Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.