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Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading work related information.

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

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

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.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Looking for ways to help people.

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

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

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

See details that are far away.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.