| College students and new graduates often feel they | | | | an engineering plan? Were these published or put into |
| have nothing or very little to include on a new | | | | use in the "real world"? Use as much of your |
| post-graduate resume. College students paid | | | | educational experience to your advantage. You can |
| employment, volunteer experience or academic | | | | also include a summary of coursework, which often |
| reserach is often seemingly unrelated to their career | | | | demonstrates transferable skills that are used in the |
| goals, and aside from that, the only information left to | | | | educational setting and in the world of business. |
| include is education. If this is your way of thinking - think | | | | Employment History |
| again! | | | | Many college students have a work history unrelated |
| Transferable Skills | | | | to their targeted field. If this is true for you, take heart. |
| One method of approaching a college student or new | | | | You can include many transferable skills on your |
| graduate resume is to focus on transferable skills. | | | | college or new graduate resume. At the most basic, |
| These skills are applicable to different situations. The | | | | you likely gained professional skills such as |
| ability to communicate well, for example, is a skill that is | | | | dependability, working with others, collaborating on |
| useful in any industry or position. Other transferable | | | | projects, communicating with clients or customers, and |
| skills may include the ability to work well with numbers, | | | | much more. Your work history may not be as |
| sales skills, or an ability to solve problems by looking at | | | | unrelated as it seems at first glance. |
| the big picture. These are only a few examples. | | | | Additional Information |
| How do you list transferable skills? There are a | | | | Any volunteer work or memberships can also |
| number of ways to include transferable skills in your | | | | translate well into meaningful transferable skills. Just as |
| resume, job application, and cover letter. The following | | | | your employment history helps you learn transferable |
| are some tips for various sections of the resume. | | | | skills, so too does volunteer work. It also demonstrates |
| The Summary or Profile | | | | a commitment to helping others. If you've fulfilled any |
| Objective statements are out and professional profiles | | | | roles in a professional organization, this too can show |
| are in. Open with a brief introductory paragraph | | | | transferable (and sometimes directly related) skills. |
| describing your most worthy and transferable skills and | | | | When you take the time to thoroughly review your |
| assets. Briefly list transferable skills here, or present | | | | experience, education, and other related activities, you |
| them in a keyword summary list. This is exactly as it | | | | will discover a number of transferable skills. Use these |
| sounds: a list of keywords. Use those that show your | | | | to your advantage! |
| transferable skills. | | | | Your resume, college application, job application, or |
| Education | | | | cover letter will be much stronger for it. Who knows - |
| Depending on your college major, you likely had to | | | | a little thought and diligence in preparing a well |
| write papers, complete projects, or conduct exhaustive | | | | prepared resume may just end up landing you that |
| research. What were the outcomes of these? Did you | | | | dream job. |
| conduct a comprehensive study on a subject? Design | | | | |