core competencies
Essential organizational abilities
Core competencies are the fundamental strengths or capabilities that define what an organization does best.
The term comes from business strategy, where it describes the combined knowledge, skills, and resources that give a company competitive advantage: Our core competencies are software development and customer service.
The phrase has spread to individual contexts, appearing on résumés and in job postings to mean essential skills for a role.
Often shortened to core competency in singular.
Skilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- technical skillLearned practical ability
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
acumen · craftsmanship · capability · aptitude · qualification · experience · best practices · methodology
Ability to adapt easily
- agilityQuickness and ease
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
open-mindedness · nimbleness · pivoting · responsiveness · adjustability · evolution · reinvention · dynamism
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
interdependence · joint effort · cross-functional · unity · alignment · support · contribution · trust-building
Clear vocal expression
- clarityState of being understandable
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- listeningAttending to sound
- presentationFormal display to viewers
public speaking · eloquence · feedback · dialogue · interpersonal skills · negotiation · rhetoric · nonverbal
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- technical skillLearned practical ability
know-how · acumen · craftsmanship · capability · aptitude · qualification · experience · best practices · methodology · analytical thinking
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- agilityQuickness and ease
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
resourcefulness · open-mindedness · nimbleness · pivoting · responsiveness · adjustability · evolution · reinvention · dynamism · proactivity
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
partnership · interdependence · joint effort · cross-functional · unity · alignment · support · contribution · trust-building · conflict resolution
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- clarityState of being understandable
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- listeningAttending to sound
presentation · public speaking · eloquence · feedback · dialogue · interpersonal skills · negotiation · rhetoric · nonverbal · written expression
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- corporate jargonsynergy, stakeholders, deep dive, circle back, leverage
- resume sectionsobjective, skills, experience, education, qualifications
- resumesresume, CV, work experience, education history, skills
- Strategy ToolsSWOT analysis, SWOT, gap analysis, competitive analysis, stakeholder analysis
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, talent
core competenciesweaknesses
Points of vulnerability
deficiencies · skill gaps · vulnerabilities · incompetencies · liabilities
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