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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information71
2.Selling or Influencing Others69
3.Making Decisions and Solving Problems68
4.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public67
5.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People64
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates62
Analyzing Data or Information62
8.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others61
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization61
10.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships60
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
71
59
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
69
50
Convince a coworker to assist with an assignmentDeliver standard arguments or sales pitches to convince others to buy popular productsDeliver major sales campaign in a new market
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
68
66
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
67
60
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
64
53
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
62
46
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
62
65
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
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
61
59
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
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.
61
50
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
60
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