| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Writing Proofreader |
- Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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- Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction and/or reprinting.
- Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
- Read corrected copies or proofs in order to ensure that all corrections have been made.
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| Communications Writer |
- Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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- Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
- Edit or rewrite existing copy as necessary, and submit copy for approval by supervisor.
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| Business Writer |
- Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
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- Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
- Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.
- Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
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