1. Task 6A
Teamwork is one of my main transferable skills. When it
comes to teamwork I excel. I have grown up playingfootball
a pastime of mine and that involves teamwork. I have played
for four different teams so far in my lifetime. I have played
for Mount Merrion Youths, Cherry Orchard, Home Farm and
now I play for Mount Merrion Seniors. I have also playedfor
my school, OatlandsCollege and my college IADT.
Throughout my years of playingfootball I have a lot of
examples of how teamwork has won me trophies. It was the
week before the All-Irelandfinal with Cherry Orchard, me
and my teammates were training hard and backing each
other in every aspect of the game, if someone made a
mistake we wouldn’t shout at them we would just say
unlucky or better luck next time. That to me was a great sign
of teamwork. During the All-Ireland final every man gave a
hundred percent and we backed each other throughout the
game and won 3-2. It was an amazing achievementand we
did not give up once. Teamwork really can win you a game.
Teamwork was also very important to me when I worked in
Schuh. We had to rearrange the shop for the Christmas sales.
So we all got together and each person did their part of the
job and we had the shop in perfect conditionby seven o clock
the next morning.

2. Another one of my main transferable skills is physical ability.
To me anything physicalI enjoy. As a kid in primary school I
lived for P.E. I would get up early for school with excitement
for P.E day. I found every sport we done in P.E easy and
enjoyableand my competitive nature would come out a lot. I
enjoy going to the gym to exercise and workout. I try to lift
one better weight then the week before to improve my
strength. I had a job their last year in L’occitane in dundrum.
My role was to get the deliveries each week. That required a
lot of physical ability.I had to push trollies with heavy boxes
in them to the stockroom and then had to carry the boxes up
and downstairs. I really enjoyedthis job because it was active
and I wasn’t just sitting behindthe cash register all day. I am
really into fitness and staying healthy.I train twice a week
with my football team and play a match on the weekend. I go
gym every Sunday for two hours and make sure I work on
every aspect of my body. I try to eat a lot of carbs and stay
away from fats. I do occasionallylike a snack so I leave that to
Sundays.

3. Another one of my main transferable skills is time
management. When it comes to college once I get an
assignment I start on it immediately.I dividemy work up
each week if I have assignments. I never leave anything to
the last minute because that is how mistakes are made.
When it comes to lectures I make sure I am five minutes early
so I can get a good seat near the front. When it comes to
getting up in the morning I set my alarm an hour before I
have to get up so I don’t oversleep and risk lateness. When it
comes to work I make sure I arrive ten minutes before my
shift, this gives me time to get settled and mentally prepare
for work. I then make sure I start work five minutes early.
When it comes to lunch at work, I never leave my
department until I have a replacement. I will then return
from work five minutesearly. I am very good at time
management and hate being late. I hate people who are late
because it keeps me waiting. If I am ever running late it
stresses me out and I get angry.

4. Another one of my transferable skillsis spoken
communication.I would say myself I am not great at spoken
communication.Over my years I have not done many
presentations in front of people.Hopefully though with
college this will change. In my Enterprise Practice module, we
are doing weekly presentationson the book we are reading.
MichaelMurphy gives us the option to speak or just present
it in silent. I have chosen silent most weeks and so have my
classmates. But hopefullyone week I will be able to speak.
This will then improve my communication.I also have to do a
stalls project in February in St Anne’s Park, Clontarf. I will
need to be vocal to attract people to my stalls. This will
hopefullyhelp me improve my spoken communication.
College in general will give me the chance to improve my
communication.I am a shy guy at the start to people I don’t
know or have never seen before, but if you give me a chance
I do come out of myself and you see the through me.
And another one of my transferable skills is flexibility.I am a
very flexible person and can adaptto new surroundingsvery
quickly. I did a PLC last year in BFEI and changed to this
course in IADT and I was able to adapt to the new
surroundings. I have moved footballteams a lot and have
been able to gel and make friends wherever I’ve gone. I have
had four different jobs in the last year and have been able to
adapt to new roles and new managing styles, for example I
went from working on footwear in Schuh to serving

5. customers on the cash register in Sports Direct. Flexibilityis
one of my greatest skills. I never judge a book by its cover. I
can get along with any type of person. I feel every person
deserves a chance to get to know me and vice versa.