Sales Demonstrators

55%

Talking to others.

55%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

52%

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

46%

Reading work related information.

46%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

46%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

45%

Looking for ways to help people.

45%

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

43%

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

43%

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

43%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

43%

Teaching people how to do something.

41%

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

41%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

39%

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

37%

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

34%

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

34%

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

30%

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

27%

Using maths to solve problems.

70%

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

70%

Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

67%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

56%

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

53%

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

50%

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

48%

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

46%

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

45%

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

44%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

43%

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

43%

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

41%

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

38%

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

36%

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

35%

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

33%

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

31%

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

27%

Helping people to understand and use information.

24%

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

100%

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

71%

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

52%

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

38%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

29%

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

14%

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

81%

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

48%

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

43%

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

40%

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

38%

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

38%

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.