Classified Advertising Clerks

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

Reading work related information.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Talking to others.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

Using maths to solve problems.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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.

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

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

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

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

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

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

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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.