INAPP - Occupational Requirements

3.1.6.2.3 - AEROSPACE TECHNICIANS

OPZIONI

		Recog nize that an unplugged lamp won't work		Recognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occur		Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms

Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem

	Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer			Write a job recommendation for a subordinate		Write an advanced economics text book

Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

		Understand a television commercial		Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport		Understand a lecture on advanced physics

Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

		Know that a stalled car can coast downhill		Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks		Design an aircraft wing using principles of aerodynamics

Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

		Listen to music while filing papers		Watch street signs while driving at 50 Km an hour		Monitor radar and radio transmissions to keep track of aircraft during periods of heavy traffic

Time Sharing The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)

		Cancel newspaper delivery by phone		Give instructions to a lost motorist		Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen

Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

		Decide what to wear based on the weather report		Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence		Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests

Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

		Understand signs on the highway		Understand an apartment lease		Understand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems

Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

			Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes	Make sense out of strange handwriting		Interpret patterns on weather radar to decide if the weather is changing

Speed of Closure The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

		Tune in a radio i n a noisy truck		Look for a golf ball in the rough		Identify camouflaged tanks from a high-speed airp lane

Flexibility of Closure The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material