Despatching and Receiving Clerks

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

Reading work related information.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

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.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Read and understand written information.

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

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

See details that are far away.

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.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.