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COMPETENCIES VERSUS SKILLS: What are your Strengths? By Aje Cunningham [email protected]
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Competencies Versus Skills

Dec 05, 2014

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Competencies are leant over several years; whereas, skills are learnt in a matter of months.
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Page 1: Competencies Versus Skills

COMPETENCIES VERSUS SKILLS:

What are your Strengths?

By Aje [email protected]

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Learnt over several years.

Learnt in a matter of months.

COMPETENCIES VERSUS SKILLS

COMPETENCIES

SKILLS

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SCANS

Formed by U.S. Department of Labor & Education.To determine the kinds of competencies and skills workers must have to succeed in today’s workplace.Surveyed business, organizations, unions, and more.Determined that workplace competency depends on 36 skills.

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Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

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36 Skills

5 Competencies

3-PartFoundation

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3-Part Foundation

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

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1) Reading

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Basic Skills

2) Writing3) Arithmetic / Mathematic4) Speaking

5) Listening

3-Part Foundation

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Thinking Skills

6) Creative Thinking 7) Decision Making 8) Problem Solving9) Seeking things in the mind’s eye

10) Knowing how to learn11) Reasoning

3-Part Foundation

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Personal Qualities

12) Responsibility 13) Self-esteem 14) Sociability15) Self-Management16) Integrity / Honesty

3-Part Foundation

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5 Competencies

Resources

Interpersonal Skills

Information

Systems

Technology

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ResourcesIdentifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources

5 Competencies Group

17) Time

18) Money

19) Material and facilities

20) Human Resources

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Interpersonal SkillsWorking with others

5 Competencies Group

21) Participates as a member of a team22) Teaches others new skills23) Services clients / customers24) Exercises leadership25) Negotiates26) Works with diversity

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InformationAcquires and evaluates information

5 Competencies Group

27) Acquires and evaluates information

28) Organizes and maintains information

29) Interprets and communicates information

30) Uses computers to process information

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SystemsUnderstands complex inter-relationships

5 Competencies Group

31) Understands systems

32) Monitors and corrects performance

33) Improves or designs systems

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TechnologyWorks with a variety of technologies

5 Competencies Group

34) Selects technology

35) Applies technology to task

36) Maintains and troubleshoots equipment

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Behavioral Interviewing

A person’s past performance (in previous roles) is an excellent predicator of their future performance.Interviewer most likely will look for the following three types of competencies:

Content competencies – work / role specificFunctional / transferable skills - used generally with people, information or things, regardless of specific environment.Adaptive or Self-Management skills - personal characteristics

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Below are selected career positions with their competencies and skills requirements.

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Risk Manager$145K - $200K

10-15 years of asset-based lending and/or associated risk managementexperience, including a strong background in defining, identifying, evaluating,measuring, approving, managing and reporting risk exposures. Superior judgmentand analytical skills. Solid understanding of leading risk management practices forasset-based lending businesses, including applicable laws and regulations. Abilityto work effectively with others in potentially stressful situations. Stronginterpersonal and communication skills. Strong decision making skills andpersonal conviction. PREFERRED: Strong personnel management skills. Provenexperience building effective teams, including talent recruitment anddevelopment. Experience in related product management and/or clientdevelopment roles. Experience with business unit and/or corporate strategy work.Strong quantitative skills, including familiarity with economic capital allocationtools and methodologies.

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Financial Specialist$35K - $50K

BS or BA preferred. High school diploma or equivalent required. Insuranceand Series 6/63 licenses required or must be willing to obtain. Lendingexperience preferred. Two years direct sales experience within the pastthree years. Proven track record/experience in sales and customer service.Ability to assess customer needs and match products and servicesaccordingly. Effective communication and interpersonal skills necessary.Proven problem solving, conflict resolution, time management, and decisionmaking skills required. Ability and desire to interact in a team environment;must be willing to contribute to team efforts.

Below are selected career positions with their competencies and skills requirements.

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Task / Activity

Participate in team training and problem-solving sessionwith multi-cultural staff of waiters and waitresses. Focus onupcoming Saturday night when local club has reservedrestaurant after midnight for party. Three people cannotwork and team has to address the staffing problem andprepare for handling possible unique requests from the club.

SCANS Competency & Sub-Categories

Interpersonal – Participates as a member of a team, teaches others new skills, serves customers, negotiates, works with diversity.

Foundational SkillsBasic Skills: listening, speaking. Thinking Skills: creative thinking, reasoning, decision making. Personal Qualities:sociability, self-management.

Similar activity in other settingUFSC: Chair Public Relations Committee. Delegates team responsibility for a presentation. Team must divide activities for members that involve preparing advertisement layout, posters, status report, and presenting report.

Other potential activities (o.k. to make up!)

1) Work with team at work to decide who covers upcoming extra holiday hours.

2) Join a team of volunteers to help the homeless.3) Work with student government to plan activities for

student fair.

SCANS Worksheet Example