Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills

  • Submitted By: rwilson1
  • Date Submitted: 03/06/2009 4:38 AM
  • Category: English
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College students generally separate their lives into sections, assuming the things they do at home, school, or even during extracurricular activities are unrelated. This mindset not only prevents students from fully understanding their transferable skills, but also how they can use these skills throughout all aspects of their lives. The things students learn during these various life endeavors eventually will be the foundation from which they build their careers. What most students fail to realize is that the skills they master now ultimately, will be the skills use in their future professions.
Almost every student in college discovers that the only way to get tasks done efficiently is by managing their time wisely. Transitioning from high school to college, student often have less time in class to complete assignments, and have to work on assignments during their personal time outside of the classroom. To prevent themselves from falling behind a good approach to take is to create a schedule that work best for their individual needs. Yes, there are general concepts that accompany any system of time management, such as completing important task first, but by creating a schedule that works best for their personal needs it become easier to make the most out of their time.
In the working world employers are looking for people who not only can get the job done, but also for a people who can excel in their line of work. It would be nearly impossible for an employee to get things accomplished and even more difficult to advance themselves in their work field if they could not manage their time wisely. When faced with deadlines and projects knowing precisely how much time should be invested in each duty in the end will determine how much you get accomplished. While, at most jobs it appears that employees work individually, collectively each individual job somehow contributes to the greater good of the company. Few people recognize that productively managing...

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