Other Private Tutors and Teachers

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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.

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.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

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.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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

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.

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