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The Personal Qualities and Abilities skills grouping of Workplace Readiness Skills covers individuals’ unique characteristics, traits, and skills contributing to their personal and professional success. These skills are often inherent or developed through experience and can greatly influence how individuals interact with others, approach challenges, and achieve their goals. Five skills are covered in this category. Click on the icons below to see more on each of the five Personal Qualities and Abilities skills in this category.

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Personal Qualities and Abilities Skills

Accountability Active-listening Active Listening Adaptability Advocacy analytical Assertiveness Attention to Detail Attentiveness Backup and Recovery Collaboration Communication Communication Skills Conflict Prevention Conflict Resolution Constructive Feedback Continuous Learning Copyright Literacy creativity Critical-Thinking Critical thinking Cultural Competence Cultural Sensitivity Curiosity Customer Focus Cybersecurity Fundamentals Data Analysis Data Literacy decision-making Decision Making Dependability Device Security Digital Literacy Effective Communication Emotional Intelligence Empathy Entrepreneurial Thinking Environmental Scanning Ethical Use of Information Feedback Acceptance Financial Literacy Flexibility Forecasting Foresight Global Awareness Goal Setting Information Literacy in Workplace Information Organization Information Retrieval Information Synthesis initiative innovation Integrity Interdisciplinary Knowledge Leadership Learning Agility Logical Reasoning Media Literacy Mediation Negotiation Negotiation Skills Networking Non-Verbal Communication Open-Mindedness Organization Organizational Skills Password Management Patience personal qualitites Phishing Awareness Positive Attitude Prioritization Privacy Settings Problem-Solving Problem Solving professionalism Project Management reliability Research Skills resilience Resourcefulness Respectful Risk-taking Secure Browsing Self-awareness Self-Care Self-Directed Learning Self-motivation Self-reflection Source Evaluation Stress Management Systems Thinking Tactfullness Task Delegation Team Collaboration Teamwork Technology Proficiency Time Management Trustworthiness Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)