Transferable Skills for Any Career Path

Transferable (soft) skills may be used in multiple professions. Pick out 5 adjectives from the list below that describe qualities you already possess. Then choose five you would like to work on and set a SMART goal for each.

These skills are transferable because they are positive attributes that are invaluable in any kind of work.

Applying the Holland Codes to WCC Schools and Programs

Review the information below about majors that are a good match for typical Holland Codes found within each School. Then, based on the Holland Code you selected for yourself earlier in this chapter, what Schools and programs appear to be the best fit for you? Do you agree with the assessment? Are there other careers that match your specific code?

School of Arts and Humanities & Social Sciences

The School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences is a collection of disciplines, from languages and communication to visual and performing arts, which prepares you for creative and expressive professions to those that prepare you to achieve scholarly and professional success through the study of human behaviors and societies.

Typical Holland Codes found in the arts, humanities & communication: AES

ARTISTIC, ENTERPRISING, SOCIAL

• Artistic – People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity
• Enterprising – People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain
• Social – People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train or cure them, or are skilled with words

WCC DEGREES

Typical Holland Codes found in the humanities & social sciences: SIA

SOCIAL, INVESTIGATIVE, ARTISTIC

• Social – People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train or cure them, or are skilled with words
• Investigative – People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems
• Artistic – People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity

 WCC DEGREES

School of Business and Professional Careers

The School of Business & Professional Careers prepares you for successful careers and leadership opportunities in fields ranging from accounting and management to computer information systems and from educational, legal, social work and emergency response roles.

Typical Holland Codes found in business and entrepreneurial fields: ECR

ENTERPRISING, CONVENTIONAL, REALISTIC

• Enterprising – People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain
• Conventional – People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail, or follow through on others’ instructions
• Realistic – People who have athletic ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors

WCC DEGREES

Typical Holland Codes found in fields related to human services, education, and community engagement: SIE

SOCIAL, INVESTIGATIVE, ENTERPRISING

• Social – People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train or cure them, or are skilled with words
• Investigative – People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems
• Enterprising – People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain

WCC DEGREES

School of Health Careers, Technology, and Applied Learning

The School of Health Careers, Technology, and Applied Learning prepares you to deliver quality patient/client care and improve the health of individuals and communities through education and service. The School also prepares you for careers in and culinary arts and hospitality management.

Typical Holland Codes found in fields related to health sciences, physical wellness: SIR

SOCIAL, INVESTIGATIVE, REALISTIC

• Social – People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train or cure them, or are skilled with words
• Investigative – People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems
• Realistic – People who have athletic ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors

WCC DEGREES

Typical Holland Codes found in fields related to culinary arts and hospitality management: SER

SOCIAL, ENTERPRISING, REALISTIC

• Social – People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train or cure them, or are skilled with words
• Enterprising – People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain
• Realistic – People who have athletic ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors

WCC DEGREES

School of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

The School of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering prepares you for in-demand careers that solve problems and drive innovation.

Typical Holland Codes found in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics: IRC

INVESTIGATIVE, REALISTIC, CONVENTIONAL

• Investigative – People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems
• Realistic – People who have athletic ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors
• Conventional – People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail, or follow through on others’ instructions

WCC DEGREES

Which School and major have you committed to? Review the requirements for your major and map out the courses you’ll need to take in each semester until graduation. Are you able to explain your academic plan to someone else? Review that plan with an Academic Counselor to make sure you’re on the right path towards achieving your academic goals.