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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Selling or Influencing Others83
2.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public79
3.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships74
4.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work69
5.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization65
6.Coaching and Developing Others61
Developing and Building Teams61
8.Getting Information60
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge58
10.Developing Objectives and Strategies55
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
83
63
Convince a coworker to assist with an assignmentDeliver standard arguments or sales pitches to convince others to buy popular productsDeliver major sales campaign in a new market
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.
79
63
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
74
61
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
69
64
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
65
56
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
61
53
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team
Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
61
42
Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignmentLead an assembly team in an automobile plantLead a large team to design and build a new aircraft
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
60
41
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
58
44
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
55
41
Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforceDevelop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year periodDevelop a 10-year business plan for an organization