Economics

Soft skills profile

Competency profiles have been developed to identify the core, specific and relational competencies as well as personal qualities required for economists to perform their duties.

• Cognitive skills
  Think logically and perform mental operations of a verbal, spatial and digital nature in the workplace
• Analytical skills
  Systematically understand a situation or problem by identifying its basis elements, the relationships between these elements and the structural principles behind these relationships
• Capacity to synthesize information
  Integrate various elements or pieces of information into a unified structure to obtain an overview or perspective of the relationships between them
• Problem-solving skills
  Know how to identify and analyze a problem, evaluate possible solutions and choose the most appropriate one
• Ability to work in a team
  Work in a constructive and harmonious manner with members of a team to achieve common objectives
• Technical and professional skills
  Demonstrate the technical or professional skills required to carry out responsibilities and tasks efficiently
• Thoroughness
  Comply closely and completely with the prescribed procedures and work methods in order to guarantee a high level of quality and accuracy
• Autonomy
  Be able to work alone, with a minimum of supervision, while making good use of the flexibility allowed
• Decision-making and judgment
  Make appropriate decisions that demonstrate sound judgment
• Written communication
  Communicate ideas in writing in clear, accurate and error-free language

Specific skills may be required depending on the particularities of the job.