previous years. Management and leadership are transferable to all jobs because you never know when you may be asked to lead a team or fill in for someone in more of a managerial position.
Negotiating: Negotiation is a skill that I have not yet had a chance to develop. Negotiation can be transferred into different jobs from as early as the recruitment stage. New employees may have the chance to negotiate salary or benefits such as holiday allowance. they can also do the same once they have been working in the company for a certain amount of time. When working with people it is also important to have negotiation skills in order to provide good service when offering deals or compensation for any complaints that may be given. Using negotiation skills allows an employee to have moe control over a situation because they are confident in how to approach a situation with an idea of how much leeway they should allow.
Motivating People: When aiming for a position in management it is important that you are able to motivate people. Sometimes, it is not always active motivation that is needed; by being a positive employee others around you will feel more motivated. In my working life as well as in my education I have found that when I am around people that are de-motivated and do not do what they should do, I feel the same because I feel as though I shouldn't be doing double the work if they do not make the required effort. When working in a team, as well as on my own, I try to maintain a positive attitude to influence people around me to do the same thing. Once I start to get into more supervisory positions I will be able to develop my active motivational skills.
Making Decisions: Because I have experience with leadership I have been able to develop my ability to make decisions quickly and effectively by analysing the outcomes. Being able to make decisions quickly and easily is all jobs enables you to do any tasks that are set for you, moe effectively. Depending on the situation I can find it difficult to make quick decisions at times. This is sometimes down to lack of confidence, so once I develop that I will improve a variety of my other skills.
Research Skills: I began to develop my research skills when I started my final year of sixth form whilst doing my A2 media coursework. Learning how to find specific information quickly as well as how to reference it gave me a slight head start when i moved into university level study because I could just build on what I had already learned as opposed to starting from scratch even though there were still lots of research skills that I hadn't learned yet. Throughout the year I feel as though I have been able to improve my research skills quickly because of the amount of work i have had. Moving into second year, I will have to improve further as I will be going into level 5 and will need to include more references in my work and more developed sources of research.
Numeracy: Basic numeracy skills are required in most jobs. This usually means a GCSE in mathematics and some experience with basic finance. I attained a C in my GCSE Mathematics and am currently doing a finance module as part of my degree. This gives me two different experiences with numeracy skills. I wish to develop my finance skills further by reading more books about it and learning about it in more detail.
Good Communication Skills: I have been in lots of situations where I have to communicate with people of all ages and professions. This has quickly allowed me to learn how to properly communicate with different people in different settings. As a therapist it is important that I talk to my guests in a calm manner without being patronising or slow. It is important to know when to change the what you communicate with people. For example, at work, you would communicate with your colleagues in a different way to what you would with your clients. As I become a more experienced therapist I will be able to develop the way that I communicate with my clients, especially when retailing to make sure that I can come across in the best possible way.
Organising: Organisation is key when working in a team. If one person is unorganised it can slow the whole team down. I am always trying to improve my organisational skills for both myself and the teams that I am a part of. Working in spa requires you to stay organised and know which jobs need doing and when in order to keep everything running smoothly and on time. Since being at university I have learned to organise my time more efficiently and split it between assignments and social time as well as working in the spa.
Working to Deadlines: I can usually work to deadline if I have planned my time effectively. Working in the spa has helped me to stick to deadlines on a short-term basis. When carrying out treatments it is important that it is done to the highest standard whilst also sticking to the treatment time which can often be cut short by clients taking more time than expected to get changed before their treatment or accompanying therapists running over in their previous treatments. I also work to deadlines with my assignments. this requires planning of my time so that I know when I can complete certain parts of assignments in order to get them completed in time for proof reading and corrections before the submission deadline. Throughout the first year of university I have found this difficult because of the difference in the writing standards between sixth form and level 4. I have also had to learn how to reference and how to find the most useful sources in order to complete my work to the best quality. This has taken a lot of time and made me work slower than i expected, making the task of keeping to my deadlines slightly more challenging in the first semester. In second semester I improved slightly but could improve still. This will be part of my action plan to improve for the following year.
Management and Leadership: I have not been in a great deal of situations this year where I have had a chance to improve my management and leadership skills. The induction week presentation gave me a chance to show some leadership skills when I was able to delegate tasks to people in my group to enable us to produce a good presentation. Unfortunately, because I did not know anyones strengths it was difficult to delegate efficiently but I believe I did well, all things considered. Some more notable examples of my leadership and management skills come from my time in sixth form running the annual RAG Dance Show. My jobs included arranging rehearsals and running them. I was also in charge of making sure the backstage team were aware of their roles on the night and ensuring that the performers were at the side of the stage ready to perform. Being involved in the running of this show for 3 years allowed me to improve on my skills based on my performance in my roles in the previous years. Management and leadership are transferable to all jobs because you never know when you may be asked to lead a team or fill in for someone in more of a managerial position.
Negotiating: Negotiation is a skill that I have not yet had a chance to develop. Negotiation can be transferred into different jobs from as early as the recruitment stage. New employees may have the chance to negotiate salary or benefits such as holiday allowance. they can also do the same once they have been working in the company for a certain amount of time. When working with people it is also important to have negotiation skills in order to provide good service when offering deals or compensation for any complaints that may be given. Using negotiation skills allows an employee to have moe control over a situation because they are confident in how to approach a situation with an idea of how much leeway they should allow.
Motivating People: When aiming for a position in management it is important that you are able to motivate people. Sometimes, it is not always active motivation that is needed; by being a positive employee others around you will feel more motivated. In my working life as well as in my education I have found that when I am around people that are de-motivated and do not do what they should do, I feel the same because I feel as though I shouldn't be doing double the work if they do not make the required effort. When working in a team, as well as on my own, I try to maintain a positive attitude to influence people around me to do the same thing. Once I start to get into more supervisory positions I will be able to develop my active motivational skills.
Making Decisions: Because I have experience with leadership I have been able to develop my ability to make decisions quickly and effectively by analysing the outcomes. Being able to make decisions quickly and easily is all jobs enables you to do any tasks that are set for you, moe effectively. Depending on the situation I can find it difficult to make quick decisions at times. This is sometimes down to lack of confidence, so once I develop that I will improve a variety of my other skills.
Research Skills: I began to develop my research skills when I started my final year of sixth form whilst doing my A2 media coursework. Learning how to find specific information quickly as well as how to reference it gave me a slight head start when i moved into university level study because I could just build on what I had already learned as opposed to starting from scratch even though there were still lots of research skills that I hadn't learned yet. Throughout the year I feel as though I have been able to improve my research skills quickly because of the amount of work i have had. Moving into second year, I will have to improve further as I will be going into level 5 and will need to include more references in my work and more developed sources of research.
Numeracy: Basic numeracy skills are required in most jobs. This usually means a GCSE in mathematics and some experience with basic finance. I attained a C in my GCSE Mathematics and am currently doing a finance module as part of my degree. This gives me two different experiences with numeracy skills. I wish to develop my finance skills further by reading more books about it and learning about it in more detail.
Good Communication Skills: I have been in lots of situations where I have to communicate with people of all ages and professions. This has quickly allowed me to learn how to properly communicate with different people in different settings. As a therapist it is important that I talk to my guests in a calm manner without being patronising or slow. It is important to know when to change the what you communicate with people. For example, at work, you would communicate with your colleagues in a different way to what you would with your clients. As I become a more experienced therapist I will be able to develop the way that I communicate with my clients, especially when retailing to make sure that I can come across in the best possible way.
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