Maine State Library Leveraging Crossover Skills

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Maine State LibraryLeveraging Crossover Skills
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What are Transferable Skills?

• Transfer from one job to another
• Number of them
• Mention them at the right time in the right place
  
• Examples
• Analyze data
• Delegation
• Implement Change

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Informational Interview

• Call for an appointment
• Dont ask for too much time
• Ask them for resources

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How do you intend to Brand yourself?

• What transferable skills are you going to focus
  on?
• What is the employer looking for?
• Like a Promise

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1 Transferable Skill

• Managing Change
• Recognize what isnt working
• Willingness to modify and adapt
• Motivate others
• Think outside the box
• How adaptable are you?

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Communication

• Effective Speaking
• Effective writing
• Persuading
• Reporting

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Intellectual

• Intellectual Skills
• Gathering Information
• Identifying patterns, Problems, and Causes
• Analyzing data
• Defining needs

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Interpersonal

• Interpersonal Skills
• Team building
• Selling
• Leading
• Problem solving
• Training/Mentoring

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Organizational Skills

• Resolving conflicts
• Managing resources
• Budgeting
• Coordinating work

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Leading

• Ability to motivate a group of people toward a
  common goal
• Leadership traits
• Organization
• Problem-solving
• Innovation

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Team Building

• Team development
• Build consensus
• Develop cooperation
• Promote collaboration
• Produce results
• Goals
• Meet
• Exceed

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Sell Results Instead of Skills

• Recruiters look for results
• Focus on benefits of your skills
• Provide specific achievements