Translation of 要領が悪い


I'm struggling a bit with the meaning of 要領｛ようりょう｝ in this sentence I
encountered:

> 私は仕事の要領が悪いので、いつも残業になってしまう。

I know that the literal translation (while there are several) of 要領 would be
something along the lines of the outline, or the "knack" of things. When I try
to translate this sentence it comes out like this:

> Because I'm clumsy at work, I always end up working overtime.

Would this interpretation be somewhat correct? I am particularly unsure what
to do about the particle のthat precedes 要領 - in my head, I want to say に
instead of の, which probably has something to do with wanting a too literal
translation.




要領 here is a noun. Literately, 仕事の要領 means "this job's critical(required)
skill". Using に would not be correct here.

This sentence implies that "I" did not get the right or most efficient way of
doing this work, so I always work overtime.




要領 here is a noun. Literately, 仕事の要領 means "this job's critical(required)
skill". Using に would not be correct here.

This sentence implies that "I" did not get the right or most efficient way of
doing this work, so I always work overtime.

