Learning Creative & Visionary

Skill Inventory Analyzing Intuitive

On this very basic list of skills, check all Noticing Developing new Ideas
the ones you’ve used at any point in Active listener
Judging effectively
your life (no need to be expert), and Synthesizing
Good memory Original thinking
those you could use if asked.
Reading, writing and computing Showing foresight
Questioning and evaluating Creative
Then complete the steps at the end
of the list. They will help you choose Innovative
which skills to emphasize on your Detail & Completion Experimental
resume & look for in job descriptions. Meeting deadlines Imaginative
Persevering
Organizing
Completing
Leadership
Interpersonal Implementing Motivating others
Relating well with people Self-starting
Following complex instructions
Effective listener Functioning despite stress Working without supervision
Sympathetic Record keeping Trying new things
Sensitive to others Acting quickly in emergencies
Responding Numbers Running effective meetings
Concerned Counting and computing Identifying and solving problems
Helping others Using statistics Adapting to new situations
Accepting Good money manager Accepting responsibility
Team player Accurate Making decisions
Accounting & bookkeeping Team building
Motivational Creating and using budgets
Motivating individuals & groups Estimating and appraising Presenting
Raising funds Public speaking
Persuading Artistic Performing (singing, dancing, acting,
Team-building Aesthetic awareness playing instruments, etc.)
Selling (things and ideas) Creativity Making presentations
Settling disputes Expressive Appearing before a group
Encouraging Good spatial sense Helping others enjoy themselves
Promoting Imaginative Contagious enthusiasm
Making things
Verbal/Written Communication Appreciating & creating beauty Analysis and Research
Expressing ideas Gathering information
Visualizing abstract ideas
Clear communicator Synthesizing
Performing
Imaginative Analyzing
Designing web pages Categorizing
Speaking
Writing Evaluating
Hands-On Making decisions
Persuading
Installing Experimenting
Curiosity
Using tools Drawing conclusions
Articulating
Defining Constructing Examining
Editing & condensing Preparing Using computers
Translating Handling
Designing Now Try This!
Physical Producing Once you’ve marked the skills you’ve
Strength Cooking used or could use, choose another
Endurance Gardening symbol to identify the ones you’d like to
Coordination acquire in the future. Then cross out all
Quickness & agility Administrative those you’d rather not use (again).
Love of outdoor activities
Evaluating
Athletic
Setting & attaining goals Now look over your choices and their
Teaching & Counseling Delegating skill categories. Any patterns? Which
Explaining Motivating others three or four do you want to develop
Advising Setting priorities next? Of those you already have, which
Inspiring do you most want to use in your next
Planning
Listening experience?
Follow-through
Demonstrating
Team-building
Training The combination of the new skills you’d
Instructing Managing like to develop and the old ones you’d
Encouraging most like to use again represents your
Leading groups “ideal” next job description! Add them
to your Summary Sheet.