Basic Skills / Strengths

Developed capacities that facilitate learning or the more rapid acquisition of knowledge

 

Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

 

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

 

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

 

Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

 

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

 

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

 

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

 

Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

 

Complex Problem Solving Skills--Developed capacities used to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings

 

Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

 

Resource Management Skills - Developed capacities used to allocate resources efficiently

 

Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

 

Management of Material Resources — Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

 

Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

 

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

 

Social Skills - Developed capacities used to work with people to achieve goals

 

Social Skills - Developed capacities used to work with people to achieve goals

 

Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

 

Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.

 

Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

 

Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.

 

Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

 

Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.

 

Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

 

Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.

 

Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.