...why they are called transferable skills. Why are transferable skills so important? It is important to...assume your technical skills define you and that the other not-so-technical skills you’ve built over time...want to examine not just technical skills, but also transferable skills, before offering someone their dream...the technical skills certainly matters in the job market, it is the transferable skills that create a ...and communication skills quite a bit. Grab a piece of paper and list all the skills that your current ...short list of transferrable skills here and consider which of these skills you’ve used in your own work...   What is a transferable skill? Time management. I needed it when balancing a handful of demanding courses...

... to develop negotiation skills You can easily work on this transferable skill without any formal training... your skills. This practice will make negotiating feel more natural. Creative negotiation skills will ...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene, we've set out to fill this gap by ...highlighting that researchers learn many transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: Negotiation. As a grad student, I thought...how can you approach improving this transferable skill? Negotiation as a zero sum game Some people think...approached it as a creative problem-solving exercise? Asking questions like the below can help you understand...

...Transferable Skills Guide: Problem-Solving Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we're helping to fill this gap by both...helping researchers recognize their MANY transferable skills learned while working in the lab and offering advice...re highlighting an oft-underlooked transferable skill: creativity. I’ve heard quite a few scientists state...clear that creativity is absolutely a transferable skill developed during PhD training. Creativity is required...projects and test novel approaches, a necessary skill set for any scientist. In this blog, we’ll delve...hope these tips help you to see that the creative skills you have developed in the lab can be applied anywhere...

...necessarily want a lot of redundant skills - you just want the necessary skills. You might find that your next...ideas, skills, and time to the cause ever since. Unlike the previous two team types, the skills are not...Transferable Skills Guide Management for Scientists: Managing v Leading Gain Management Skills Volunteering...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we've set out to fill this gap by both...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice... an Addgene vet familiar with the expertise and skills of many of my colleagues, I can also orchestrate...Process Team is a group of people with distinct skills who fulfill a long-term function. When a select...

...inclination for this skill that you could strengthen. The right set of transferable skills, coupled with your...Management for ScientistsTransferable Skills Guide: LeadershipTransferable Skills Guide: Teamwork  ...I first realized I might have some minor skills in conflict resolution after college, when I discovered...time. Like many of the posts in our Transferable Skills series, this post is not meant to be a comprehensive...that can provide details and vocabulary for this skill. What this post may do is help you realize whether...your technical skills, can open new career opportunities for you, if you can identify them in yourself... conflict can be spun into “good” conflict is a skill in and of itself. Conflict can also be categorized...

...description, but this skill is not just about reacting to technical issues. This skill also comes into play...problem solving skills” and look at how scientists can develop and highlight these valuable skills. Hopefully...different skills to you, you are not wrong. Problem-solving overlaps heavily with other skills such as ...for developing a skill but also for being able to recognize it as a part of your skill set later on. If...knowing that this skillset is a part of your toolkit is important. Paired with your other skills, both technical...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene, we've set out to fill this gap by ...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...

...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we've set out to fill this gap by both...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: Time Mangement for Scientists. Back when... cell culture, I would often respond to friends asking me to dinner saying something like, “I’ll be there...Obviously I didn’t have the best time management skills, but I’ve learned a lot since my days as an undergrad...time between lab work and practicing my SciComm skills and I had to coordinate with other people for a...

...because you are not (yet) asking for a job or a big favor - you are generally asking for some advice and guidance...Other Posts in the Transferable Skills Guide Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training Resources...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we've set out to fill this gap by both...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: Collaborating with others outside your organization... in the aforementioned survey as one of the the skills favored by research-intensive careers. External... to be seen as a huge asset! As is true for any skill, there is a learning curve for collaborating and...

...learned this skill in its most difficult form, which makes it the perfect transferable skill. Almost every...Addgene blog Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution...scientist and an incredibly useful transferable skill. Being able to stand up in front of an audience ...to breathe!)   Public speaking as a transferable skill The worst thing about doing public speaking as a...a scientist is that you will have to learn this skill in its most difficult form. You’re presenting complex...present at lab meetings, you’ve developed a valuable skill set that will be useful in nearly any other job ...Resolution Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity...

...management skills during your scientific training. I never thought about management skills before being...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we've set out to fill this gap by both...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: managing a team. You’ve just been promoted...being managed! The good news is that management skills can be taught, but it will take time so be patient...manage” is: To handle or direct with a degree of skill, To work upon or try to alter for a purpose and...different from what motivates you!), know their unique skills and strengths (you will likely have reports with...

...lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we've set out to fill this gap by both...highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice...gone, and try sending them a professional email asking for information, but not a job! This is good etiquette...establish a connection with that person before ever asking them for work. Addgene’s very own Joanne Kamens...

...and Management skills”. The NPA states that Postdoctoral scholars should have the skills and techniques...career options, gaining transferable skills such as leadership skills can only assist you and make you more...contributed by guest blogger Juliet Moncaster Leadership skills are amongst the professional abilities we often...institutional, regional, and national levels. These skills will also help the person mentor others more successfully...occasional workshops on leadership and management skills but a longer term and more substantial experience... and even after 5 years, was still improving my skills. My involvement with the NPA began gradually. I...distance improved my verbal and written communication skills. Volunteering on these committees was real work...

...nonacademic direction, there are many “transferable” skills you have developed in addition to learning how ...Look for opportunities to practice transferable skills in ways that will also enhance your science training...things you can do to develop those transferable skills while you are also learning to be an excellent ...Initiative and professional experience are prized skills. Supervise undergrads or less experienced grads...department, create them and show your leadership skills too. Teach classes Go to workshops and conferences...to, go to ESL classes Practice your presentation skills (as much as you can), form a peer mentoring group...published a career development framework for career skills. Download a summary PDF here or try out the online...

...friends or colleagues that have the training or skills you want to learn. Mentors can be senior to you...workplace is able to: Help you identify specific skills you need for your current position Understand your... works elsewhere is able to: Help identify the skills you will need to make a change Provide perspective...is also a great place to practice your mentoring skills. Online mentoring can work if both parties are ...to organize a successful peer mentoring circle. Asking someone to be your mentor Mentoring is a “loaded...like a big responsibility or commitment. Start by asking them to have coffee. This is much less threatening...change for the good or resulted in a leap in your skills. If a first meeting goes well, you can say, “This...

...creating shared experimental protocols. Clarify: Asking for clarification during a meeting can help get...the meeting might also have the same question and asking can help the team identify possible points of confusion...cross team communication, that’s an important soft skill to carry into the next phase of your career.  Happy...the Addgene blog Read about other transferable skills Find all of our science career related blog posts...

... a great opportunity because I got to expand my skills and network with other technicians/company representatives...

...time and wait for it to be over to work on career skills development. Back in March, we posted these 25 ...great video presentation is going to be a useful skill for the foreseeable future and is a great way to...quickly, efficiently and effectively is a valuable skill. There are many different kinds of grants that you...

...our driver regaled us with tales of back country skiing, fly fishing, and local grizzly bear attacks. He...our baffled flight attendant called them, "long, skinny things") and generally exuding a very-tired-but-very-excited...