Psychologists and Psychotherapists

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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.

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

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.

Read and understand written information.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

See details that are far away.

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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.

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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