Environmental Managers

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

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.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Looking for ways to help people.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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.

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.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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