But the traditional model of the civil service is to prize transferable skills rather than specific expertise.
Yes, he worked in another agency in state government, but he was certain that his skills were readily transferable from one area of expertise to another.
The expertise is not always transferable; the skills are not fungible.
At each stage, and linked to this structure, we envisage various activities that will impart important, transferable skills, graded according to the level of expertise and seniority required (see text box).
And the expertise managing, say, the Venezuelan operation becomes transferable to turning around an operation elsewhere".
The issue was not the lack of transferable skills, but my ability to translate them into the expertise and experiences which are valued and understood by employers outside the armed forces.
The challenges are no less for individuals pursuing careers away from the bench, where employers may place a greater emphasis on an applicant's "transferable" skills such as leadership, management, and communication than on their scientific and technical expertise.
A recruiter might be looking into old resumes trying to find someone with expertise using Marketo, though if they have expertise using Hubspot those skills might be easily transferable and make those candidates also valuable, Goodman said.
The first thing you've really got to do is identify all the expertise and skills you have developed up till now, especially those which are generic or transferable to your area of interest.
"The U.K.'s deep-rooted expertise puts it at a considerable advantage to harness the renewables market because it has the infrastructure, transferable skills, research and development and all-important know-how," Ms. McCorkindale said.
