Competencies Writer in the Southern Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a writer in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Authors and writers (NOC 51111).

Skills Help - Skills

  • Copywriters
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Negotiating 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
  • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Writing 5 - Highest Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
    Decision Making 3 - Moderate Level
  • Content writers (non-technical)
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Persuading 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
    Decision Making 3 - Moderate Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Copywriters
    Importance
    Innovativeness 5 - Extremely important
    Creativity 5 - Extremely important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
  • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers
    Importance
    Innovativeness 5 - Extremely important
    Creativity 5 - Extremely important
    Independence 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important
  • Content writers (non-technical)
    Importance
    Creativity 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Copywriters
    Knowledge level
    Languages 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Sale and Marketing 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Arts 1 - Basic Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 1 - Basic Level
    Client Service 1 - Basic Level
    Communications and Media 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers
    Knowledge level
    Arts 3 - Advanced Level
    Languages 3 - Advanced Level
    Humanities 2 - Intermediate Level
    Sale and Marketing 2 - Intermediate Level
    Communications and Media 2 - Intermediate Level
    Library, Conservation, and Heritage 1 - Basic Level
    Theology and Philosophy 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Recreation, Leisure and Fitness 1 - Basic Level
  • Content writers (non-technical)
    Knowledge level
    Arts 3 - Advanced Level
    Languages 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Communications and Media 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Client Service 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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