This document is a skills worksheet that asks students to identify transferable skills they have and skills they need to develop. It provides a list of over 100 communication, research, interpersonal, work survival, organization, critical thinking, financial management skills. Students are asked to check skills they are highly proficient in, circle skills to develop, and list their top 5 skills and 5 skills to improve. The worksheet is meant to help students identify skills gained through various experiences that can be used in their careers.
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Name:_____________________________________
Transferable skills are skills that you have gathered through work experience, school, hobbies, sports, life
experiences that can be transferred and used in your career.
• Check all transferable skills that you are highly proficient at AND
• Circle the skills you need to work on developing.
Communication Skills
___speaking effectively ___providing appropriate feedback
___writing clearly and concisely ___negotiating
___listening attentively and objectively ___perceiving nonverbal messages
___expressing ideas ___persuading
___facilitating group discussion ___reporting information
___interviewing ___describing feelings
___editing ___public speaking
___responding appropriately to +/- ___using various styles of written
feedback communication
___using various media to present ideas ___conveying a positive self image to
imaginatively others
Research/Planning/Investigation
___forecasting/predicting ___analyzing
___creating ideas ___developing evaluation strategies
___identifying problems ___testing validity of data
___designing an experiment or model
___imagining alternatives ___formulating questions
___identifying resources ___making conclusions
___gathering information ___conceptualizing
___solving problems ___observing and discovering
___setting goals ___defining needs
___extracting important information
Human Relations/Interpersonal
___developing rapport ___interacting effectively with peers,
___being sensitive superiors, and
___listening subordinates
___conveying feelings ___persuading others
___providing support for others ___being willing to take risks
___motivating ___teaching/instructing others
___sharing credit ___demonstrating effective social
___helping others behavior
___counseling ___perceiving feelings and situations
___cooperating ___delegating with respect
___keeping a group “on track” ___working with diversity or multi-cultural
___being patient issues
Work Survival
___implementing decisions ___managing time and stress
___cooperation ___attending to detail
___enforcing policies ___working effectively under pressure
___being punctual ___taking initiative in job-related duties
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___discerning appropriate behaviors for ___organizing
the workplace ___making decisions
___meeting goals ___seeking opportunities for professional
___enlisting help development
___accepting responsibility ___evaluating personal and professional
___setting and meeting deadlines strengths and
weaknesses
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Organization/Management/Leadership/Decision Making
___initiating new ideas and tasks ___implementing sound decisions
___handling details ___managing groups
___coordinating tasks ___delegating responsibility
___coaching/mentoring ___teaching/instructing
___counseling ___promoting change
___managing conflict ___selling ideas or products
___motivating and leading people ___making decisions with others
___organizing people/tasks to achieve a ___analyzing tasks
specific goal ___identifying people who can contribute
___following up with others to evaluate to solutions
progress of problems or tasks
___conducting meetings ___facilitating brainstorming activities
___giving praise and credit to others for a ___developing goals for an organization
job well ___prioritizing tasks
done ___encouraging and inspiring
___solving problems/mediating ___negotiating agreements
___taking risks ___ taking responsibility for decisions
Financial Management
___developing a budget accurately ___assessing
estimating ___ensuring timeliness of payments
expenses and income ___fundraising
___keeping accurate and complete ___calculating
financial records ___projecting/forecasting
___accounting ___investing
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
___anticipating problems before they ___involving group members to evaluate
occur solutions
___defining problems and identifying ___developing plans to implement
possible causes solutions
___identifying possible solutions and ___multi-tasking
selecting the ___identifying a general principle than
most appropriate ones explains
___creating innovative solutions to interrelated experience
complex problems
List your top 5 transferable skills. List 5 skills you would like to develop.
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Skills Assessment developed by Lorri Capizzi modified from: http://www.quintcareers.com