Interior Decorators

Talking to others.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading work related information.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

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

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

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

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.

Read and understand written information.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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.

See details that are far away.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.