Resume Foundation Skills

by Stephanie Blye

If you work for a long time in the same place you start thinking there are no other skills you have besides the ones you have up to now.

What you don't realize is that there are so many things you instinctively do well every day, that you fail to recognize them as valuable special skills and abilities. How can you discover these skills and how can you describe them to another person or prospective employer?

5 ESSENTIAL SKILLS!

Besides specialized qualifications and experience, there are other elements which employers appreciate a lot at their candidates:

1. Efficient communication skills
2. Team working skills
3. Efficient problem solving skills
4. Organization skills
5. Adaptability skills

These essential skills and qualities are often studied and perfected. Updating and re-evaluating these skills is critical! So check your abilities and things you do every day:

1. You communicate efficiently if you:

• speak clear and concise
• don't have difficulties in conversation with strangers
• listen actively
• persuade others in an easy way to adopt your point of view
• explain things in a comprehensive manner

2. You work well in a team if you:

• get along with and understand different types of people
• exchange information with the others
• are open to the others' ideas
• prove to be loyal
• are flexible and make compromises
• respect your promises
• are a fair person and handle distributing duties

3. You solve problems in an efficient way if you:

• recognize problems before they become too big
• analyze difficulties from more than one point of view
• try to solve them on your own, without leaving them on the other's shoulders
• learn from your own mistakes.

4. You are a good organizer if you:

• are capable of planning your activity in such a way that the important things are solved at first
• respect deadlines
• are able to do more things at a time
• are able to visualize things in their final form
• can coordinate people and resources efficiently

5. You adapt yourself easily if you:

• are open to new and unique ideas
• are not afraid of trying new techniques of solving problems
• are a fast learner
• cope with changes without a problem