Bar Usefuls and Bussers

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Talking to others.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Teaching people how to do something.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Reading work related information.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Using maths to solve problems.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

See details that are far away.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Communicate by speaking.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.