Skills inventory exercise
Assess your skills and abilities by evaluating the sub-skills in each category. Recognizing at least half of them as the
ones you possess is a fair appreciation that you also have the broad skill.
In your application and when preparing for the job interview do your best in justifying the sub-skill or the broad skill. Do
this by recalling situations from your past professional or personal experience and by briefly listing achievements
related to them (like in the examples below)
Transferable skill
Experience(s) where you gained the skill
(what to write in your resume)
Communication = the skillful expression, transmission and
interpretation of knowledge and ideas.
Speaking effectively
Writing concisely
Listening attentively
Expressing ideas
Facilitating group discussion
Providing appropriate feedback
Negotiating
Perceiving nonverbal messages
Persuading
Reporting information
Describing feelings
Interviewing
Editing
Presentation
Confident speaking with your group of friends and in
front of a large crowd
Teaching assistantship while at university
Research & Planning = the search for specific knowledge and
the ability to conceptualize future needs and solutions for meeting
those needs.
Forecasting, predicting
Creating ideas
identifying problems
Imagining alternatives
Identifying resources
Gathering information
Solving problems
Setting goals
Extracting important information
Defining needs
Analyzing
Developing evaluation strategies
Handling complaints while working in the customer
support department
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Human Relations = the use of interpersonal skills for resolving
conflict, relating to and helping people.
Developing rapport
Being sensitive
Listening
Conveying feelings
Providing support for others
Motivating
Sharing credit
Counseling
Cooperating
Delegating with respect
Representing others
Perceiving feelings, situations
Asserting
Leadership = the ability to supervise, direct and guide individuals
and groups in the completion of tasks and fulfillment of goals.
Initiating new ideas
Coordinating tasks
Managing groups
Delegating responsibility
Teaching
Coaching
Counseling
Promoting change
Selling ideas or products
Decision making with others
Managing conflict
Organizing the International Students’ Festival for the
first time
Peer mentor for younger students (25-30) in my
university, for two years
Work Survival = the day-to-day skills which assist in promoting
effective production and work satisfaction.
Implementing decisions
Cooperating
Enforcing policies
Being punctual
Managing time
Attention to details
Meeting goals
Enlisting help
Accepting responsibility
Setting and meeting deadlines
Organizing
Making decisions
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Combining full-time study with a significant part-time job
Worked as accountant, responsible for departmental
budget of 23-25 k€
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