Social Skills

Social skills are the developed capacities used to work with people to achieve goals (O*NET). Click the links below to be directed to specific social skills and tools to help foster them in yourself or others!!

Social Skills
Teamwork
Emotional Intelligence

social skills

What are Social Skills?
National Association of School Psychologists provide a Social Skills Fact Sheet

Team Work

Team work is the ability to work in a team as well as lead a team. This skill is crucial in today's knowledge economy where most projects require collaboration across various functional units (i.e. research, accounting, marketing, and sales). Demonstrated capacity to work in a team is crucial for today's job applicant.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions (O*NET)

Instructing

Teaching others how to do something (O*NET)

Negotiation

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences (O*NET)

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior (O*NET)

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people (O*NET)

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Emotional Intelligence

Four Steps to Emotional Intelligence

Recognizing your own feelings
Managing your emotions (not letting them get the best of you)
Recognizing other's emotions
Responding to others' emotions in a manner that promotes relationship building

Individuals who are emotionally intelligent possess strong abilities to empathize with other and as a result are able to develop productive relationships. By successfully managing their own emotions, an emotionally intelligent person limits the number of negative reactions with others commonly associated with "being out of control" thereby gaining the trust of others

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do (O*NET)