business skills & competencies checklist
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Skill Definition ExamplesCareer Management Understanding values, interests,
skills, personality characteristics,and motivations and how theyrelate to career options andchoices; creating an action planto reach career goals; developingjob search skills
Computers & Technology
Knowing and being able to usethe programs essential for youroccupation or career field; usingtechnology to locate andcommunicate information
Conflict Resolution/Mediation Ability to understand other pointsof view, discuss difficult issuesopenly, and negotiate anacceptable agreement
Consensus Building Ability to facilitate group
decision-making through opencommunication
Critical Thinking Examining views, issues, or
information; recognizing biases,personal values, and attitudes,facts vs. opinions, and illogicalthinking; being able to support aview with evidence; and decidingwhich view is most reasonable
Business Skills & Competencies Checklist
Time Management Judging how much time it takes to complete a task and managing
time effectively and
Written Communication Ability to create grammaticallycorrect, concise, and clear writtenmaterials, and to critique, edit,and proofread these materials
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Skill Definition ExamplesDelegation Ability to plan tasks, assign
responsibilities, and follow up toensure completion
Financial Management Ability to keep accurate andcomplete financial records andestimate income and expenses todevelop and manage a budget
Global Perspectives
Being aware of and respectingcultural differences; developing aglobal perspective; learningabout and appreciating differentcultures; maintaining anopenness to new ideas andworking cooperatively withothers
Goal Setting Ability to develop a goal and
create an action plan to reach it
Group Interaction Ability to work cooperatively
with people to reach a commongoal
Interpersonal/Social Interaction Ability to get along with others,listen intently and objectively,express feelings appropriately,and understand the feelings ofothers
Leadership Understanding your own
leadership style as well as thestyles of others; identifying theachievements, motivations, andabilities of individuals andgroups; guiding a group toward acommon goal
Networking Making contact or connecting
with many different individualsthrough friends, family, alumni,classmates, neighbors,employers, professors, andprofessional organizations
Skill Definition ExamplesOral Communication/Presentation
Ability to present an idea or atopic to an individual or a group;speaking effectively to inform orpersuade; explaining conceptsaccurately
Organization/Planning Ability to plan and prioritizetasks associated with a project, todevelop a timeline or schedulefor completed the tasks, and tomeet a deadline
Parliamentary Procedure/Meeting Management
Understanding the rules or orderand how groups conductbusiness; using parliamentaryprocedure
Problem Solving/Decision-Making
Ability to identify and formulatea problem/decision, gatherinformation, propose andevaluate potential solutions,decide on the best solutionthrough reasoning, and rationallydefend a conclusion
Research Gathering information from avariety of sources (e.g., print,multi-media, Internet, andpeople) to investigate an issue ortopic
Stress Management Managing stress in healthy ways
through recreation, exercise,relaxation, and time management
Teamwork Being accountable as a member
of a team; ability to organize andenact changes required toenhance group effectiveness andpromote development