Positive character trait
Empathetic
Able and willing to understand another person's feelings or perspective.
4 ready sentencesUpdated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Picks up on how someone feels before they say it.
- Imagines a situation from the other person's side before responding.
- Adjusts how they say something to the person hearing it.
Fits when someone makes a serious effort to understand another person's feelings or perspective
Not when they merely agree, feel sorry, or claim to know an experience they have not had
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Resume line Handled [number] escalated [customer or patient] cases a month, raising satisfaction from [score] to [score].
Reference or recommendation [Name] is empathetic with [clients or colleagues]: they understand what people are worried about and respond to that, not just to the request.
Report card comment [Name] understands how others feel and is kind when a classmate is having a hard day.
In a story, shown not told She heard the tired edge in his voice and moved the meeting to the morning.
His empathetic response began with questions instead of advice.
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