Information Officers

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

Reading work related information.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Talking to others.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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.

Communicate by speaking.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

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.

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

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.