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Careers / Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
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| Job Requirements |
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Experience:
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
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Education:
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
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| Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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| Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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| Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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| Reading Comprehension —
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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| Critical Thinking —
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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| Judgment and Decision Making —
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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| Oral Comprehension —
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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| Written Comprehension —
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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| Oral Expression —
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Speech Recognition —
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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| Deductive Reasoning —
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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| Knowledge |
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| English Language —
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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| 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. |
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| Economics and Accounting —
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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| Law and Government —
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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| 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. |
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| Transportation —
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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| Production and Processing —
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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| Mathematics —
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| Clerical —
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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| Computers and Electronics —
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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| Education and Training —
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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| Sales and Marketing —
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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| Personnel and Human Resources —
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| The U.S. Treasury once printed $100,000 bills (featuring a portrait of Woodrow Wilson) but none of the bills were ever released into public circulation. |
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| Did you know... |
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| The Portfolio Manager allows you to save your favorite careers, colleges and majors for easy access and comparison! |
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