Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service in Qatar

If we could write a list of the skills needed to be successful at work what would it look like? There are so many new jobs, technology is constantly changing, we all need to continually learn new skills - how can we keep up with these demands?

When different employers have been asked these questions they have consistently produced a list of similar skills.

Where do you stand in relation to these 'critical career skills'?

Academic Skills

These provide the foundation to get, keep and progress in a job:

• Communication - speaking, writing, listening, understanding
• Thinking – critically, logically, practically and theoretically
• Learning – lifelong, ongoing desire to improve

Personal Management Skills

• Positive attitudes and behaviors – ethical, enthusiastic and confident
• Responsibility – set goals, manage time and be accountable for actions
• Adaptability – accept changing situations, recognize and respect diversity and individual differences, identify and suggest new ideas/solutions.

Teamwork Skills

• Understanding Objectives – Be clear about the group’s goals
• Group responsibility – Understand and accept your role in the group
• Communicating and listening to ideas – Express your thoughts, ideas and opinions clearly and respect others’.
• Reaching agreement/consensus – work together to reach your common, agreed goals.

Problem Solving

• Identifying problems and coming up with different solutions
• Planning and testing different options
• Checking whether solutions have worked
• Reviewing approaches to tackling problems Critical Thinking Skills
• Synthesizing themes from diverse sources
• Ability to interpret social and political data
• Integrating of theory and practice
• Understanding complex factors within problems
• Perceiving patterns/structures
• Comparing/contrasting interpretations

Improving Own Learning and Performance

• Setting goals and targets for improvement
• Planning how you will achieve your targets
• Getting support and feedback from others
• Reviewing your progress
• Collecting evidence of your achievements

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