Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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| Change the spacing on a printed report | Adapt popular music for a high school marching band | Create new computer software |
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Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
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| Follow a standard blueprint | Review a budget | Study international tax laws |
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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. |
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| Have little contact with people outside the organization | Make standard presentations about available services | Prepare or deliver press releases |
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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. |
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| Tend a highway toll booth | Sell shoes in a popular shoe store | Perform a monologue on national TV |
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
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| Write brief notes to others | Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor | Create a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies |
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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| 76 | |
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| Test an automobile transmission | Judge the acceptability of food products | Determine the reaction of a virus to a new drug |
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Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| 74 | |
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| Enter employee information into a computer database | Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory | Set up a new computer system for a large multinational company |
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Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| 74 | |
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| Keep up with price changes in a small retail store | Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars | Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology |
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 73 | |
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| Exchange greetings with a coworker | Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients | Gain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company |
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Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
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| Interpret a blood pressure reading | Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports | Interpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences |
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