Job skills

 Employers look for candidates with skills that can add to the workplace to ensure a job is performed properly and the worker is able to adapt to handling increased responsibilities. Job skills include:   

• Verbal communication

• Nonverbal communication

• Written communication

• Persuasion

• Negotiation

• Technical skills

• Organization

• Accounting

• Finance skills

• Customer service

• Mentoring and coaching

• Confidence

• Reliability

• Presentations

• Interviewing

• Scheduling

• Reporting

• Time management

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​Leadership skills

The following skills fall under the category of leadership:

• Decision making

• Delegating

• Critical thinking

• Strategic planning

• Conflict resolution

• People managing

• Solving problems

• Active listening

• Attention to detail

• Rapport building

• Collaboration

• Team leadership

• Prioritizing

• Budgeting

• Innovation

• Providing feedback

• Imagination​

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Life Skills

Skills are also transferable between jobs, life events and situations. Some personal life skills include:

• Cooperation

• Curiosity

• Perseverance

• Communication

• Adaptability

• Studying

• Basic finance skills

• Personl organization

• Empathy

• Creativity

• Initiative

• Flexibility

• Personal motivation

• Managing stress

• Sense of humor

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