Skills Map

Below are the 13 skills that the University and employers regard as important to help you succeed in your academic study and career. Click on any of the skills to see the related University of Leeds Graduate Attributes that help you to describe and demonstrate that skill. Use https://leedsforlife.leeds.ac.uk/Skills to record evidence of how you have developed your skills.

Communication skills
Team Working
Leadership
Creative Problem Solving
Commercial Awareness
Flexibility
Initiative
Planning & Organisation
Analytical Skills
Research Skills
Critical Thinking
Independent Working
Time Management

The ability to take responsibility and/or provide direction for a team
The ability to work in a collegial way towards a common goal
Awareness of one’s own skills and abilities and confidence in articulating them
To respond sensitively and appropriately to the needs of different stakeholders and circumstances
Responsible awareness of and respect for other perspectives and sensitivities, whether local, national or international and the implications for individual behaviour
Self belief and confidence in one’s own ability to influence decisions and outcomes
The ability to build rapport with others
To articulate one’s own skills and abilities confidently and convincingly, tailored to the target audience as appropriate
Honesty and openness and with a sense of academic and social responsibility
To analyse information, synthesise views, make connections and, where appropriate, propose creative solutions
To read, present and communicate complex knowledge in a way in which is comprehensible and relevant to the needs of others
Engagement with society and individuals, acknowledging and managing preconceptions or prejudice
The ability to work autonomously, take the initiative and to be self-directed in undertaking tasks
The ability to think flexibly and independently
Critical intelligence and the ability to question received ideas
The ability to identify and define problems and evaluate the merits of particular solutions
Understanding and experience of the research methods used to investigate and establish knowledge, and its boundaries, in a particular discipline
To analyse information, synthesis views, make connections and, where appropriate, propose creative solutions
Engagement with knowledge which is not restricted to traditional boundaries
Open mindedness when dealing with change
The ability to identify and define problem and evaluate the merits of particular solutions
The ability to make unbiased judgements
Awareness of ethical considerations and consequences of different approaches
To manage time and workload effectively
Awareness and understanding of business, commercial and/or social issues and opportunities and the expectations of prospective employers
To reflect and benefit from one’s own learning and that of others
Readiness to take responsibility for one’s own academic and professional development and learning
To reflect on and benefit from one’s own learning and that of others
Motivation, drive and enthusiasm
To be critically aware of, and informed by, current knowledge, and its possible applications, in a discipline or professional specialism