Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers

Reading work related information.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

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.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Move your arms, legs, and body together.

See details that are far away.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.