Commercial Housekeepers

Looking for ways to help people.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

Reading work related information.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Communicate by speaking.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See details that are far away.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

Exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

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

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

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

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

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.