Financial Investment Advisers

Reading work related information.

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.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Using maths to solve problems.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

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

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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.

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

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

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

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

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

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

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