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Do you have an eye for detail?

Many job listings say “detail-oriented” is a necessary skill, but some jobs require more attention to detail than others. “Detail-orientation is often a most requested (trait) I get from managers,” says Ira Wolfe, president of Success Performance Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in candidate and employee assessment.

“It’s also grossly misunderstood,” he says. “There is a quality and behavioral aspect to detail orientation. For instance, some people are detailed to the point of obsession. They are energized by dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s. But they may be very skilled at what they do.”

Wolfe says some careers that are good for detail-oriented people include those in the health care industry such as dentists, lab technicians, pharmacists and surgeons; those in financial services, such as accountant or actuary; and those that create complex structures, such as architects
or engineers.

“Detail-oriented individuals are strong candidates for marketing and technical writing jobs,” says Joseph Terach, who was a tech writer at an insurance firm before launching Resume Deli.

“With the advent of blogs and social media there has come to be a general acceptance of sloppy, less-than-professional writing that has not only weakened content overall, but made strong, consistent, powerful writing – that which can only be performed by the highly detail-oriented – an art form,” Terach explains. “Speeches, print and web brochures, job aids, technical documentation, presentations and website and intranet copy need to be written by those who are not only quick with the pen, but can also manage content, making it usable, consistent and easy to access.”

It’s not enough to be detail-oriented – it’s important to think of your other traits as well. If someone doesn’t like risk, “I typically recommend accounting careers for college grads and bookkeeping for non-grads,” says Kate McKeon, CEO of Prepwise, an educational consulting firm that helps students prepare for school admissions and careers. “Both fields require significant attention to detail and strict adherence to protocols. You can even get into areas such as tax strategy that require significant attention to detail and allow for creative thinking.”

For those who are a little more adventurous, McKeon says she recommends high finance jobs such as “portfolio management, active investing, private equity and venture capital investing.”

Data analyst is another position to consider, says Jennifer Folsom, human capital manager at Summit LLC. People in that position “must have a natural ability to focus on details, but not to the detriment of the big picture.”

It can also help you get to a corner office. “In our work with executives, we find that COO and CFO roles always require an individual to be detail-oriented,” says Iqbal Ashraf, CEO of Mentors Guild.

And fine craftsmen pay attention to detail like quality assurance employees, Ashraf says. “However, its a myth that creative roles do not require attention to detail… attention to detail is a defining criterion of finding a good professional.”

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