Window Cleaners

Looking for ways to help people.

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.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Talking to others.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Teaching people how to do something.

Fixing machines or systems.

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

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

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

See details that are far away.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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).

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Move your arms, legs, and body together.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

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

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

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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