Soft Skills Custom List

Many employers value workers with soft skills—interpersonal and thinking skills needed to interact successfully with people and to perform efficiently and effectively in the workplace.

Select the skills you have, or plan to work on developing, then click Go. Click on the icon to learn more about each skill.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Teaching others how to do something.
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Please select at least one skill.