SKILLS

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Skills are a particular ability that you develop through training and experience and that is useful in a job.
Your capacity to…, your willingness to…, it’s easy for you to…, your competence in…, your personal talents, skills you can easily develop (your potential).

The following list of skills should help you jump-start or round out your own list.

a) Using a check mark (√), identify your IMPORTANT SKILLS; and
b) Using a check mark (√), identify your VERY IMPORTANT SKILLS among
those selected in the important skills colum.

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS

1. Express your ideas and feelings

very important

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2. Write clear reports

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3. Listen and ask questions

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4. Speak in public

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5. Talk easily with others

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6. Design presentations

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7. Read and understand information (words, graphics, diagrams, etc.)

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8. Share information using different technologies (telephone, email, etc.)

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9. Take messages

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10. Greet people

very important

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11. Seek information

very important

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12. Counsel people

very important

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Very Important Skills

Important Skills

DEALING WITH NUMBERS AND INFORMATION SKILLS

1. Analyze data or facts

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2. Count, observe, compile

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3. Investigate

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4. Evaluate

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5. Keep fi nancial records

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6. Take inventories

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7. Make estimates and verify calculations

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8. Budget control (organizing large amounts of money)

very important

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9. Observe and record data

very important

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10. Compare, inspect and record

very important

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11. Find information using technology

very important

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12. Manage money

very important

Important

Very Important Skills

Important Skills

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

1. Identify problems

very important

Important

2. Consider diff erent solutions

very important

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3. Recognize diff erent parts of a problem

very important

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4. Be creative in exploring possible solutions

very important

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5. Look at diff erent points of view

very important

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Very Important Skills

Important Skills

POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS SKILLS

1. Confident

very important

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2. Show interest, initiative and effort

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3. Deal with people, problems and situations with honesty and respect

very important

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4. Recognize my own and other people’s good efforts

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5. Accept responsibility

very important

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Important Skills

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

1. Supervising others

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2. Direct others

very important

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3. Arrange social functions

very important

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4. Self-controlled

very important

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5. Motivate others

very important

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6. Explain things to others

very important

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7. Negotiate agreements

very important

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8. Speaking in public

very important

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9. Decisive

very important

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10. Self-motivated

very important

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11. Plan

very important

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12. Get results

very important

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13. Delegate

very important

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14. Solve problems

very important

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15. Run meetings

very important

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16. Mediate others

very important

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17. Take risks

very important

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18. Instructing others

very important

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Very Important Skills

Important Skills

RESPONSIBILITY SKILLS

1. Set goals and priorities in balancing work and personal life

very important

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2. Socially responsible and contributor to your community

very important

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3. Plan and manage time, money and other resources to achieve goals

very important

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4. Meeting deadlines

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5. Accountable for your actions and the actions of your group

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6. Aware of personal and group health and safety practices

very important

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Important Skills

CONTINUOUS LEARNING SKILLS

1. Be willing to continuously learn and grow

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2. Identify and access learning sources and opportunities

very important

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3. Find your personal strength and areas for development

very important

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4. Plan for and achieve your learning goals

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5. Set your own learning goals

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Important Skills

WORK WITH OTHERS SKILLS

1. Understanding and working in a group

very important

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2. Manage and resolve confl ict when appropriate

very important

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3. Flexible

very important

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4. Patient with others

very important

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5. Respect for people’s differences

very important

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6. Encourage others

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7. Accept and provide feedback in a considerate manner

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8. Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise

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9. Care for others

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10. Confront others

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11. Support when appropriate

very important

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12. Interview

very important

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13. Counsel people

very important

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14. Teach others

very important

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15. Understand the role of confl ict in a group to search for solutions

very important

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16. Sociable

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17. Active listening

very important

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18. Understanding

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19. Help others

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Important Skills

PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS AND TASKS SKILLS

1. Design or carry out a project or a task from start to end

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2. Monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve

very important

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3. Seek feedback

very important

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4. Run meetings

very important

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5. Adaptability

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6. Self-controlled

very important

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7. Delegate

very important

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8. Explain things to others

very important

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9. Arrange social functions

very important

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10. Get results

very important

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11. Plan

very important

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12. Solve problems

very important

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13. Mediate between others

very important

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Important Skills

MANUAL SKILLS

1. Assemble or build things

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2. Construct or repair buildings

very important

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3. Repair things

very important

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4. Drive or operate vehicles

very important

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Important Skills

CREATIVE OR ARTISTIC SKILLS

1. Perform

very important

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2. Write short stories

very important

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3. Draw

very important

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4. At ease with video productions

very important

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5. Play an instrument

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6. Design web pages

very important

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MANUAL SKILLS

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YOUR TOP 10 SKILLS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DEALING WITH NUMBERS AND INFORMATION SKILLS

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS SKILLS

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

RESPONSIBILITY SKILLS

CONTINUOUS LEARNING SKILLS

WORK WITH OTHERS SKILLS

PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS AND TASKS SKILLS

MANUAL SKILLS

CREATIVE OR ARTISTIC SKI

ADD ANY SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE THAT DID NOT APPEAR IN THE ABOVE LISTS SKILLS

Employment Counseling
Filemaker Pro
Government Services
Programs
K.R.G. Procedures
Jobs & Training
- Job Offers
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