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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Program Directors. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Interacting With Computers94
Getting Information94
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates91
4.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization88
5.Documenting/Recording Information86
Thinking Creatively86
7.Developing Objectives and Strategies81
Making Decisions and Solving Problems81
9.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships80
Analyzing Data or Information80
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
94
53
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
94
65
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
91
79
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
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.
88
79
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
86
58
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
86
80
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
81
64
Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforceDevelop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year periodDevelop a 10-year business plan for an organization
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
81
69
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
80
79
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
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
80
61
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country