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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Proofreaders and Copy Markers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates90
2.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships89
3.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work88
4.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People82
5.Getting Information80
6.Interacting With Computers78
7.Thinking Creatively71
8.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others67
9.Coaching and Developing Others61
Training and Teaching Others61
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
90
75
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
89
77
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
88
67
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
82
52
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
80
61
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
78
42
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
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
71
77
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
67
52
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
61
58
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
61
68
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school