Composers

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Reading work related information.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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.

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

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

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

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

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Looking for ways to help people.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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.

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.

Tell the difference between sounds.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

Read and understand written information.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 people. Helping or providing service to others.