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Transferable skills mapping worksheet

This is for anyone whose experience is real but whose job titles point somewhere else. It takes about 45 minutes in three parts: tick the skills you actually use, write short evidence stories for the strongest ones, then lay them next to the requirements of a role you want. Your entries are saved only in this browser, and the page prints cleanly.

Part 1. Tick the skills you have used in past work

Tick a skill only if you can name a time you did it. Leave it blank if you only think you could.

Part 2. Three evidence stories

Pick your three strongest ticked skills. For each, write what happened in plain words. Include only what is true and what you can explain if asked. If you do not know a number, describe the result without one.

Part 3. Map to a real job posting

Open one posting for a role you would genuinely apply for. Copy up to five requirements below, in the posting's own words, and mark how well your evidence matches each.

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How to use the results

Strong matches belong near the top of your resume and in your interview answers, each backed by one of your stories. Partial matches usually need better wording: describe what you did in the language of the target role, without claiming experience you do not have. Gaps are information, not verdicts. Compare how many requirements are central and how many are nice to have, and check a few more postings, because one posting is a small sample.

Why this order

Ticking first stops you from writing about skills you only hope you have. Stories come second because employers tend to be persuaded by specific examples more than by lists of traits. Mapping to a real posting comes last, because the target decides which of your skills matter. Doing it in this order also keeps the page honest: every claim on your resume should trace back to something you wrote in Part 2.

Limits

This worksheet organizes your own thinking. It cannot tell you how an employer will judge your background, whether a field is hiring, or what a role pays. Licensed or regulated occupations may require specific credentials no matter how strong your skills are, so check the requirements with the relevant licensing body. It is general information, not individual career advice.

Where this comes from

The skill groups follow the way public career resources describe skills that move between jobs, such as the Department of Labor's O*NET database, which lists skills and work activities shared across many occupations, and the way university career services teach evidence-based resume bullets with a situation, an action and a result. The three-part structure and the posting match table are our own design for this page.

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