University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Career Development Center
www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC ● Mellencamp 128 ● 414-229-4486
Career and Life Skills Inventory
Directions: For each skill area, determine if you want to use the skill, have the skill, and/or want to learn the skill.
There may be some skill areas for which you checkmark none of these categories and others you check all three.
When evaluating each of these skills think about…
- times you may have used the skill at work, school, home, play,etc.
- how easy or difficult that skill area is for you and if you seem to do better in that area than your peers
- why you believe you have that skill. Did you receive praise or recognized for an accomplishment?
I want I have
I want
to use
to learn
Interpersonal Relations
• Advising, counseling, interviewing
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• Assisting, protecting, providing physical care
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• Coordinating work w/ others
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• Supervising, directing, assessing
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• Demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, patience
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• Training, instructing, coaching
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• Care for and serve people; rehabilitate, heal
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• Encourage, empower or advocate for people
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• Talking to others to convey information effectively
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• Speaking in small groups
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• Handling complaints in person or over the phone
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• Communicating with diverse groups
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• Communicate with metaphors
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• Broadcasting, entertaining, presenting
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• Listen carefully and attentively
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Technical/Hands On
• Designing equipment, developing systems
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