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Personal qualities are characteristics that describe how an individual thinks, behaves and feels. It is common for people to be asked to list their personal qualities in job interviews, school admissions and professional development activities. In this context, it is helpful to avoid qualities that are negative, cliche or non-specific. For example, a quality such as "capable" is ambiguous because people may think "capable of what?" The following are illustrative examples of personal qualities.
Adaptable | Ambitious | Approachable | Assertive | Assured | Attentive | Calm | Candid | Careful | Caring | Collaborative | Commanding | Compassionate | Competitive | Confident | Considerate | Consistent | Constructive | Cooperative | Creative | Curious | Detail-oriented | Determined | Diligent | Diplomatic | Direct | Disciplined | Down to Earth | Eager | Earnest | Easygoing | Energetic | Enterprising | Enthusiastic | Fast Learner | Fearless | Flexible | Friendly | Generous | Gritty | Grounded | Hardworking | Helpful | Honest | Imaginative | Independent | Industrious | Inquisitive | Inventive | Kind | Lively | Logical | Meditative | Methodical | Normal | Objective | Open-minded | Optimistic | Original | Outgoing | Passionate | Personable | Polite | Positive | Practical | Pragmatic | Productive | Professional | Public-spirited | Rational | Realistic | Receptive | Relaxed | Reliable | Resilient | Resourceful | Respectful | Responsible | Responsive | Risk-taking | Self-Directed | Sincere | Social | Sympathetic | Thoughtful | Tireless | Tolerant | Tough | Traditional | Trustworthy | Unconventional | Understanding | Versatile | Warm |
Some personal qualities can be used to describe other people but not yourself as they are considered too positive such that it is brash to apply them to yourself. For example, brave, brilliant or lovely.
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