Other Education Managers

Reading work related information.

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

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 to others.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Read and understand written information.

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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).

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

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.

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.

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.

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