Nationally, skills preferred by employers at hiring were as follows: Advocacy skills: 50.9 percent; Bilingualism: 49.3 percent; Capacity building skills: 28.2 percent; Communication skills: 91.9 percent; Confidentiality skills: 75.5 percent; Interpersonal skills: 82.2 percent; Knowledge base: 67.1 percent; Organizational skills: 61.8 percent; Service coordination skills: 46.0 percent; and, Teaching skills: 48.2 percent.

Source: CHW National Employer Inventory (CHW/NEI) (2006), 570 respondents.

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