Psychiatrists

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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.

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

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Read and understand written information.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

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

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

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

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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.

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