Compositing Factors of Success in Professional Development Investigative

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Career Competencies Entrepreneurial thinking

Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends; identifies business opportunities for the organization; maintains awareness of developments in the organizational structure and politics; demonstrates financial awareness; controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value.

Taking initiative
Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity and introduces changes into the work process; makes quick and clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks

Organization
Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes an account of possible changing circumstances; identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks; manages time effectively; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.

Goal Focused
Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm; works hard and puts in longer hours when it is necessary; seeks progression to roles of increased responsibility and influence; identifies own development needs and makes use of developmental or training opportunities.

Applying Expertise
Applies specialist and detailed technical expertise; uses technology to achieve work objectives;

develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development; demonstrates an understanding of different organizational departments and functions.

Coping with Pressure

Maintains a positive outlook at work; works productively in a pressurized environment; keeps emotions under control during difficult situations; handles criticism well and learns from it balances the demands of a work life and a personal life.

Work Culture Results

Teamwork centered
working in a close knit team working closely with customers and suppliers lots of interdependence friendly and supportive colleagues cooperative and sharing atmosphere

High powered
demanding jobs career development career advancement the chance to learn new skills the chance to try different jobs or work in different places high salaries, likelihood of rapid promotion and other benefits

Ethical
emphasis on fairness active promotion of equal rights and justice for all the chance to contribute positively to society and make a difference to people's lives emphasis on social and environmental responsibility

Future Career Opportunities

$45,220 - $76,790 / year

67% require a bachelors degree

152% require 2-5 years experience