{"id":4370,"date":"2022-08-03T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alison.com\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2022-08-02T19:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:47:13","slug":"employee-to-employer-transferable-skills-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/employee-to-employer-transferable-skills-for-success","title":{"rendered":"Employee to Employer &#8211; Transferable Skills For Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaving a stable environment to open a business requires faith, time, money, energy, and investment to become successful. But you\u2019ve done the research. You\u2019ve studied the market. Put together a viable business plan and have secured funding. Now the time has come for you to make the leap from being an employee to an employer. Thankfully, there are lessons, skills, and experience you gained as an employee that you will be able to utilize as an employer. Below, we discuss going from employee to employer and the top transferable skills for your success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Employee vs Employer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to understand how you have switched roles and the responsibilities that come with each position. The relationship between an employee and employer is a transactional one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Employee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an employee, you work under a contract to render a service and perform tasks and services for the employer. There are pros to being an employee:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guaranteed income<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set working hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work-life balance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Employer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oversees these tasks and is the entity responsible for paying for these services. They also ensure that the business stays afloat. It has its perks:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full creative freedom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial growth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when you run a business, it\u2019s natural to want to do certain things yourself. But this is not always possible because others have skills you don\u2019t possess, and your focus is on the management of the business, while you entrust them to run the operational side of things. Unless your business is a one-man-army, you need a team to help your business be all you envision it to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Make an Easy Transition From Employee to Employer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, you\u2019ve been working for years and are comfortable as an employee. Life as an employer is different. The last thing you want to do is allow your experience as an employee to dictate how you will run your business and operate as an employer. It\u2019s time to leave the employee mindset and adopt a business owner mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few tips to help you make the transition:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Transition gradually<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transition period will look different if you\u2019re keeping your fulltime job and growing your business on the side. Alternatively, if you decide to go at being an employer full time, you\u2019ll have to plan time and finances fully. Finding this balance is crucial to your success and not burning out before you\u2019re fully into it. Whatever your approach, being fully organised and prepared are key.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Set up a schedule<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an employer, you\u2019re no longer bound by the 8-4 working hours. You\u2019re in charge of your own schedule. With it, comes a lot of freedom that need self-discipline and proper time management to ensure you get everything done. Luckily, as the employer, you can adjust your schedule to what suits you and meets your daily objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Prioritise<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t have a manager or supervisor who assigns you tasks or projects as you would have as an employee. The ball is in your court to decide what needs to be done and when. Decide what\u2019s important, what needs to be done, and the time needed to complete the task. Software tools and to-do lists are handy aids to ensure you are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/productivity-and-success-for-the-business-minded?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-course-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">productive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Shoulder the responsibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/the-elements-of-entrepreneurial-success?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-course-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">success<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or failure of your business falls on you as the owner and employer. This reality can be overwhelming if you aren\u2019t psychologically prepared and aware of the responsibility of the position. When things go right, it\u2019s a pat on the back for you. Equally, when things go wrong, it\u2019s on your shoulders. Therefore, it\u2019s essential to know your skills, strengths and be able to carry the differences that come with moving from employee to employer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Are Transferable Skills?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transferable skills, also known as \u201cportable skills,\u201d are the abilities or expertise you have that can be utilised in any role or occupation. These skills are not limited to the workplace. They can be useful in different spheres of life like at school and in your social life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jobs have certain requirements and a skillset. You have hard skills, which are easy to quantify. There are also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/soft-skills-for-professionals?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-course-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">soft skills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which aren\u2019t as quantifiable but are often more important in certain roles than hard skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Transferable Skills Are Important<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital technology and automation are the driving forces changing the job market and the ever-growing demand for transferable skills. In the past, people stayed with their employer for long stretches or until retirement. That landscape has changed, and people are changing jobs more often and many others, leaving jobs to start their own businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This breeds a need for continuous learning and skills development and knowledge to not only keep up but stay ahead of the game as an employer. Going from employee to business demands this learning and constant refreshing of skills to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Top 7 Skills You Need To Succeed<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/introduction-to-communication-skills-revised?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-course-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creativity and innovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problem-solving<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teamwork and collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical thinking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organisation and time management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/entrepreneurship-leadership-and-employment?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-course-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing your transferable skills is not just important as an employee, but more so as an employer. As an employer, you not only know what yours are, you also know which to look for in your future employees. Skills that would enrich your company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Do I Find My Transferable Skills?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve seen the list of the top critical and transferable skills. But you\u2019re not quite sure if you have any of these nor your strengths and weaker areas for them. Alison has a comprehensive tool that can help you identify your skills and propose free courses on our platform that will develop and enhance these skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/psychometric-test\/wellbeing?utm_source=alison-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog-wpa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4362\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wellbeing-Checkup_Blog_CTA-300x60.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wellbeing-Checkup_Blog_CTA-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wellbeing-Checkup_Blog_CTA.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee or an employer, each role has its pros and cons. They require different skills, but when you\u2019re the employer, there\u2019s an extra level of responsibility that is on you to ensure your success. Set yourself for the win by listening to others, taking advice, appreciating the lessons, and continually working on your transferable skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving a stable environment to open a business requires faith, time, money, energy, and investment to become successful. But you\u2019ve done the research. You\u2019ve studied the market. Put together a viable business plan and have secured funding. Now the time has come for you to make the leap from being an employee to an employer. 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