It is impossible to make a list of all the knowledge you have acquired, skills you have learned, and abilities you have mastered as a liberal arts student. Clearly your ability to research, write, and discuss important topics and issues in your field has been greatly enhanced throughout your college experience.

You have read about, thought about, and discussed at length important issues concerning today's world. This is what a liberal arts education is all about-being well-versed in multiple subject matters and having the ability to become competent in a wide variety of jobs.

Having a broad range of skills and experiences, not just training in one specific skill, places you at an advantage as a liberal arts student.

What specific skills have you learned that may be marketable to potential employers? Only you know the answer to this question. However, this section details some examples of skills most liberal arts students have acquired through their college experience, both inside and outside the classroom. These five transferable skills, although chosen because of their broad appeal and relevance to a large number of liberal arts graduates, are only a beginning.

Transferable skills are abilities that can be applied to many different job situations and transferred from your collegiate experience to your work experience. Although liberal arts students will have the tools necessary to acquire transferable skills, there is no "recipe" for how to gain them. Everyone has different experiences and ways in which he or she learns and obtains these skills. Think about how your experiences plug into these skills and how you can use them to market yourself through resumes, cover letters, and interviews.

Source: Indiana University (www.indiana.edu/~career/students/apply/selling_liberal_arts.pdf)