Sales and Marketing Managers

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

Reading work related information.

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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.

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

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

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.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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).

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

See details that are far away.

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

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

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.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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.

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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