AUTO-ÉVALUATION DES COMPÉTENCES GÉNÉRIQUES



SELF-EVALUATION OF GENERIC SKILLS

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INSTRUCTIONS

I. Rate your proficiency (level of mastery) for each skill. Be as accurate as possible in your self-evaluation. Circle the letter that best corresponds to your rating.

“A” is the lowest rating and “I” is the highest.

II. When you have finished, go to page 7 and indicate your ten strongest skills, the skills that you will need for your target occupation and the skills that you would like to develop.

III. On pages 8 and following, give examples of situations where you have used each of your strongest skills in a work or non-work context.

IV. Definitions of the individual skills are provided on pages 11 to 17, in the same order as on pages 2 to 6 . (Most of the definitions are based on those provided in the French version of this text, which have been taken from the dictionary Le Petit Larousse Illustré. The author of the text has also added his own definitions between parentheses; they apply more closely to the world of work.)

For each of the skills below, I would rate my proficiency (level of mastery) as follows:

1. ADAPTABILITY

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SELF-EVALUATION OF GENERIC SKILLS

Definitions

(The definitions in the French version of the Self-Evaluation are based on

those found in the dictionary Le Petit Larousse Illustré, 1992 edition.)

(The author has added information, between parentheses, applicable specifically to a work context.)

CAPABLE

Having the required skills.

COMPETENCY

Recognized ability in a given field and, by extension, ability to judge in this area.

Competent:

Having in-depth knowledge and good judgment in a given area.

Having the required competency to master a given area.

Able to act in a given area.

1 - ADAPTABILITY

Flexibility; ability to conform.

(Ability to change the way I do my work: e.g., following the arrival of new equipment.)

2 - SELF-ASSERTION

Person’s ability to show, prove, assert his or her personality.

(Ability to express my thoughts.)

3 - ABILITY TO LEARN

Learn: Acquire knowledge.

(Ability to learn new ways of carrying out a task and master new technologies.)

4 - ABILITY TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE

Ability to learn from practical, “real-life” experience.

Learn: Acquire knowledge.

Experience: Knowledge acquired through extensive practice and observation.

(Ability to profit from my experience in order to carry out a task or avoid repeating past mistakes.)

5 - AUTONOMY (self-reliance)

Independence, ability to decide (for an organization or an individual, vis-à-vis a central power, a hierarchy, a superior).

(Ability to carry out my work without having to wait for specific instructions, and to take initiatives if appropriate.)

6 - COLLABORATION

Collaborate: Work with other people.

(Ability to work with other people to complete a task.)

7 - ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE

Communicate: Pass on or share.

Knowledge: Something learned through study or practice.

(Ability to share my knowledge and know-how with my co-workers.)

8 - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Communicate: Pass on or share.

(Ability to express my ideas clearly, in writing.)

9 - VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Communicate: Pass on or share.

(Ability to say clearly what I want to say.)

10 - CONCEPTUALIZATION (abstract thinking)

Conceptualize: Organize concepts.

Concept: Characteristics of a project or a product, based on the target result.

(Ability to visualize or imagine the various facets of deploying a project.)

11 - SELF-CONFIDENCE

Self-confidence: Confidence in one’s own abilities.

(Feeling that I can succeed.)

12 - CONTROL

Mastery over a situation in a given sector. Ability to exercise authority.

(Ability to ensure the quality of work or a product.)

13 - CREATIVITY

Creativity: Ability to imagine or invent something original.

(Ability to imagine and carry out a task in a new way in order to improve quality and productivity.)

14 - CURIOSITY

Curious: Driven by the wish to understand, learn, observe.

(Interest in new aspects of my work.)

15 - RESOURCEFULNESS

Resourceful: Able to rise to situations, devise ways and means, show ingenuity.

(Ability to get around a problem.)

16 - DECISIVENESS

Decisive: Resolved, determined, firm.

(Ability to act easily and quickly.)

17 - REALISM (commitment to choosing realistic alternatives)

Committed: Determined to take action or make a decision.

Alternative: Possibility.

Realistic: Practical-minded.

(Ability to choose between two or more ways of carrying out a task.)

18 - ABILITY TO DELEGATE

Delegate: Transfer, entrust responsibility.

(Ability to transfer one of my responsibilities to someone else and to trust this person.)

19 - DIPLOMACY

Skill and tact in relations with others.

(Ability to stay calm and talk to my co-workers and superiors in order to avoid conflicts.)

20 - TEAM LEADERSHIP

Lead: Assume responsibility, take command.

Team: Group of people working to complete the same task.

(Ability to take charge of a group of workers: e.g., allocate tasks fairly.)

21 - ABILITY TO LISTEN

Listen: Be attentive to and take into account what other people say, their aspirations, their wishes.

(Ability to pay attention to other people’s opinions.)

22 - EFFECTIVENESS

Driving force thanks to which efforts produce their full effect.

Effective: Describes an action that produces useful results.

(Ability to finish my work in the time allotted to me.)

23 - EMPATHY

Empathy: Intuitive capacity to project oneself into someone else’s position, to feel what he or she feels.

