Human Resource Managers

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

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

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.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking to others.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

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.

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

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.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

See details that are far away.

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

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

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