What is Your Core Competency?
According to Prahalad & Hamel (Harvard Business Review, May-June 1990), there are four guidelines to identify core competencies: they support the delivery and production of a variety of services and productsthey always make a significant contribution to perceptions of services and products * they are
often difficult for competition to imitate and * they tend to be relatively stable over time. Core competencies can be equally effective in application to one
personally; if done well, the result can be a strategic advantage as you enter the hiring process in that you can define your core competency on your resume
and at interviews. Critical areas for developing core competencies include personal management, communication, information management, research and
analysis, project and task management, teamwork, commitment to quality, professional behavior, social responsibility, and continuous learning. See the Core
Competency Worksheet located in this section of our course.
- Create a personal core competency profile that assesses your individual assets (both tangible and intangible) as well as how those have or are developing into specific capabilities,
- Lastly, identify 3-5 core competencies you currently possess.
- Your analysis will be due in a written report to your team leader. This will help teams focus on their strengths and assist you in the future in understanding yours. Submit your written statement to your team leader. They will add it as part of the paper either in a spreadsheet or chart or in the paper's narrative. Be creative!