Human skills are the interpersonal abilities needed for success at all levels.

• A. Financial acumen
• B. Interpersonal communication
• C. Human skills
• D. Technical proficiency

Answer: (C)

Human skills refer to the abilities used to interact effectively with other people—communication, collaboration, empathy, leadership, and conflict resolution. These interpersonal abilities are needed at every level of an organization, which is why they’re described as the skills that enable working well with others regardless of role. The statement directly defines human skills in this way, so the term in the question matches the concept being described. Other options don’t capture the broad category: financial acumen focuses on money and budgeting; technical proficiency covers job-specific tool or process knowledge; interpersonal communication is a component of human skills, not the broad category itself.