#transferable skills

[tgirl-tamag0tchi]

I got good at eyeliner purely out of spite for my older sister saying I was bad at it.

I figured out if I treated it like drawing instead of some completely new skill… it got easier for me.

[edelweiss-buttons]

using a d4 like a magic the gathering counter die to keep track of what row I’m at in my (4 row repeat) knitting stitch pattern. hashtag transferable skills

[pixiesnooze]

no angst this week either. LETS GO FOR ANOTHER ONE

[decaflondonfog]

transferable skills

jerejean / 11k / rated E

[post canon idiots to lovers ft. jean moreau’s self actualisation journey via various hobbies and jeremy knox’s yummy combo of hand + competency kink]

It’s the way Jean watches his own hands as he guides the thread through the paper, pulling the gathering tight to the spine. It’s the way Jean bends, strong and handsome, over a tiny embroidery hoop to get the details exactly right. Jeremy Knox is supposed to be spending his senior year worrying about what comes next. Instead, he’s mesmerized as he watches each stitch come to life and finds, there in between the threads, something completely unexpected.

i’m a wee bit late to the @aftgthenandnow reveals party 🥲 but the jerejean with the neat wordcount, all the craft hobbies, the unnecessarily sad jeremy backstory, and the hand kink (everything-about-jean-moreau kink? you decide) was indeed mine!! 🧡 written for @alcego’s incredible prompt, with lots of help from @fluxweeed, to whom i owe at least eleven thousand baked goods!

read here on ao3

[mbti-notes]

Anon wrote: INFJ, 27. Hi. I am a translator and I’m tired of the work I do. Admittedly, the fact that I work for an agency whose values and principles are not perfectly aligned with mine and occasionally has me do work that I’m not proud of might have contributed to this frustration. But I had the chance to do a traineeship abroad for a couple of months, and my feelings didn’t change. I also met many exceptional people from various backgrounds, with greater skills and experience than I, which brought into question what I thought were my unique assets and talents.

More background info: I majored in translation after dropping out of an economics course, which I absolutely hated at the time, convinced it was the right choice. I don’t want to go back to economics, but I also feel regretful of the choice I made. I didn’t know enough to have a realistic picture of the field.

I feel like my hands are tied now, because there are not many other job prospects or career ventures I can undertake with this specific major. This may be a cumulative issue of: facing my own limitations/hitting some kind of plateau, not feeling like a good professional and as if my best is not and will never be enough, the low pay, the fact that this is a job that involves a high degree of uncertainty all the time, coupled with tight deadlines, and I don’t feel able to cope with all of it.

I do cope with it, but it’s chipping away at something inside. I have had problems with passion and motivation and have felt very lost, particularly when it comes to career and what I can contribute in general. I’m considering whether I should try studying something else again, or specialise in a specific area, or somehow venture into a different field. The prospect of starting over does scare me a little, since I’m not in my early 20s anymore.

I understand any job has their own uncertainties, but maybe not to the same extent. I have realized I don’t know myself well at all, so I’ve considered doing aptitude tests even – I think I’ve completely lost touch with what I can offer to the world. I was hoping you could give me some perspective and clarity, maybe some key points to reflect on for a future decision and help me see if there’s any unrealistic beliefs I’m holding onto. Thank you.

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Questions for reflection:

1) What does it mean to "start over"? Are you saying that in the years you've been working, you have not learned anything which could be utilized in another job/career? I suppose if you're nothing but an empty shell of a person faking your way through life, then it would be reasonable to fear starting over, because you'd finally have to face down your own vacuousness. If that's not the case, then your thinking is extreme and won't lead you to make rational evaluations. Perhaps what you need is a career counselor to guide you. They could help you organize your thoughts and weigh your options. They could take you through aptitude assessments to pinpoint your assets and identify potential for development. They could help you conceptualize your soft skills and transferable skills and how they may be applied to future endeavors.

2) What do you believe you should be? Are you saying that you're worthless unless you can be "the best", live up to some "perfect ideal", or achieve "greatness" in whatever form you imagine? Do you define people as "good"/"worthy" only through how skilled, competent, or successful they are in their career? Do you believe that the main source of meaning in life is derived through paid work? Whatever standards you use to evaluate your worth, ensure that you have chosen them wisely, otherwise, you'll keep suffering self-esteem problems (unhealthy Fe).

3) What do you imagine your life should look like? Are you saying that there's only one right way to live life and you're doomed as soon as you've deviated from that path? If this is what you believe, then you've trapped yourself within your own naive and rigid thinking. Life is full of uncertainty and ambiguity. You could choose the negative interpretation and descend into fear or pessimism. Or you could choose the positive interpretation and embrace the freedom to explore new possibilities. Your perception of yourself and your life is fully within your control. Until you realize this, you'll keep trapping yourself in limiting ideas and false beliefs (unhealthy Ni).

[savagechickens]

Leadership Skills.

And more leadership.

[miss-biophys]

A week ago I started reading Storytelling with data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic. It’s a really good read but it’s focused on bussiness and visualization of much more simple data sets than there usually are in science. 

Today, I was surprised how much it helped when preparing the design of a scientific poster! Some parts needed to get more contrast to stand out. Some graphs were necessarily complicated. Some parts needed to get dimmer not to compete for attention with the actual interesting stuff. The headlines shall be already short stories and not only descriptive like “Results” or “Conclusions”... 

Really recommend the book not only for bussiness but also academic presentations! Let’s build the skills to “Create our own miracle”, exactly as the mug says.

[atm-qutayba]

Transferable Skills for Tertiary Level Education

Transferable Skills for Tertiary Level Education

Introduction Transferable skills are the sets of personal qualities and skills of students which are developed at the University. As the job market is competitive, so a student needs to identify and develop his skills for the future workplace. Several skills are needed to be successful both at the university and workplace. At the university, a student has to be self-motivated, hardworking, and…

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