Quality Assurance Managers

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

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.

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

Reading work related information.

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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.

Using maths to solve problems.

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.

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.

Read and understand written information.

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

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.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

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

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

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

See details that are far away.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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.

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.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

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.

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.

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

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.