Postal Delivery Officers

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

Reading work related information.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

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

Read and understand written information.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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.

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

See details that are far away.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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.

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

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.