"Pay attention to not only what you think your job is now, or what you think you are only trained to do, but what skills got you there."
My goodness, this was my rallying cry to my students back in the day. The frustrating thing now is that every time I list and describe my transferable skills in job applications, cover letters, interviews, etc., the answer I get (when I'm lucky enough to actually get an answer) is "Thanks, but no thanks. We're looking for someone who's done the actual job and only that job."
"Pay attention to not only what you think your job is now, or what you think you are only trained to do, but what skills got you there."
My goodness, this was my rallying cry to my students back in the day. The frustrating thing now is that every time I list and describe my transferable skills in job applications, cover letters, interviews, etc., the answer I get (when I'm lucky enough to actually get an answer) is "Thanks, but no thanks. We're looking for someone who's done the actual job and only that job."