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Work Traits and Skills Worksheet
This worksheet will help you consider all theualities you bring to the workforce. It consists of two areas of interest: your personal work traits and your work skills.
Participant Name:
Work Objective:
Personal and Work Traits
In this section check theualities that apply. Feel free to change or expand on the definition if needed. Add any characteristics that describe you at the end of this list.
Reliable/Dependable
Follows through on tasks and assignments, shows up on time for appointments, has tasks and projects completed on time.
Friendly and Cooperative
Cheerful, gets along well with others, willing to pitch in and help, likes people.
Sense of Humor
Able to laugh at him/herself, can see the humor in trying situations or people, capable of diffusing difficult situations with humor.
Flexible
Able to cope with changes in appointments and assignments, can set aside one task and pick up another as needed, willing and able to cope with multiple-tasks.
Energetic
Brings a positive level of personal energy and enthusiasm to tasks/assignments, when one task is finished actively looks for something else to do.
Honest
Can be trusted with information and resources.
Focused
Able to bring all of his/her energies to bear on a problem/task.
Analytical
Capable of looking at a range of information/ideas and evaluating the information on different levels, able to spot patterns in data and synthesize information.
Stable
Calm, works well under stress, not subject to emotional flare-ups.
Creative
Develops new ways of doing things, uses old products in new ways, likes to explore new ideas and approaches.
Independent
Able to work with a minimum of supervision, prefers a lot of autonomy in work and decision-making.
Detail-Oriented
Cares about detail, a careful and meticulous worker, ensures that all pieces of a task are completed.
Organized
Maintains orderly files, plans ahead, can schedule and prioritize activities/tasks, can efficiently track information and activities.
People Person
Genuinely likes people, enjoys talking to them, working with them, and learning more about their lives.
Problem-Solver
Will figure out how to get things done, willing to try a number of different solutions till he/she finds the one that works—doesn’t give up easily.
Other (List and Briefly Describe):
Other (List and Briefly Describe):
Other (List and Briefly Describe):
Work Skills
In this section, check off the work skills that you possess. Begin with your skills related to working with things. Then, consider the skills you possess that are related to working with people. Lastly, record your skills related to working with information. With each skill you check off, provide a brief description and mention any related work experience.
Skills Related to Working with Things
Computer software programs (List):
Keyboarding speed:
Operating systems:
Networks:
Programming languages:
Office euipment (e.g. copier, fax machine, etc.)
Telephone systems:
Hand tools:
Power tools:
Machinery (manufacturing setting):
Automotive and truck mechanics:
Small electronics:
Machines and appliances used in food preparation:
Assembling:
Packaging:
Shipping and receiving:
Constructing:
Cleaning:
Cooking:
Cultivating (plants, nursery work):
Maintaining:
Operating:
Collecting:
Delivering:
Demonstrating:
Stocking:
Billing:
Sorting:
Wiring:
Plumbing:
Other:
Other:
Other:
Skills related to working with people
Counseling:
Teaching:
Interviewing:
Customer service:
Coaching:
Listening:
Recruiting:
Problem-solving:
Selling:
Supervising:
Evaluating:
Referring:
Mentoring:
Assisting:
Presenting (large, small groups):
Facilitating (meetings, counseling groups, staff meetings):
Teaming:
Organizing (activities, outings, programs):
Coordinating (services, information, programs):
Other:
Other:
Other:
Skills related to working with information:
Compiling data:
Writing:
Creating Documents (letters, memos, reports):
Proof-reading:
Filing:
Reporting:
Interpreting policies/laws:
Investigating:
Documenting:
Researching:
Calculating:
Budgeting:
Accounting:
Programming:
Other:
Other:
Other:
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