Policy and Planning Managers

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

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

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.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Using maths to solve problems.

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

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