Assignment III

Choose at five of the following that describe something you can do. Write a paragraph about why you think you can do these things: be specific. (Reach for the dictionary— all of these are important everyday business words that you should know.)

meeting deadlines	asking questions	conducting meetings	supervising others	understanding people	taking responsibility
budgeting	accomplishing	training	instructing	planning	pioneering
tailoring	organizing	synthesizing	presenting	writing	negotiating
managing people or money	taking calculated risks	increasing sales or efficiency	possessing good sense of direction	able to follow through	seeking and accepting feedback
persuading	speaking	assembling	empathizing	mediating	building
listening	repairing	reading	maintaining	mentoring	operating
seizing opportunities	handling emergencies	anticipating problems	utilizing time efficiently	establishing priorities	establishing rapport
demonstrating	observing	inspecting	nurturing	scheduling	analyzing
using complex equipment	reasoning, being logical	developing people	being tactful, diplomatic	making decisions	guiding, leading
articulating	auditing	designing	forecasting	estimating	calculating
setting up or establishing budgets, systems	developing procedures, systems	reaching/ obtaining goals	recommending	reconciling	administering
delegating	motivating	classifying	comparing	directing	critiquing
compiling	explaining	establishing	objectives	counting	initiating
interviewing	evaluating	counseling	researching	influencing	creating
applying	improving	defining	coordinating	performing	dealing
confronting	interpreting	conceiving	enlisting	implementing	producing
encouraging	stimulating	reviewing	achieving	renegotiating	updating
mastering	reevaluating	imagining

Now take those five descriptive paragraphs and skills and decide whether these skills are useful for a prospective employer in the kind of job you will be seeking. Explain your decisions on paper.