Public Relations Professionals

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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.

Reading work related information.

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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.

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 up-close (within a few feet).

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

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

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).

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

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.

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.

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