(Ability to understand other people’s problems without being affected by them personally.)

24 - ANALYTIC THINKING

Analysis: (a) Breakdown of a body or substance into its component parts (qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis). (b) Study aimed at distinguishing the different parts of a whole, at determining or explaining the relationships between these parts.

(Ability to grasp the overall job and the individual tasks that have to be performed to complete it.)

25 - ABILITY TO SYNTHESIZE (ability to summarize and combine)

Synthesize: Intellectual operation whereby someone unites various elements to form a coherent, structured whole.

(Ability to generate a clear overview of a given situation, e.g., a labour conflict.)

26 - TEAM SPIRIT

Team spirit: Spirit of solidarity that motivates the members of a given group.

Team: Group of people who work together to complete a given task.

(Ability to work as part of a group, to abide by the breakdown of tasks assigned to the individual group members, to keep in mind that the final result depends on the outcome of all of these tasks.)

27 - RELIABILITY

Reliable: Someone who can be trusted is deemed to be reliable.

Trust: Place one’s confidence in someone, something.

(Ability to earn other people’s trust.)

28 - FLEXIBILITY

Ability to adapt.

(Ability to carry out different tasks and replace co-workers.)

29 - CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Manage: Administer a situation, including difficult situations: e.g., manage a crisis.

Conflict: Antagonism, clash of feelings or opinions involving individuals or groups.

(Ability to stay calm, grasp the various facets of a problem or conflict and intervene.)

30 - ADVERSITY MANAGEMENT (ability to manage problems)

Manage: Administer something for oneself or for someone else.

Adversity: Opposite of well-being. Misfortune.

Problem: Opposition, divergence (between people or views).

(Ability to grasp opposing views of a problem and find a solution.)

31 - CHANGE MANAGEMENT (ability to manage change)

Manage: Administer, direct or organize something.

Change (verb): Make something different.

Change (noun): Action or result of transforming someone or something.

(Ability to convince my co-workers to accept new work methods.)

32 - STRESS MANAGEMENT

Manage: Administer, direct or organize something.

Stress: Combination of biological and psychological disturbances caused by aggression against an organism.

(Ability to stay calm in various situations.)

33 - TIME MANAGEMENT

Manage: Administer, direct or organize something.

Time: Duration considered as a measurable period.

(Ability to organize my work within the time allotted to me.)

34 - ABILITY TO INFLUENCE OTHERS

Influence: Produce an effect on someone; exercise authority.

(Ability to convince other people to think or act like me.)

35 - SPIRIT OF INITIATIVE

Initiative: Proposal or action initiated by someone.

(Ability to propose and apply a new way of carrying out a task.)

36 - INTEGRITY

Honesty, probity.

Integrity: Total honesty, incorruptibility.

Probity: Strict compliance with principles of justice and morality.

(Fairness and loyalty toward my co-workers and the organization.)

37 - GOOD JUDGMENT

Judgment: (a) Mental capacity to judge and discern. (b) Ability to make good judgments. (c) Process of forming an opinion and judging; forming an opinion about someone or something. Opinion, feeling.

Judge: Form an opinion about something. Estimate the value of something.

(Ability to form an opinion, evaluate, understand a task or situation related to my work.)

38 - LEADERSHIP

Position of leader. Dominance.

Leader: Person who heads a party, movement, group.

(Ability to inspire trust among my co-workers so that they accept my ideas and ways of doing things.)

39 - LOGICAL THINKING

A person who is logical is someone who thinks in a coherent way.

(Have “both feet on the ground.”)

40 - LOYALTY

Loyal toward the organization.

Characteristic of someone who is loyal.

Loyal: Describes someone who abides by the rules of honour, probity and honesty.

Probity: Strict compliance with principles of justice and morality.

(Ability to respect and be loyal to a superior, an organization.)

41 - SELF-CONTROL

Restraint exercised over a person’s own emotions.

(Ability to stay calm even in difficult, acute and unexpected situations.)

42 - METHODICAL THINKING/APPROACH

Rational thinking to assimilate knowledge or demonstrate facts. Organized approach.

Organized way of obtaining something. Logical use of a set of principles and guidelines to achieve a result.

(Ability to organize my tasks in order to avoid wasting time.)

43 - ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE WORKPLACE

Integrate: Assimilate into a group.

Workplace: Place of employment and the people who work there.

(Ability to become part of my new work environment or work group.)

44 - METICULOUSNESS

Scrupulous attention to detail.

(Ability to be highly precise and pay attention to detail. E.g.: watchmaking.)

45 - NEGOTIATING SKILLS

Ability to discuss and deal with an issue in order to reach an agreement, and take part in dialogue in order to settle a difference, end a conflict, agree on a compromise, etc.

(Ability to appreciate both sides of a situation and explain them to opposing parties, in order to reach a solution that satisfies the maximum number of people.)

46 - OBSERVATION SKILLS

Ability to look closely at things, people, events, phenomena, in order to study, oversee, draw conclusions.

Observant: Describes someone who has a talent or skill for observation.

