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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Medical Assistants. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening87
2.Social Perceptiveness79
Speaking79
4.Instructing78
5.Reading Comprehension75
6.Service Orientation72
Active Learning72
8.Time Management69
9.Learning Strategies67
10.Writing65
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed
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Skill Area Scores

Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
87
73
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
79
71
Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too longBe aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work groupCounsel depressive patients during a crisis period
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
79
62
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
78
69
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
75
68
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
72
67
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
72
62
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
69
57
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
67
64
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
65
58
Take a telephone messageWrite a memo to staff outlining new directivesWrite a novel for publication