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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Selling or Influencing Others84
2.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships82
3.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge81
4.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work74
5.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others72
Thinking Creatively72
7.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People71
8.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public70
Making Decisions and Solving Problems70
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information70
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
84
71
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
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
82
83
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
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
81
65
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
74
70
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
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
72
59
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
72
63
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
71
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
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.
70
73
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
70
62
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
70
53
Estimate the size of household furnishings to be cratedEstimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disasterEstimate the amount of natural resources that lie beneath the world's oceans