Most Coveted Transferable Job Skills to Develop

Be a well-rounded employee and you'll have an easier time marketing yourself. Knock the socks off any employer with these five basic skill sets:

Communication

• Speaking effectively and expressing ideas
• Writing concisely
• Providing appropriate feedback
• Negotiating

Research and planning

• Identifying and solving problems
• Imagining alternatives
• Identifying resources
• Gathering information
• Setting goals

Human relations

• Developing rapport
• Providing support for others
• Motivating
• Sharing credit
• Cooperating
• Delegating with respect

Organisation, management and leadership

• Initiating new ideas
• Coordinating tasks
• Managing groups
• Delegating responsibility
• Selling ideas or products
• Decision-making

Work survival

• Being punctual
• Managing time
• Attending to details
• accepting responsibility
• Setting and meeting goals and deadlines
• Organising