Appendix 1
Self-Evaluation of Generic Skills
By Daniel Poulin
SELF-EVALUATION OF GENERIC SKILLS
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INSTRUCTIONS
I. Rate your proficiency (level of mastery) for each skill. Be as accurate as possible in your self-evaluation. Circle the letter that best corresponds to your rating.
“A” is the lowest rating and “I” is the highest.
II. When you have finished, go to page 7 and indicate your ten strongest skills, the skills that you will need for your target occupation and the skills that you would like to develop.
III. On pages 8 and following, give examples of situations where you have used each of your strongest skills in a work or non-work context.
IV. Definitions of the individual skills are provided on pages 11 to 17, in the same order as on pages 2 to 6 . (Most of the definitions are based on those provided in the French version of this text, which have been taken from the dictionary Le Petit Larousse Illustré. The author of the text has also added his own definitions between parentheses; they apply more closely to the world of work.)
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Appendix 1
Self-Evaluation of Generic Skills
By Daniel Poulin
For each of the skills below, I would rate my proficiency (level of mastery) as follows:
1. ADAPTABILITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I2. SELF-ASSERTION
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I3. ABILITY TO LEARN
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I4. ABILITY TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I5. AUTONOMY (self-reliance)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I6. COLLABORATION
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I7. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I8. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I9. VERBAL COMMUNICATION
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I10. CONCEPTUALIZATION (abstract thinking)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I11. SELF-CONFIDENCE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I12. CONTROL
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I13. CREATIVITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I14. CURIOSITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I15. RESOURCEFULNESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I16. DECISIVENESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I17. REALISM (commitment to choosing realistic alternatives)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I18. ABILITY TO DELEGATE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I19. DIPLOMACY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I20. TEAM LEADERSHIP
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I21. ABILITY TO LISTEN
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I22. EFFECTIVENESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I23. EMPATHY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I24. ANALYTIC THINKING
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I25. ABILITY TO SYNTHESIZE (ability to summarize and combine)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I26. TEAM SPIRIT
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I27. RELIABILITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I28. FLEXIBILITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I29. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I.
30. ADVERSITY MANAGEMENT (ability to manage problems)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I31. CHANGE MANAGEMENT (ability to manage change)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I32. STRESS MANAGEMENT
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I33. TIME MANAGEMENT
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I34. ABILITY TO INFLUENCE OTHERS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I35. SPIRIT OF INITIATIVE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I36. INTEGRITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I37. GOOD JUDGMENT
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I38. LEADERSHIP
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I39. LOGICAL THINKING
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I40. LOYALTY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I41. SELF-CONTROL
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I42. METHODICAL THINKING/APPROACH
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I43. ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE WORKPLACE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I44. METICULOUSNESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I45. NEGOTIATING SKILLS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I46. OBSERVATION SKILLS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I47. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I48. ORGANIZED APPROACH
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I49. OPEN-MINDEDNESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I50. PERSEVERANCE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I51. PERSUASIVENESS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I52. PLANNING SKILLS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I53. ACCURACY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I54. RISK-TAKING (willingness to take risks)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I55. ABILITY TO SET PRIORITIES
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I56. PROACTIVITY
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I57. CHANGE ADVOCACY (support for change)
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I58. REALISM
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I59. GOOD INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I60. PROBLEM-SOLVING
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I61. RESPECT FOR OTHERS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I62. ABILITY TO MEET DEADLINES
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I63. RESPONSIBLE APPROACH
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I64. ABILITY TO ADJUST
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I65. STRATEGIC APPROACH
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I66. ABILITY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I67. COMPUTER USE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I68. ABILITY TO SIMPLIFY IDEAS AND MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / IMy ten strongest skills / Skills I require for my target occupation / Skills I need to develop
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Appendix 1
Self-Evaluation of Generic Skills
By Daniel Poulin
SELF-EVALUATION OF GENERIC SKILLS
Definitions
(The definitions in the French version of the Self-Evaluation are based on
those found in the dictionary Le Petit Larousse Illustré, 1992 edition.)
(The author has added information, between parentheses, applicable specifically to a work context.)
CAPABLE
Having the required skills.
COMPETENCY
Recognized ability in a given field and, by extension, ability to judge in this area.
Competent:
Having in-depth knowledge and good judgment in a given area.
Having the required competency to master a given area.
Able to act in a given area.
1 - ADAPTABILITY
Flexibility; ability to conform.
(Ability to change the way I do my work: e.g., following the arrival of new equipment.)
