SKILLS
Knowledge
Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
Skills
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people. |
Abilities
Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |