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Competencies that Build Career Success

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Sample of Competencies Employers Seek

Definitions of Some Specific Competencies

Definitions of Competencies 1

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Competencies That Build Ccareer Success

Definitions of Some Specific Competencies

Information Technology

Using information technology to organize, summarize, analyze, and transform data into meaningful and useful information.

  1. Knowing how to find and gather information from multiple sources.
  2. Knowing how to organize, summarize, analyze, and convert it into meaningful and useful information for making decisions or taking specific actions.
  3. Applying information creatively to specific tasks or problems.

Interpersonal/Diversity

Accepting others’ opinions in a non-judgmental way.

  1. Establishing relationships with and learning more about people of other racial, religious, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds. Advocating the value of diversity.
  2. Examining one’s own biases and behaviors to avoid stereotypical actions or responses. Understanding sexist, racist, ageist and homophobic behavior and exhibit non-sexist, non-racist, non-ageist, and non-homophobic behavior.
  3. Interacting with and appreciating physically or mentally challenged individuals.

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