Work-related skills are those skills inherent to your industry. For example, if you are a loan officer, you have specific financial and credit analysis skills. Your transferable skills are those skills, such as communication, organization, leadership, team building and negotiating, which transfer into any industry. Demonstrating your skills in a meaningful, value-added way is essential. Show your ability to enhance an organization's bottom line by citing specific examples of accomplishments which evidence the skills you claim to possess.
Companies hire problem-solvers who add value to the bottom line.
You must be able to clearly articulate how you add value to an organization. Analyze Your Preferences, Values and Goals To properly evaluate a potential work opportunity, you must look beyond your skills and accomplishments to your values, style, natural preferences in terms of a work environment, and goals. Once you come to an understanding of where you fit in the market, you are then, and only then, ready to explore where you fit in terms of possible target markets. Just as you conducted research to analyze who you are, you must now begin to conduct market research to discover, where you fit, realistically. There are several ways to begin pursuing your target markets.