(Ability to look at and analyse actions and people, in order to identify the root of a problem or note the proper way of doing something.)

47 - ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Organize oneself: Arrange one’s work and activities in an efficient, harmonious way.

Organize other people or things: Combine and arrange to achieve smooth functioning. Prepare and arrange for a specific purpose.

(Ability to organize my work in the best way for myself and the organization.)

48 - ORGANIZED APPROACH

Organize oneself: Arrange one’s work and activities in an efficient, harmonious way.

(Ability to organize my work efficiently.)

49 - OPEN-MINDEDNESS

Open-minded: Describes a person who is open and receptive.

Open: (a) Open to ideas, intelligent, lively. (b) Welcoming, accessible. Open environment. Open to new ideas.

(Ability to be positive and welcome new ways of carrying out a task.)

50 - PERSEVERANCE

Perseverant: Describes someone who persists, who remains firm and stands by a decision or an action that has been undertaken.

(Ability to continue a task as long as it takes to succeed, especially in the event of a problem.)

51 - PERSUASIVENESS

Persuade: Lead someone to believe, do or want something. Convince.

(Ability to convince my co-workers or superiors to accept something.)

52 - PLANNING SKILLS

Plan (verb): Organize according to a development plan.

(Ability to organize a task based on a well thought-out approach. E.g., who does what, when, where.)

53 - ACCURACY

Precise action.

Clear, scrupulous thought and expression.

Attention to detail, resulting in fuller information.

Accurate: A person who cares about being accurate leaves nothing uncertain, and acts carefully and with precision.

(Ability to do my job precisely and “fine-tune” my work.)

54 - RISK-TAKING (willingness to take risks)

Take something upon oneself: Accept a responsibility.

Risks: Potential perils and hazards to which a person is exposed.

(Awareness of my limits when making a decision or carrying our an unaccustomed task.)

55 - ABILITY TO SET PRIORITIES

Priority: Superiority in rank, position (due to its importance).

Ability to know what has to come first, to ensure smooth overall operations.

56 - PROACTIVITY

Action in anticipation of future needs.

(Ability to foresee what may happen and take quick action, in advance.)

57 - CHANGE ADVOCACY (support for change)

Advocate: Promote.

Change (noun): Action or result of transforming something.

(Ability to convince my co-workers to accept new work methods.)

Change (verb): Replace something by something else.

(Ability to encourage and deploy a new way of doing something.)

58 - REALISM

Realistic: Practical. Describes someone who sees things as they really are and acts accordingly.

Practical: Describes someone who focuses on facts and action. Matter-of-fact.

(Have “both feet on the ground” and see things as they really are.)

59 - GOOD INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

Good relations with other people.

(Ability to get along with other people.)

60 - PROBLEM-SOLVING

Ability to make decisions regarding problem situations and issues.

(Ability to identify the best way of solving a problem.)

61 - RESPECT FOR OTHERS

Respect (verb): To deal with, consider with respect.

Respect (noun): Feeling that encourages people to treat other individuals and things with consideration, esteem, to avoid harming them.

(Ability to recognize everyone’s work as important.)

62 - ABILITY TO MEET DEADLINES

Meet: Abide by, comply with.

Deadline: Date or time before which something must be done.

(Ability to carry out a task in the allotted time.)

63 - RESPONSIBLE APPROACH

Responsible: Describes someone who thinks things out, who weighs the consequences of his or her actions.

Sense of responsibility: Ability to make a decision without prior consultation with a superior.

(Ability to make a decision without having to wait for a superior’s approval.)

64 - ABILITY TO ADJUST

Adjust: Show flexibility, be willing to adapt.

(Ability to accept even last-minute changes.)

65 - STRATEGIC APPROACH

Strategy: Art of coordinating actions, of manoeuvring skilfully to achieve a goal.

(Ability to find ways to perform a task.)

66 - ABILITY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

Follow: Follow a method, a procedure, regularly and assiduously.

Instruction: General indication given by a superior to his or her subordinates.

(Ability to do my work according to the established methods or techniques.)

67 - COMPUTER USE

Computer: Computer and peripherals.

Use: Utilization for a specific purpose.

(Ability to operate a computer according to a well-defined program.)

68 - ABILITY TO SIMPLIFY IDEAS AND MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE

Simplify: Make accessible (knowledge, idea) to the general public. Popularize.

(Ability to use everyday words instead of hard-to-understand jargon to describe my work.)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ARSENAULT. Trema, Dictionnaires des compétences. 1997. 129 pp.

BELISLE, Rachel. Nos compétences fortes. Institut canadien d'éducation des adultes. 1995. 194 pp.

CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA. Employability Skills 2000+: The Skills You Need to Enter, Stay in, and Progress in the World of Work ().

HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CANADA. Essential Skills ().

LAFLAMME, Roch (professor at Université Laval). Les nouvelles compétences à l'aube des années 2000.

LAVIGUEUR. L'appropriation des compétences génériques. 1994.

LE PETIT LAROUSSE ILLUSTRÉ. Paris: Larousse, 1992.

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