| Would your current job skills be useful in your next | | | | any employer facing a slump in sales. Even if the |
| job? Many people are left wondering this question as | | | | products are not directly related to your industry, the |
| they see many of their peers lose their current | | | | job skill will still be favorable. |
| positions and are unable to find new jobs. It is possible | | | | Customer service - Do you talk on the phone and deal |
| that there is a lack of demand in their particular field. | | | | with customer complaints? Explain how you resolved |
| However, it is also possible that they are not well | | | | a customer's concern by providing the right incentives |
| equipped for any other jobs because they lack the | | | | or calming their nerves. Getting detailed is a good thing |
| common job skills. Do not wait for the bad news. | | | | as long as the tactics were ethical. |
| Make sure you have these transferable job skills in | | | | Interpersonal skills - If you worked in a group and had |
| your resume. | | | | to get others to work with you using your interpersonal |
| Writing skills - When's the last time you wrote an | | | | skills, then write down the project and your role in the |
| essay or an article? If it has been forever, then you | | | | matter. Having this skill will result in better professional |
| need to create something substantial for your resume. | | | | results in formal and casual settings. It translates into, |
| Write an article about your industry and post it on well | | | | "the guy everyone gets along with." |
| received and viewed forum like EzineArticles. This can | | | | Communications skills - The ability to convey a |
| become something you use as a reference. | | | | technical message into layman terms is useful in any |
| Sales - If you sold an exceptional number of products | | | | field. This is especially important for presentations |
| and services in a particular quarter or year, put that on | | | | when you have to pitch an idea in order to get a sale. |
| your job skills. This skill would be very noticeable for | | | | |