Film and Video Editors

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

Reading work related information.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Talking to others.

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.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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.

Read and understand written information.

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

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

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.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.