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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Credit Authorizers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.
Importance*More Info
1.Reading Comprehension92
2.Service Orientation90
3.Speaking88
Active Listening88
5.Judgment and Decision Making86
6.Instructing84
7.Management of Personnel Resources83
8.Management of Financial Resources81
9.Time Management75
10.Mathematics73
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
92
68
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
90
64
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
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
88
68
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
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.
88
68
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
86
59
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
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
84
58
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
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
83
63
Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a piece of workDirect the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow"Plan, implement, and manage recruitment, training, and incentive programs for a high performance company"
Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
81
54
Take money from petty cash to buy office supplies and record the amount of the expenditurePrepare and manage a budget for a short-term projectDevelop and approve yearly budgets for a large corporation and obtain financing as necessary
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
75
56
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
73
54
Count the amount of change to be given to a customerCalculate the square footage of a new home under constructionDevelop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem