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help the player communicate with patients, coordinate a healthy
eating campaign, or be a great sports nutrition coach?

You have a lot more skills
than you think. You didn't
just get skills from your
classes or from a part-time
job, but from participating
in after-school clubs and
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activities, playing sports
and being on a team, vol-
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unteering at a local church or helping out in disaster relief.
Check out ways your transferable skills can help grow your career:

Using Transferable Skills
You speak Spanish at home, making you a good resource for
the staff at work.

As club treasurer you managed the finances with Excel. You
know how to read a spreadsheet on department expenses.
Your marathon training experience could help you relate to
clients in a sports nutrition and wellness center.
Another person took her skills as a registered dietitian and
moved into a position in diabetic equipment sales

Your experience tutoring kids in math may help you give a
presentation to kids on healthy snack choices.
Your experience as a team leader in a fast-food job can give
you the ability to manage a group project.

Your skills are marketable and valuable. Employers are looking for
people with the right skills and knowledge to do the job, both techni-
cal and soft skills. You need to know what skills you have and how
you can use them to advance your career.

24 Part 1- Identify Your Skills