Skills and Personal Qualities

Skills and Personal Qualities Vocabulary and Phrases

  • Understanding and utilising a range of vocabulary related to personal skills and qualities is crucial. Key terms include:
    • Habilidades (skills)
    • Cualidades (qualities)
    • Trabajador(a) (hardworking)
    • Confiado(a) (confident)
    • Creativo(a) (creative)
    • Organizado(a) (organised)
    • Liderazgo (leadership)
    • Autónomo(a) (independent)
  • It’s also useful to be able to recognise and discuss areas for improvement, including:
    • Necesito mejorar (I need to improve)
    • Necesito desarrollar (I need to develop)
    • Puedo ser más (I can be more…)
    • Tengo dificultades con (I struggle with)

Professional Skills and Attributes

  • Within an employability and enterprise context, being able to discuss specific professional skills and attributes is important. While certain terms are close to their English equivalents, others differ:
    • Comunicación (communication)
    • Trabajo en equipo (teamwork)
    • Resolución de problemas (problem solving)
    • Habilidades de gestión (management skills)
    • Habilidades informáticas (computer skills)
  • Proficiency levels might also need to be addressed. Useful expressions include:
    • Nivel básico (basic level)
    • Nivel intermedio (intermediate level)
    • Nivel avanzado (advanced level)
    • Soy bueno(a) en (I am good at)
    • Soy experto(a) en (I am an expert in)

Describing Personal Attitudes and Work Ethic

  • When discussing personal attitudes and work ethic, knowing the right vocabulary and phrases is crucial:
    • Dedicado(a) (dedicated)
    • Otorgar importancia a (place importance on)
    • Tener una actitud positiva (have a positive attitude)
    • Disfrutar el trabajo (enjoy work)
    • Orientado(a) a los resultados (results oriented)
    • Persistente (persistent)

Remember, practice is key in confidently using these terms in various contexts. Aim to create comprehensive sentences and engage in dialogues relating to personal skills, qualities, and professional attributes. This will help immensely when discussing enterprise, employability and future plans.