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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

See details that are far away.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

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.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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 value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.