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List of Teamwork Skills

Teamwork Skills for Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews
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By Alison Doyle
Updated August 16, 2016

Employers expect employees to be team players. Teamwork is required for almost every industry, ranging from business services to
information technoloy to food services.
Regardless of your job, you need to be able to work well with others. Here's a list ofteamworkskills that employers are looking
forin resumes, cover letters, job applications and interviews.
Included is a detailed list of the ve most important teamwork skills, as well as a longer list of skills.

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How to Use Skills Lists

You can use these skills lists throughout your job search process. Firstly, you can use these skill words in yourresume. In the
description of your work history, you might want to use some of these key words.
Secondly, you can use these in yourcover letter. In the body of your letter, you can mention one or two of these skills, and give a
specic example of a time when you demonstrated those skills at work.
Finally, you can use these skill words in yourinterview. Make sure you have at least one example for a time you demonstrated each
of the top 5 skills listed here.
Of course, each job will require dierent skills and experiences, so make sure you read the job description carefully, and focus on
the skills listed by the employer.
Also review our other lists ofskills listed by job and type of skill.
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Top 5 Teamwork Skills

Communication
Being a good team member means being able to clearly communicate your ideas with the group.
You must be able to convey information via phone, email, and in person. You want to make sure your tone is always professional
but friendly. Both verbal and nonverbal communication are important when working with a group in person.
Conict Management
An important teamwork skill is being able to mediate problems between team members.

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You need to be able to negotiate with your team members to settle disputes, and make sure everyone is happy with the teams
choices.
Listening
Another important part of communication is listening well. You need to listen to the ideas and concerns of your peers in order to
be an eective team member. By asking questions for clarication, demonstrating concern, and using nonverbal cues, you can
show your team members that you care and understand them.
Reliable
You want to be a reliable team member so that your coworkers can trust you. Make sure you stick to deadlines, and complete any
tasks you are assigned. This will help you gain your colleagues trust.
Respectful
People will be more open to communicating with you if you convey respect for them and their ideas. Simple actions like using a
person's name, making eye contact, and actively listening when a person speaks will make the person feel appreciated.

TeamworkSkills
A-G

Acknowledging Others
Active Listening
Advising
Collaboration
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Commitment

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Communication
Community Building
Condence
Condence Building
Conict Management
Contributing
Cooperation
Coordination
Creativity
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Dening Problems
Dependable
Dependability
Encourage
Encouragement
Expanding Ideas
Flexibility
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Give Feedback
Goal Setting
Guide
Group Decisions
Group Decision Making
H-M

Hearing Concerns
Helpfulness
Helping
Honesty
ICTs
Idea Exchange
Inuencing
Interpersonal
Interpreting
Language
Lead
Leadership
Listening
Logic
Logical Argument
Logical Thinking
Management
Mediation
Motivation
Multitasking
NS

Negotiating
Nonverbal Communication
Opinion Exchange
Oral Communication
Participation
Patience
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Perform Tasks
Persuading
Positive Attitude
Problem Solving
Questioning
Receive Feedback
Relationship Building
Reliable
Research
Respect
Respectful
Responsibility
Sharing Credit
Support
Supportive
TZ

Team Building
Team Building Activities
Team Management
Team Oriented
Team Player
Tact
Task Management
Teaching
Trust
Understanding Feelings
Verbal Communication
Visual Communication
Written Communication
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List of Leadership Skills

Leadership Skills for Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews
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Leaders require communication, critical thinking and motivational skills.. Getty Images / Buero Monaco

By Alison Doyle
Updated August 27, 2016

When companies hire for leadership rolesthey require askill setthat will enable the prospective employeeto successfully interact
with employees, colleagues, clients, and others in the workplace and beyond.
Here's a list of leadership skills and qualitiesfor resumes, cover letters, job applications, and interviews. Skills will vary based on
the job for which you're applying, so also review our list ofskills listed by joband type of skill.

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Leadership Skills List

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Achievement
Analytical
Business Development
Business Intelligence
Business Storytelling
Change Leadership
Coaching
Commitment
Condence
Collaborating
Communication
Compassion
Competitive
Condence
Conict Management
Conict Resolution
Coordination
Courage
Creativity
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Decisiveness
Delegation
Directing Others
Emotional Intelligence
Engagement
Enthusiastic
Entrepreneurial
Evaluative
Finance
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