Employers not only look for job-specific skills or knowledge learned through education, hands-on experience, or training (eg. bench work or accounting), they are also expecting applicants to have knowledge and/or skills that are transferable across job positions, employers and industries.

The University of Guelph has identified the following transferable knowledge, skills and attitudes [1] that are in demand in today's ever changing workplace. Although not an exhaustive list, the knowledge, skills and attitudes defined are mentioned frequently across sources researched.