Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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| Process customer dry-cleaning drop off | Work as a day care aide supervising 10 children | Respond to a citizen's request for assistance after a major disaster |
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Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
| 55 | |
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| Sell cakes at a bake sale | Call a list of clients to introduce them to a new product line | Develop a marketing plan for a nationwide telephone system |
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Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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| File letters alphabetically | Type 30 words per minute | Organize a storage system for company forms |
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Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| 49 | |
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| Add two numbers | Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales | Derive a complex mathematical equation |
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Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
| 49 | |
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| Put a computer back into its packing materials | Supervise an appliance assembly line | Manage an international shipping company distribution center |
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Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
| 49 | |
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| 44 |
| Sign a pay voucher | Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion | Manage a $10 million company |
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
| 46 | |
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| 34 |
| Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house | Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling | Build a high-rise office tower |
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English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
| 43 | |
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| 46 |
| Write a thank you note | Edit a feature article in a local newspaper | Teach a college English class |
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Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| 40 | |
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| 49 |
| Operate a VCR to watch a pre-recorded training tape | Use a word processor | Create a program to scan computer disks for viruses |
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