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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Recreation Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.
Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening75
2.Service Orientation72
Coordination72
Social Perceptiveness72
Speaking72
6.Monitoring66
7.Time Management62
Instructing62
9.Judgment and Decision Making60
10.Management of Personnel Resources56
* Importance out of 100

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

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.
75
54
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
72
50
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffeeMake flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation systemDirect relief agency operations in a disaster area
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
72
52
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
72
52
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.
72
50
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
66
48
Proofread and correct a letterMonitor a meeting's progress and revise the agenda to ensure that important topics are discussedReview corporate productivity and develop a plan to increase productivity
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
62
48
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
62
48
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
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
60
46
Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flowEvaluate a loan application for degree of riskDecide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
56
50
Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a piece of workDirect the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flowPlan, implement, and manage recruitment, training, and incentive programs for a high performance company