Fashion Designers

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Reading work related information.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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.

Talking to others.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Read and understand written information.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See details that are far away.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

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

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Helping people to understand and use 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.

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.

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.

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

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.