English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.