S1 E8: Transferable Skills Masterclass: Unleashing Your Professional Superpowers

In this episode of We Are Women Unapologetically, Jessica Cumming shares how to identify your transferable skills, reframe your resume, and speak your value with confidence. Includes a free downloadable CORE method guide.

You're Not Starting Over—You're Starting From Experience

Learn how to reframe your brilliance using transferable skills you already have. This episode walks you through the CORE method to own your impact and pivot with clarity.

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Episode Summary:

You’re not underqualified. You’re under-translated.
In this episode, Jessica unpacks how to reclaim your power in a career pivot without reinventing yourself. Whether you're returning to work, shifting industries, or simply ready to be seen for what you actually bring to the table — this one's for you.

You’ll walk away knowing:

• How to reframe “basic” job tasks into strategic value

• What hiring managers really want to hear in your resume

• Why 65% of your skills are already transferable (and how to prove it)

• How to use the CORE method (Communication, Organization, Resilience, Execution)

• The exact shift that makes you sound essential, not just experienced

🔥 Bonus: Includes a free downloadable worksheet to map your own transferable skills using the CORE framework.

​Chapters & Timestamps:

0:00 – Welcome & Why This Episode Matters
Intro to transferable skills and why you’re not starting from scratch.

1:30 – Jessica’s Own Pivot Story
From leading global teams to building a successful coaching business — proof that your past experience does translate.

2:30 – The Real Difference Between Hard & Soft Skills
Soft skills aren’t soft. They’re power skills. And they’re more in demand than ever.

3:50 – The Great Reshuffle & The AI Shift
Why transferable skills matter right now and how to future-proof your value.

5:00 – The CORE Method Overview
Communication. Organization. Resilience. Execution. Your new framework for identifying your transferable superpowers.

6:30 – CORE Deep Dive: Communication
Questions to uncover how you’ve driven impact through communication.

7:30 – CORE Deep Dive: Organization
How you brought order to chaos and why that’s a leadership trait.

8:30 – CORE Deep Dive: Resilience
What tough seasons taught you—and why your emotional endurance is marketable.

9:30 – CORE Deep Dive: Execution
The receipts. What you did, how you did it, and what changed because of you.

10:45 – Resume Reframes: Before & After
Real examples of how to turn basic job tasks into high-impact bullet points.

12:00 – Undervaluing Language to Avoid
Stop saying “I just helped…” and start owning your results.

13:30 – The Impostor Syndrome Trap
How self-doubt shows up in your language—and how to shift it.

14:30 – Corporate Translation Strategy
Turn job listing keywords into storytelling gold.

15:20 – The SOAR Method for Storytelling
Situation. Obstacle. Action. Result. Craft messages that land.

16:20 – Building Your Pivot Pitch
A step-by-step template to confidently explain your shift.

17:45 – Addressing Skill Gaps
You don’t need another degree—you need strategic upskilling.

20:30 – Your 3-Week Reinvention Plan
Week-by-week actions to gain clarity, confidence, and career momentum.

26:00 – Final Thoughts
Your experiences aren’t just history. They’re fuel for where you’re going.

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