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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Cooks, Short Order. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information77
2.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public63
3.Performing General Physical Activities55
4.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings53
5.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships52
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77
52
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
63
52
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
55
37
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
53
41
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
52
53
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
50
38
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies