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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others73
2.Thinking Creatively69
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates67
4.Getting Information65
5.Documenting/Recording Information64
6.Training and Teaching Others63
7.Making Decisions and Solving Problems61
8.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships59
9.Processing Information58
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings58
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
73
62
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
69
64
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
67
67
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
65
48
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
64
46
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
63
57
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61
54
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
59
56
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
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
58
56
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
58
58
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care