Education Aides

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

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

Reading work related information.

Looking for ways to help people.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

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

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

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

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

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

See details that are far away.

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

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

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

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.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

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.

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.

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.

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

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