Mar 17, 2021 - 04:16 PM
The most important transferable skills right now include soft skills like communication, management, writing, professionalism, safety consciousness and leadership, as well as hard skills like training, driving, design, data management and computer skills, according to LiveCareer's research. Ultimately, the skills you include in your resume and cover letter should be based on the industry you're breaking into.
Soft skills are a wide set of capabilities that usually involve working with other people. They are highly transferable between industries. Hard skills, in contrast, are more concrete and measurable. While less transferable, they can give you a major advantage over the competition when they translate to other industries.
LiveCareer analyzed 3,500 job ads across 70 different jobs and 18 occupations to learn which skills employers are seeking. The top skills, which were mentioned at the beginning of this answer, offer a starting point for considering the skills that can help you land a job in a different industry.
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