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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Chefs and Head Cooks. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Thinking Creatively86
2.Making Decisions and Solving Problems85
3.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others79
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships79
5.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others77
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material77
Getting Information77
8.Monitoring and Controlling Resources76
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates76
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events76
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
86
57
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
85
61
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
79
53
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
79
64
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
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
77
60
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
77
45
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77
52
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
76
64
Work as a housekeeper responsible for keeping track of linensWork as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menuServe as a financial executive in charge of a large company's budget
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76
51
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76
63
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug