Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.
Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.