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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Cooks, Short Order. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Coordination78
2.Active Listening77
3.Time Management72
4.Judgment and Decision Making69
5.Service Orientation65
6.Instructing64
7.Learning Strategies62
8.Troubleshooting61
9.Active Learning59
10.Speaking58
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
78
55
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
77
47
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
72
63
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
69
58
Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flowEvaluate a loan application for degree of riskDecide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
65
52
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
64
60
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
62
58
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
61
56
Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machineIdentify the circuit causing an electrical system to failDirect the debugging of control code for a new operating system
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
59
58
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
58
35
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court