The skills you list on your resume show the employer what you can offer to the job for which you are applying. Over the years you have developed many skills from coursework, extracurricular activities and your total life experiences. If you've researched topics and written, edited and presented papers for classes, you've used skills which are not limited to any one academic discipline or knowledge area but are transferable to many occupations. A prospective employer expects you to be able to apply the skills you have learned in college to the work environment.
Before you can list those skills, you must identify those skills that you have. Go to the Transferable Skills Survey. Keep a copy of this for Module Six when you write your resume.
After you have listed your transferable skills, now is the time to make a list of skills and experience that are specific to the job for which you are applying. You must make sure that every skill you list can be proven through your job experience.
Make a list your specific skills and experience that are relevant to the job for which you are writing this resume. Beside each skill or area of experience, write how and where you learned this skill or gained this experience.
