Job Skills Checklist GENERAL JOB SKILLS Accounting Administrative Auditing Building Maintenance Child Care Cleaning Clerical Computer - General Computer Programming Construction Cooking Counseling Customer Service Dance, body movement Desk Top Publishing Drafting Driving Editing Electronics Repair Engineering IT/Network Admin. Landscaping Machine Operation Management Mechanic Metal Fabrication Nursing Performing Project planning Public Speaking Sales Scheduling Software - specific Supervise others Teaching Telemarketing Typing Welding Writing TECHNICAL SKILLS Assembling Balancing, juggling Designing Drawing, sketching Driving Endurance Finishing/refinishing Gathering Grinding Hammering Hand Crafts Key boarding, typing Keypunching, drilling Manual dexterity Modeling or remodeling Observing/inspecting Operating machines Painting Photography Physical agility, strength Restoring Sandblasting Separating Sewing Sorting Weaving SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS Accept responsibility Ambitious Ask questions Assertive Assume responsibility Competitive Complete assignments Creative Decisive Dependable Detail-oriented Diplomatic Efficiency Enthusiastic Flexible Follow instructions Friendly Get along well with others Get things done Highly motivated Honesty Ingenious Integrity Intelligent Inventive Kind Learn quickly Mature Meet deadlines Outgoing Patient Persistent Physically strong Pleasant Proud of doing a good job Punctual Responsible Results-oriented Self-motivated Sense of direction (purpose) Sense of humor Sincere Sociable Solve problems Tactful Tough Trusting Understanding Willing to learn INTERPERSONAL & "PEOPLE" SKILLS Caring Comforting Communicating Conflict management Conflict resolution Consulting Counseling Developing rapport Diplomacy Diversity Empathy Encouraging Group facilitating Helping others Inquiry Inspiring trust Instructing Interviewing Listening Mediating Mentoring Motivating Negotiating Problem solving Respect Responsive Sensitive Sympathy Tolerance DATA & ANALYTICAL SKILLS Analyzing Auditing Budgeting Calculating/computing Checking for accuracy Classifying Comparing Compiling Cost analysis Counting Evaluating Examining Financial Management Financial or fiscal analysis Financial records Investigating Organizing Recording facts Research Surveying Synthesizing Taking inventory COMMUNICATION & CONCEPTUAL SKILLS Advertising Articulate Artistic Bilingual Brainstorming Clear Concise Correspondence Design Edit Email Expressive Imaginative Internet Inventive Logical Marketing Phone/multi-line phone Presenting Promotional writing Public speaking Publicity Quick thinking Speech writing Telephone skills Technical Writing Verbal Communication Visualizing Writing LEADERSHIP/MANAGERIAL SKILLS Competitive Coordinating Decision making Decisive Delegating Direct others Goal setting Influence others Initiate new tasks Integrity Judgment Manage or direct others Mediate problems Motivate people Multi-tasking Negotiate agreements Planning Reporting Risk taker Run meetings Scheduling Self-confident Self-directed Self-motivated Solve problems Strategic planning Job Skills Checklist administering programs planning agendas/meetings updating files advising people planning organizational needs setting up demonstrations analyzing data predicting futures sketching charts or diagrams assembling apparatus rehabilitating people writing reports organizing tasks writing for publication prioritizing work expressing feelings calculating numerical data creating new ideas checking for accuracy finding information meeting people classifying records handling complaints evaluating programs coaching individuals handling detail work editing imagining new solutions tolerating interruptions compiling statistics interpreting languages confronting other people inventing new ideas dispensing information constructing buildings proposing ideas adapting new procedures coping with deadlines investigating problems negotiating/arbitrating conflicts promoting events locating missing information speaking to the public dramatizing ideas writing letters/papers/proposals questioning others estimating physical space reading volumes of material being thorough organizing files remembering information coordinating schedules/times managing people interviewing prospective employees running meetings listening to others supervising employees teaching/instructing/training individuals relating to the public enduring long hours inspecting physical objects displaying artistic ideas distributing products delegating responsibility measuring boundaries serving individuals mediating between people counseling/consulting people motivating others persuading others operating equipment reporting information summarizing information supporting others encouraging others delegating responsibilities determining a problem defining a problem comparing results screening telephone calls maintaining accurate records drafting reports collaborating ideas administering medication comprehending ideas overseeing operations motivating others generating accounts teaching/instructing/training individuals thinking in a logical manner making decisions becoming actively involved defining performance standards resolving conflicts analyzing problems recommending courses of action preparing written communications expressing ideas orally to individuals or groups conducting interviews performing numeric analysis conducting meetings setting priorities setting work/committee goals developing plans for projects gathering information taking personal responsibility thinking of creative ideas providing discipline when necessary maintaining a high level of activity enforcing rules and regulations meeting new people developing a climate of enthusiasm, teamwork, and cooperation interacting with people at different levels picking out important information creating meaningful and challenging work taking independent action skillfully applying professional knowledge maintaining emotional control under stress knowledge of concepts and principles providing customers with service knowledge of community/government affairs