Health Promotion Officers

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.

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

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

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Read and understand written information.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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.

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

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

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 far away.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

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

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