What are Transferable Skills: They are general skills and abilities employers look for in potential employees. In the current job market, it is very important that your identify your transferable skills so that you are not limited to one and only one industry. If you want to be marketable, in this challenging employment climate, versatility and not rigidity is the name of the game.
Here is a list of Transferable Skills to help:

1. Problem Solver
2. Decision-making
3. Planing
4. Teamwork or Team Player
5. Strong Communication Skills (written and oral communication)
6. Leadership Skills
7. Ability to Prioritize
8. Organizational Skills
9. Time Management
10. Organizational Savvy
11. Presentation Skills
12. …read more

“So, you’ve been laid off?” An interviewer asked this question of one of my readers. You might think, harmless question. Lots of people have been laid off in this economy. The problem is that this reader was not laid off. They were fired. So how do you suppose this reader should answer the question? Do you think she should correct the interviewer? Or should she just go along? Maybe you think it isn’t relevant. She is without a job and interviewer assumes she has been laid off, what’s the big deal?
Ok, I’ll agree with you for a moment. Long enough …read more

Word of a new internet service has been spreading the last week.  It’s about NotchUp, a company that pays job candidates hundreds of dollars for an interview.
That’s right – you don’t have the job yet, and you’re already getting paid.  More about it from the official website:
The FAQ also answers some important questions such as:

Why would a company ever pay to interview someone?
What prevents fraud or gaming the system?
What makes NotchUp better than traditional methods?

Among their features is an interview fee calculator that helps you compute your fee based on your industry, years of working experience, educational attainment, current position …read more