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Skill Areas

Skill Areas & Required Proficiency Explanation

 

Learn what skills are most important in the selected profession. Do you need to be able to tackle complex problems or juggle a number of activities? Will you be required to repair and maintain machines or teach others how to do a given task?

Each skill is given two scores of 0-100. The first score indicates how important a given skill is for success in the profession. The second score indicates the level of skill needed. The second score is accompanied by a scale that helps you interpret the score.

 

Skill Area Scores

Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
91
67
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
85
74
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
81
61
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
79
68
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
76
68
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
74
55
Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too longBe aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work groupCounsel depressive patients during a crisis period
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
73
67
Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a piece of workDirect the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow"Plan, implement, and manage recruitment, training, and incentive programs for a high performance company"
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
73
67
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
71
68
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
70
67
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
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