Commissioned Fire Officers

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

See details that are far away.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Read and understand written information.

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

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

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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.

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

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