Artistic and Design Skills
Visual and spatial designing
Artistic talent
Illustrating
Mapping
Drafting/mechanical drawing
Designing comfortable living spaces
Designing and/or using audio-visual aids
Photographing
Strong need for beauty in the environment
Excellent taste
Creative imaging
Operates well in a free environment
Fashioning/shaping things
Making
Redesigning
Aware of value of symbolism
Creates poetry or poetic images
Writing
Playwriting
Organizing and staging theatrical productions
Expressive
Ability to use the body to express feelings
Musical knowledge and taste
Communication Skills: Reading, Speaking, Writing
Communicating effectively
Ability to explain difficult concepts
Summarizing, reporting accurately
Very explicit and concise writing
Adept at translating jargon to diverse audiences
Verbal and linguistic skills in other languages
Outstanding writing skills
Able to describe so that others can visualize
Promotional writing for funding purposes
Imaginative advertising and publicity programs
Flair for writing reports
Skilled speech-writing
Composing letters
Proofreading, editing
Love of reading
Relentlessly curious
Creativity
Artistic
Literary
Innovation
Critical Thinking
Identify Problems
Gather evidence through research
Evaluate options & derive conclusions
Quantitative
Follow Through/Detail
Executing
Follow detailed instructions
Apply what others have developed
Explicit, systematic manipulation of data
Troubleshooting
Checking work of others
Classification and retrieval of data
Human Relations Skills/Helping Others
Works well on a team basis
Motivates fellow workers
Expresses appreciation faithfully
Ready willingness to share credit with others
Expertise in interpersonal contact
Keen ability to put self in someone else's shoes
Effective in dealing with many different people
Expert in liaison roles
Unusual ability to represent others
Treating people fairly
Shaping the atmosphere of a particular place
Sensitive to people's feelings in social situations
Helping people with their personal problems
Takes human failings/limitations into account
Handles difficult people well
Caring for/nursing
Understands family relationships and problems
Influencing/Persuading Skills
Persuading, influencing the attitudes of others
Debating
Developing targets,building markets
Promoting
Selling ideas or products
Selling to decision makers
Recruiting talent
Motivating others
Adept at conflict management
Getting diverse groups to work together
Arbitrating/mediating
Inspiring trust
Encouraging people
Helping people identify what their interests
Innovating and Intuitional Skills
Able to see commercial possibilities of concepts
Applying theory, research
Creating products
Innovating
Willing to experiment with new approaches
Strongly committed to experimental approaches
Continually developing and generating ideas
Forecasting
Integrate diverse elements into clear coherence
Connect seemingly unrelated issues
Ability to improvise on the spur of the moment
Deriving things from others' ideas
Model developing
Possessing imagination and the ability to use it
Spatial memory
Memory for design
Memory for faces
Leadership Skills
No fear of taking manageable risks
Able to make hard decisions
Able to move into new situations independently
Able to take initiate and develop relationships
Unusual ability to work without supervision
Keen perception of things as they could be
Planning for/and effecting/initiating change
Able to see and seize opportunities
Dealing with the unexpected or critical
Searching for more responsibility
Adept and confronting difficult personal matters
Inspiring, motivating and leading others
Deft in directing creative talents
Machine or Manual Skills
Operating Tools, machinery vehicles, equip.
Designing, shaping, composing
Precision work
Showing dexterity or speed
Building, assembling, setting, installing
Management/Supervisory Skills
Planning and developing plans
Organizational analysis
Designing projects
Program development
Contracting, delegating, scheduling, assigning
Directing the skills of others
Bringing people together in cooperative efforts
Evaluating people's effectiveness
Numerical/ Financial/Accounting/Financial Management Skills
Budget planning and preparation
Administration, analysis and review
Managing Money
Financial planning and management
Economic research and analysis
Cost analyses, estimate, projections
High accuracy in computing/counting
Using numbers as a reasoning tool
Effective at solving statistical problems
Preparing financial reports
Learning/remembering numbers and statistics
Observational/Learning Skills
Appraising
Screening applicants
Assessing people's needs/public's mood
Sizing up situations
Intelligence tempered by common sense
Alert at observing human behavior
Perceptive in identifying the potential of others
Observant of people/data/things/surrounding
Perpetual curiosity/discovery
Seeking new experiences
Hearing accurately
Keen sense of smell
Sensitive sense of tasting
Personal Management
Risk taking
Adapt to change
Work independently
Cope with failure
Platform Skills
Addressing large or small groups
Responsive to audiences moods or ideas
Conducting public affairs and ceremonies
Poise in public appearances
A strong theatrical sense
Demonstrating
Modeling
Making radio and TV presentations
Appearing in films
Acting
Making people laugh
Playing music
Singing
Public Sports
Dancing
Conducting music
Research Skills
Creating hypotheses
Formulating research designs
Systematizing
Conducting research
Executing
Analyzing research findings
Social Responsibility
Respect differences
Demonstrate ethical behavior
Responsible citizenship
Teamwork
Initiate ideas within a team
Cooperation-Negotiation
Resolve Conflict
Technical/Scientific
Lab Science
Software
Systems Management
Internet
Training/Educational Skills
Training someone to do something
Designing educational events
Organization and administration of training
Fosters stimulating learning environment
Conveys tremendous enthusiasm
Explaining, instructing, teaching
Group facilitating
Enabling/facilitating personal growth
Helping people to develop their own insights
Counseling
Ability to hear and answer questions perceptively
Acceptance of differing opinions
Advising/aiding people in making decisions
Having a commitment to life-long learning
Traveling/Athletic/Outdoor Skills
Ease with traveling
Drawing samples from the earth
Oceanic interests
Physical coordination and agility
Horticultural skills
Skilled at general sports
Farming, ranching
Working with animals
