Please check out this fantastic article by the WorkSMART Blog Trainers Warehouse Team with our president, Matt Warzel, as a contributor – Icebreakers to Start a Soft-Skills Session http://blog.trainerswarehouse.com/icebreakers-to-start-a-soft-skills-session
I believe transferable skills are a great way to fill in some of the content required for an early career jobseeker. Especially when most of their content deals with education, experiential learning/undergraduate roles/internships, and affiliations/memberships. It’s always a good idea to flesh soft skills into your summary. The summary and only the summary. Nowhere else should soft skills be utilized on the resume. Do not use personal pronouns either (note: you can use soft skills
First and foremost, you will need a new resume that is packed with qualifications proving you as a competitive candidate. Think of a layout including a summary, key skills/buzzwords, key contributions, experience section, education/certifications, and affiliation/volunteerism. Make sure that the experience section demonstrates your value in terms of bottom-line. Show the hiring manager you care about their company’s money. If you need to, use transferable skills! What are transferable skills and how important are they