Skills for Chief Executives
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for chief executives, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Critical Thinking4.38
- 2.Speaking4.25
- 3.Reading Comprehension4.12
- 4.Writing4.12
- 5.Active Listening4
- 6.Monitoring4
- 7.Active Learning3.75
- 8.Mathematics3.25
- 9.Learning Strategies3.12
- 10.Science1.62
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Knowledge areas
- Administration and Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Economics and Accounting
- Public Safety and Security
- Computers and Electronics
- Sales and Marketing
Core work activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
- Coaching and Developing Others
- Developing and Building Teams
- Developing Objectives and Strategies
- Getting Information
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
In-demand tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Atlassian JIRA
- Extensible markup language XML
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- PHP
- SAP software
- Structured query language SQL
- AdSense Tracker
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- ComputerEase construction accounting software
- Database reporting software
- Databox