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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Sales Agents, Financial Services. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Selling or Influencing Others94
Making Decisions and Solving Problems94
3.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships92
4.Getting Information88
5.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization84
Interacting With Computers84
7.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public82
Developing Objectives and Strategies82
9.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates81
Analyzing Data or Information81
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
94
80
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.
94
77
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.
92
76
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
88
65
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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.
84
70
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
84
51
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
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.
82
78
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
82
69
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
81
70
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.
81
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