Careers Counsellors

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Talking to others.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Teaching people how to do something.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

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

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

See details that are far away.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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

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

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

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