Your Skills
To maximize your power and value in the workplace, it is vital that you:
- Know what skills are
- Know the different types of skills
- Make your list of skills
- Identify your Dependable Strengths
- Identify the skills employers want
- Effectively communicate your skills to employers
A list of your skills might include (you can elaborate on these or exclude them specific to your situation)
Think about what you have done. Which skills (this is not an all inclusive list) have you used to get that job done? For example, a teacher uses teaching skills of course, but she may also use public speaking, leadership, creativity, time management, problem solving and other skills to do her daily job. Every job uses a multitude of skills, no matter how mundane. A factory worker uses decision making, problem solving, building things, and team work skills for example.
What skills to you use daily?
Make a list of things you do in your job. Then categorize them into personal/people skills, mechanical/technical skills, etc. This is how you organize your resume and figure out what to write about. Make sure as you write your paragraphs you include these active words to describe each thing you've done. These words are powerful, and you'll want to use them every chance you get to describe your work duties.
Communication Words
- Advocated
- Authored
- Clarified
- Composed
- Consulted
- Conveyed
- Convinced
- Corresponded
- Defined
- Explained
- Fielded
- Illustrated
- Influenced
- Informed
- Mediated
- Moderated
- Negotiated
- Promoted
- Persuaded
- Publicized
Leadership words
- Authorized
- Chaired
- Cultivated
- Delegated
- Directed
- Enabled
- Executed
- Facilitated
- Fostered
- Guided
- Headed
- Hosted
- Inspired
- Mentored
- Mobilized
- Operated
- Orchestrated
- Oversaw
- Spearheaded
- Trained
Creativity & Problem Solving
- Analyzed
- Built
- Calculated
- Crafted
- Designed
- Devised
- Drafted
- Enhanced
- Fashioned
- Forecast
- Formulated
- Initiated
- Invented
- Maintained
- Operated
- Overhauled
- Personalized
- Piloted
- Pioneered
- Showcased
Teamwork
- Acknowledged
- Assimilated
- Blended
- Coalesced
- Collaborated
- Contributed
- Diversified
- Embraced
- Encouraged
- Energized
- Gathered
- Harmonized
- Ignited
- Joined
- Melded
- Merged
- Participated
- Partnered
- United
- Volunteered
If you decide to improve your skills, there are many available courses to take in almost every field - or taking some courses can help you change fields if you so desire. Your growth should NEVER be static - you can always learn something to either enhance the job you are already doing, to improve and expand, or to change your focus altogether. Never ever believe learning is 'done'.