ICT Managers

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.

Reading work related information.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Talking to others.

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

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

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

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.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

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.

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

Looking for ways to help people.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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.

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).

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

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

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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.