Personal Assistants

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

Reading work related information.

Looking for ways to help people.

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Using maths to solve problems.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

See details that are far away.

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.

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

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.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

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.

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.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

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.

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.

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