Accommodating | Accountable |
Adaptable | Agent of Change |
Ambitious | Analysis |
Analytical | Artistic |
Assertive | Attentive |
Balanced | Bias For Action |
Calm | Charismatic |
Collaborative | Communicative |
Composed | Confident |
Conflict Resolution | Conscientious |
Consistent | Constructive |
Cooperative | Courageous |
Creative | Culturally Competent |
Curious | Decisive |
Dependable | Devoted |
Diligent | Diplomatic |
Direct | Discreet |
Efficient | Empathetic |
Enterprising | Enthusiastic |
Ethical | Fair |
Flexible | Focused |
Handling Pressure | Imaginative |
Independent | Industrious |
Influential | Inquisitive |
Intelligent | Introspective |
Intuitive | Judicious |
Knowledgeable | Languages |
Listening | Loyal |
Meticulous | Non-Verbal Communication |
Objective | Observant |
Open | Organized |
Passionate | Patient |
Perceptive | Personable |
Persuasive | Poised |
Polite | Presentation Skills |
Productive | Public Speaking |
Punctual | Reasoning |
Reflective | Reliable |
Resilient | Resolving Issues |
Resourceful | Respectful |
Self-aware | Sense of Urgency |
Sociable | Social |
Staying on Task | Strategic |
Supportive | Systematic |
Technically Proficient | Thoughtful |
Tolerant | Trustworthy |
Verbal Communication | Versatile |
Willingness to Learn | Work Ethic |
Written Communication |
Personal Talents
Things that you are good at doing. This includes abilities that you have cultivated with experience and innate aptitude such that an ability comes naturally to you.
Personal Knowledge
Knowledge that you have accumulated with experience or study. Working foundational knowledge and know-how can be viewed as a type of skill.
Character Strengths
Character strengths can be viewed as foundational skills that are difficult to acquire as they relate to your personality and enduring behavioral habits. For example, being calm under pressure may be an indispensable skill in situations that involve stress or fast moving processes.
Summary
Personal skills include your abilities, aptitudes, knowledge and character traits. These are context dependent whereby what's viewed as an important skill in one situation may not be in another. For example, debate may be an important academic skill but may not be viewed as beneficial to areas such as customer service or plumbing.
