Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the International Relations & Affairs field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. International Relations & Affairs majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that International Relations & Affairs majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Systems Evaluation, Negotiation, Management of Material Resources, Service Orientation, Quality Control Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Operations Analysis, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Active Learning, Speaking, Active Listening, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Technology Design, Instructing, Programming, Mathematics, Troubleshooting, Learning Strategies, Science, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for International Relations & Affairs majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Instructing, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies, Persuasion, Time Management, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Science, Technology Design, Programming, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.