Lately I've been surprised about the transferable skills that I had developed in my short, but intense, career in journalism. Being able to talk to people, find people, get around gatekeepers, develop contacts, build rapport, form questions and other skills can readily be applied in the business world.
A lot of it just comes down to basic communication skills. Being able to find the actual meaning in a sentence, rather than being baffled by the jargon and having the courage to refute what the bullshitter is saying, is a skill.
Working with high profile people (as high as the president, prime ministers and cabinet of Lithuania and the president of the EC) has given me some experience as to how these people operate. Inshallah business people act the same way as politicians :-)
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