Fine Arts
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
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.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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.
Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.
Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.
Speaking
Talking to others.
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.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
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.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.