Skill
Active Listening
Soft Skills and Communication
Active listening is a communication skill involving fully concentrating on, understanding, and thoughtfully responding to a speaker, often demonstrated through paraphrasing, asking clarifying questions, and nonverbal cues like eye contact. It is essential in fields such as counseling, customer service, management, and sales, where understanding others' needs and concerns directly affects outcomes. It's frequently cited as a core soft skill on resumes and in leadership training.
Open roles requiring Active Listening (1)
Telephone Triage Nurse - Cancer Center
Cleveland Clinic
Full-time · Cleveland, OH
A telephone-based nurse role at Cleveland Clinic's cancer center handling patient calls and directing care across the health system, suited to experienced registered nurses comfortable with multi-tasking clinical assessment, documentation, and patient education simultaneously via phone and electronic records.
Listed on Cleveland Clinic’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Roles that use Active Listening
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