Hot Tip Tuesday #44

Your skills aren’t lacking - you just aren’t naming them correctly

A lot of people walk into the Hub saying the same thing: “I don’t really have any skills.”
And every time, we end up having the same conversation — the one where we gently point out that they’re already doing half the things employers rave about… just not calling them by the official names.

So let’s walk through it.

Community groups? That’s teamwork and communication.

We’ll ask someone, “Do you help out anywhere?”
They’ll shrug: “Oh, I just help with the school fair sometimes.”
And suddenly we’re talking about coordination, reliability, talking to strangers, juggling tasks — all the stuff employers love.
You didn’t call it ‘collaboration’, but that’s exactly what it was.

Managing a sports team? Try leadership on for size.

We hear this one a lot: “I just coach the under-12s.”
Just? You’re organising people, solving problems on the fly, dealing with last-minute dramas, and keeping a group of small humans pointed in the same direction.
That’s leadership. That’s problem-solving. That’s patience at a near-professional level.

Project organising? You’re basically running mini-events.

School fundraisers, club nights, community gigs — people casually mention these like they don’t count.
Meanwhile, we’re sitting there thinking, “You planned an event with money, deadlines, and stakeholders. Do you know how many jobs involve that?”
Call it what it is: planning, coordination, and detail-wrangling.

Family duties? That’s multi-tasking and resourcefulness — full stop.

Here’s the classic line: “I’ve just been at home with the kids.”
And then we unpack what “just” really means.
You’re running schedules, handling budgets, managing conflict, soothing meltdowns (big and small), keeping routines on track…
If that’s not operational management, nothing is.

The takeaway

Your experience isn’t the problem. Your labels are.
You’re already doing the work - you just haven’t been naming it in a way employers recognise!

If you want help turning your everyday life into skills you can confidently put on a resume, swing by the Glenorchy Jobs Hub. We’re very good at helping people realise they’ve been capable all along.