Exercises collected as is in the TRACK manual (Training ...



Used by permission. Exercises collected as is in the TRACK manual (Training and Raising Awareness in Career Knowledge). Dunkel, Wofford, & Bray. Copyright: 1989. Second Edition. UF Division of Housing.

Exercises to complete for “Developing a 4+ Year Action Plan”

Appendix B

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND TRAITS

During your time spent as a student employed at UF or a student employed in the community, you will be exposed to training, in-service, and day-to-day experiences. These experiences will enable you to acquire new skills and refine skills you previously acquired. These skills acquired from your positions may be translated or transferred into the career you have selected. This exercise will enable you to identify key skills and traits applicable from your positions to your career. Those identified skills and traits may then be transferred to resumes, interviews, or daily practice in a new position. First review Sidney Fine’s Definition of Skills and then complete the exercise.

SIDNEY A. FINE’S DEFINITION OF SKILLS*

Adaptive Functional Specific/Work Content

Self-Management Instrumental or Transferable Particular Job Conditions

Skills Vocabulary & Artifacts

Adaptive Skills: Related to environments, and particularly to the requirements or demands for conformity and continuity vs. risk and discretion and change.

Examples: management of oneself, in relation to: authority, space and time direction, self-pacing,

punctuality, dress, care of property, impulse control

Functional Skills: Acquired either as natural born talent, refined by experience or education, or by specific educational, vocational or a-vocational special training. Related to People, Data, & Things, in transferable fashion (from one field, profession, occupation or job to another).

Examples: trending and operating machines; comparing, compiling or analyzing data; exchanging

information with, or consulting; supervising people.

Specific/Work Content: Acquired by private reading, apprenticeship, technical training institute, school, or (often) on the job. Related to performing a job in a particular field, profession, or occupation, according to the specifications and conditions of a particular employer.

Examples: detailed knowledge of the various parts of a car; knowing the names of all the muscles in the

human body; understanding the psychology of human motivation.

*As adapted by the National Career Development Project

SELF-ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

Review the following list of adaptive, functional, and work/content skills. Check those skills you have used in your positions.

Physical Communication

__athletic ability __reading

__motor coordination __clerical skills

__competitiveness __lecturing

__perseverance __public speaking

__endurance __briefing

__scheduling

Programming __debating

__financial planning __informing

__project designing and programming __spelling

__arranging social events __arbitrating and mediating

__hosting __influencing and persuading

__organizing conferences __proof reading

__creative publicity __summarizing

__energetic __speech-writing and delivery

__enterprising __interviewing

__resourceful __foreign language

__productive __tact

__educational __articulation

__ability to achieve substantial results __translating

with limited funds __editing

__explaining concepts

Creative __listening intently & accurately

__performing __critiquing

__musical ability __telephoning

__showmanship __negotiating

__composing __business correspondence

__landscaping __writing, creative/humorous

__drawing

__creative visual displays Mathematical & Scientific

__interior decorating __sophisticated math abilities

__photographing __follow detailed instructions

__illustrating __administer budget

__culinary talent __rapid manipulation of numbers

__imaginative __tolerance for repetition

__inventing

Logic __laboratory skills

__decision-making __accounting

__applying others’ work __accuracy

__trouble shooting

__problem-solving Leadership

__coordinating details & administrative tasks __adapt to conflict management

__understanding legal concepts __supervising

__rational thinking __chairing meetings

__perceiving & defining cause/effect relationships __policy making

__thinking quickly and clearly __leadership

__forecasting __motivating others

__diagnosing __coaching

__problem identification __delegating responsibility

Self-Management __self-confidence

__works well under stress __promoting, planning &

__self-directing implementing change

__organizing time __implementing decisions

__prioritizing tasks __team building

__self-disciplined __organizing

__modeling __group facilitating

__traveling __teaching

__follow through __managing people/programs

__systematic goal setting __directing

__risk taking __businesslike

__adapting to new environments __self-motivated

__assertive

__ambitious Researching & Data Collecting

__dependable __observing

__easy-going nature __technical reading & interpretation

__calm __scientific writing

__realistic __testing

__mature __investigation

__able to handle wide variety of tasks __analyzing quantitative data

simultaneously __organizing data

__ability to move into new environments __retrieving data

on one’s own __adapt at precision work

__developing a budget

Interpersonal Relationships __keen memory for detail

__facilitating personal growth __researching data

__conveying enthusiasm __classifying/organizing data

__recognizing and using other’s skills __information processing

__making and efficient use of contacts __scientific investigating

__poise and public appearance __record keeping

__personable __information gathering

__directing creative talent

__inspiring trust/trustworthy

__developing rapport

__recruiting talent

__counseling

__sensitive to others

__crisis intervention

__genuine

__positive mental attitude

__helping and serving others

__training

__fosters a stimulating learning environment

__perceiving the needs of others

__warmth

__advising

__liaison skills

__conveying understanding and patience

Review the skills you have checked. Identify the twenty-five most applicable to your current position and record below.

1) 14)

2) 15)

3) 16)

4) 17)

5) 18)

6) 19)

7) 20)

8) 21)

9) 22)

10) 23)

11) 24)

12) 25)

13)

Again, review Sidney A. Fine’s Definition of Skills and then identify whether each of your twenty-five skills are adaptive, functional, specific/work content. List each of these skills under the appropriate column below.

Adaptive Functional Specific/Work Content

Your twenty-five skills will be most valuable to you as you compose your resume and prepare for interviews. Review this list on an annual basis and make revisions as you remain in your staff position or change positions.

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