This is a short list of transferable skills that I hope to portray to employers in the future during my job search.
Representing Others
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has a delicate image to keep up and during my internship I was able to portray the image of quality and professionalism that my clients expected of me. I represented Dr. Vaughn and the Sports Medicine Program for Young Athletes, when I arranged and conducted meetings with local businesses.
Initiating New Ideas
During my internship I was head of promoting the new Sports Medicine Program. During my time I analyzed more developed sports medicine programs and developed and initiated new ideas in promoting the program, also created new promotional items to give away at events.
Teaching
During my internship at Phoenix Children’s I had the opportunity to present a case study to a Marketing class at Thunderbird High School where I lead a discussion and taught students about my own experience and listened to their ideas.
Setting and Meeting Deadlines
At Phoenix Children’s promoting Doctors and medical programs can sometimes be challenging because of their workload and limited availability. However, I was consistent in meeting my deadlines for events and meetings even when I received little notice in advance.
Identifying Problems
One of the major reasons why I was brought on to the team at Phoenix Children’s was to conduct research and find problems in the Marketing process. A new perspective, fresh from school, I was able to identify certain issues and successfully report those to my superiors.
Editing
My editing background starts back in college during my studies in Creative Writing. There are many theories in grammar that I use on a day to day basis but also realizing and implementing theories such as tone, voice and audience.
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Hi Matt, this is Kris. Nice blog. I think you have some really good transferable skills that employers like. They all show that you are responsible and care for the organization that you interned at. It looks like you take ownership of your work and don't pawn it off on other people. I know that is the type of people that employers look for. The one that is a major plus is your editing skills from Creative Writing. That is one of the skills that not a lot of people actually have and those type of people are good to have around the office to refer to before letters, articles, and even emails hit the press. I like looking at people's transferable skills because I am always at a loss when I try to think of them when trying to relate them into my work career. Looking at yours gives me a good stepping stone to realizing my transferable skills.
ReplyDeleteHi Matt,
ReplyDeleteGreat job with your list of transferable skills. It sounds like you really know how to highlight your strengths.
--Jessica
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ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with this assignment. I wasn't really sure where to go with it, so I created a more detailed resume. I like that you took a different approach!
Hey Matt, great job on the transferrable skills list. I like that you explained your skills and how they relate to your internship. I also think you put your skills in an appropriate order. I think representing people and initiating new ideas are two very important marketable skills. It looks like you've done a lot for your internship. I think it's really cool that you got to present a case study to a high school. What was the case study about? What issues did you find in the marketing process?
ReplyDeleteHello, I'm glad that you picked something different for employers to look at. It's definitely very important that you know how to represent the particular company that you are working for. I bet you had a lot of fun being able to teach a high school class. It's good that you had the experience of meeting deadlines even when things became difficult. That's cool that you get to use the theories from your creative writing class. I hope the rest of the semester goes good for you.
ReplyDeleteJessica Fuller