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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships93
Interacting With Computers93
3.Selling or Influencing Others90
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization90
5.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work88
Getting Information88
7.Analyzing Data or Information87
8.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others85
9.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public81
Processing Information81
* Importance out of 100

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

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
93
81
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
93
59
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
Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
90
86
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
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.
90
82
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
88
77
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
88
73
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
87
72
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
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
85
74
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
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.
81
78
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
81
68
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report