🔎Activity: Transferable Skills (Exploratory only)

Develop Examples of Your Transferable Skills

Now, we invite you to review the top ten list of transferable skills*:

Activity

Choose one transferable skill that:

• you enjoy using, 
• one you would rate yourself as “better than average” at using, and 
• one that you really have not become immersed in yet. 

Next, develop an example for each skill from your academic studies at Royal Roads. 

It is important to be able to list your skills with examples because they demonstrate how a you have applied those skills in real-life situations. When you provide examples of your past experiences, projects, or achievements, you showcase your abilities in action rather than simply stating that you possess certain skills.  

Stating, for example, Master of Arts in Leadership on your resume acknowledges this credential, which is a phenomenal accomplishment! However, it does not describe the transferable and technical skills that were required and/or gained to complete each course for the credential.

The examples can be brief and you can use the STARS format to construct your examples.

See the next page for an example of transferable skills gained from a course at Royal Roads University.

*Reference: Top 10 transferable skills:

1. Problem-solving,
2. Creativity,
3. Workforce digital skills (e.g., Microsoft Office), 
4. Communication,
5. Collaboration,
6. Critical thinking,
7. Leadership,
8. Resilience,
9. Service orientation/customer service,
10. Stress tolerance/dealing with stress.