Vocabulary - personality and work skills
Two questions that you may get asked on this topic are ¿Cuáles son tus cualidades personales? (What are your personal qualities?) and ¿Cuáles son tus habilidades para el mundo de trabajo? (What skills do you have for the world of work?). You may not have any work experience yet, in which case you may need to think about different skills you have developed in school, eg teamworking, leadership, organisation. It's also a good idea to consider your puntos fuertes (strengths) and debilidades (weaknesses).
It's worthwhile revising some key adjectives for describing personalities by looking at the study guide Self and relationships.
Strengths at work: creative thinking; teamwork; computer skills; and communication.
Question
Match these key skills to the correct English translations.
| 1. Demostrar una actitud positiva | A. To take the initiative |
| 2. Trabajar eficientemente en un equipo | B. To want to continue learning |
| 3. Tener buenas habilidades comunicativas | C. To show leadership ability |
| 4. Tomar la iniciativa | D. To demonstrate a positive attitude |
| 5. Relacionarse bien con los demás | E. To adapt to changes quickly |
| 6. Tener ganas de seguir aprendiendo | F. To have good communication skills |
| 7. Ser capaz de resolver problemas | G. To be open to all possibilities |
| 8. Adaptarse a los cambios rápidamente | H. To work efficiently in a team |
| 9. Mostrar la capacidad de liderazgo | I. To be capable of resolving problems |
| 10. Ser abierto/a a todas las posibilidades | J. To get on well with others |
| 1. Demostrar una actitud positiva |
| A. To take the initiative |
| 2. Trabajar eficientemente en un equipo |
| B. To want to continue learning |
| 3. Tener buenas habilidades comunicativas |
| C. To show leadership ability |
| 4. Tomar la iniciativa |
| D. To demonstrate a positive attitude |
| 5. Relacionarse bien con los demás |
| E. To adapt to changes quickly |
| 6. Tener ganas de seguir aprendiendo |
| F. To have good communication skills |
| 7. Ser capaz de resolver problemas |
| G. To be open to all possibilities |
| 8. Adaptarse a los cambios rápidamente |
| H. To work efficiently in a team |
| 9. Mostrar la capacidad de liderazgo |
| I. To be capable of resolving problems |
| 10. Ser abierto/a a todas las posibilidades |
| J. To get on well with others |
| 1. Demostrar una actitud positiva | D. To demonstrate a positive attitude |
| 2. Trabajar eficientemente en un equipo | H. To work efficiently in a team |
| 3. Tener buenas habilidades comunicativas | F. To have good communication skills |
| 4. Tomar la iniciativa | A. To take the initiative |
| 5. Relacionarse bien con los demás | J. To get on well with others |
| 6. Tener ganas de seguir aprendiendo | B. To want to continue learning |
| 7. Ser capaz de resolver problemas | I. To be capable of resolving problems |
| 8. Adaptarse a los cambios rápidamente | E. To adapt to changes quickly |
| 9. Mostrar la capacidad de liderazgo | C. To show leadership ability |
| 10. Ser abierto/a a todas las posibilidades | G. To be open to all possibilities |
| 1. Demostrar una actitud positiva |
| D. To demonstrate a positive attitude |
| 2. Trabajar eficientemente en un equipo |
| H. To work efficiently in a team |
| 3. Tener buenas habilidades comunicativas |
| F. To have good communication skills |
| 4. Tomar la iniciativa |
| A. To take the initiative |
| 5. Relacionarse bien con los demás |
| J. To get on well with others |
| 6. Tener ganas de seguir aprendiendo |
| B. To want to continue learning |
| 7. Ser capaz de resolver problemas |
| I. To be capable of resolving problems |
| 8. Adaptarse a los cambios rápidamente |
| E. To adapt to changes quickly |
| 9. Mostrar la capacidad de liderazgo |
| C. To show leadership ability |
| 10. Ser abierto/a a todas las posibilidades |
| G. To be open to all possibilities |
| Infinitive | I (yo) form |
| demostrar | demuestro (I demonstrate) |
| trabajar | trabajo (I work) |
| tener | tengo (I have) |
| tomar | tomo (I take) |
| relacionarse | me relaciono (I relate/get on) |
| ser | soy (I am) |
| adaptarse | me adapto (I adapt) |
| mostrar | muestro (I show) |
| Infinitive | demostrar |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | demuestro (I demonstrate) |
| Infinitive | trabajar |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | trabajo (I work) |
| Infinitive | tener |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | tengo (I have) |
| Infinitive | tomar |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | tomo (I take) |
| Infinitive | relacionarse |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | me relaciono (I relate/get on) |
| Infinitive | ser |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | soy (I am) |
| Infinitive | adaptarse |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | me adapto (I adapt) |
| Infinitive | mostrar |
|---|---|
| I (yo) form | muestro (I show) |
eg En mi trabajo a tiempo parcial, siempre demuestro una actitud positiva (In my part-time job, I always demonstrate a positive attitude).