2 - SELF-ASSERTION
Person’s ability to show, prove, assert his or her personality.
(Ability to express my thoughts.)
3 - ABILITY TO LEARN
Learn: Acquire knowledge.
(Ability to learn new ways of carrying out a task and master new technologies.)
4 - ABILITY TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE
Ability to learn from practical, “real-life” experience.
Learn: Acquire knowledge.
Experience: Knowledge acquired through extensive practice and observation.
(Ability to profit from my experience in order to carry out a task or avoid repeating past mistakes.)
5 - AUTONOMY (self-reliance)
Independence, ability to decide (for an organization or an individual, vis-à-vis a central power, a hierarchy, a superior).
(Ability to carry out my work without having to wait for specific instructions, and to take initiatives if appropriate.)
6 - COLLABORATION
Collaborate: Work with other people.
(Ability to work with other people to complete a task.)
7 - ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE
Communicate: Pass on or share.
Knowledge: Something learned through study or practice.
(Ability to share my knowledge and know-how with my co-workers.)
8 - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Communicate: Pass on or share.
(Ability to express my ideas clearly, in writing.)
9 - VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Communicate: Pass on or share.
(Ability to say clearly what I want to say.)
10 - CONCEPTUALIZATION (abstract thinking)
Conceptualize: Organize concepts.
Concept: Characteristics of a project or a product, based on the target result.
(Ability to visualize or imagine the various facets of deploying a project.)
11 - SELF-CONFIDENCE
Self-confidence: Confidence in one’s own abilities.
(Feeling that I can succeed.)
12 - CONTROL
Mastery over a situation in a given sector. Ability to exercise authority.
(Ability to ensure the quality of work or a product.)
13 - CREATIVITY
Creativity: Ability to imagine or invent something original.
(Ability to imagine and carry out a task in a new way in order to improve quality and productivity.)
14 - CURIOSITY
Curious: Driven by the wish to understand, learn, observe.
(Interest in new aspects of my work.)
15 - RESOURCEFULNESS
Resourceful: Able to rise to situations, devise ways and means, show ingenuity.
(Ability to get around a problem.)
16 - DECISIVENESS
Decisive: Resolved, determined, firm.
(Ability to act easily and quickly.)
17 - REALISM (commitment to choosing realistic alternatives)
Committed: Determined to take action or make a decision.
Alternative: Possibility.
Realistic: Practical-minded.
(Ability to choose between two or more ways of carrying out a task.)
18 - ABILITY TO DELEGATE
Delegate: Transfer, entrust responsibility.
(Ability to transfer one of my responsibilities to someone else and to trust this person.)
19 - DIPLOMACY
Skill and tact in relations with others.
(Ability to stay calm and talk to my co-workers and superiors in order to avoid conflicts.)
20 - TEAM LEADERSHIP
Lead: Assume responsibility, take command.
Team: Group of people working to complete the same task.
(Ability to take charge of a group of workers: e.g., allocate tasks fairly.)
21 - ABILITY TO LISTEN
Listen: Be attentive to and take into account what other people say, their aspirations, their wishes.
(Ability to pay attention to other people’s opinions.)
22 - EFFECTIVENESS
Driving force thanks to which efforts produce their full effect.
Effective: Describes an action that produces useful results.
(Ability to finish my work in the time allotted to me.)
23 - EMPATHY
Empathy: Intuitive capacity to project oneself into someone else’s position, to feel what he or she feels.
(Ability to understand other people’s problems without being affected by them personally.)
24 - ANALYTIC THINKING
Analysis: (a) Breakdown of a body or substance into its component parts (qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis). (b) Study aimed at distinguishing the different parts of a whole, at determining or explaining the relationships between these parts.
(Ability to grasp the overall job and the individual tasks that have to be performed to complete it.)
25 - ABILITY TO SYNTHESIZE (ability to summarize and combine)
Synthesize: Intellectual operation whereby someone unites various elements to form a coherent, structured whole.
(Ability to generate a clear overview of a given situation, e.g., a labour conflict.)
26 - TEAM SPIRIT
Team spirit: Spirit of solidarity that motivates the members of a given group.
Team: Group of people who work together to complete a given task.
(Ability to work as part of a group, to abide by the breakdown of tasks assigned to the individual group members, to keep in mind that the final result depends on the outcome of all of these tasks.)
27 - RELIABILITY
Reliable: Someone who can be trusted is deemed to be reliable.
Trust: Place one’s confidence in someone, something.
(Ability to earn other people’s trust.)