Inspectors should be great at:

• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Any mentor is expected to perform well at:

• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Convincing others to accept and idea or to otherwise change their minds or actions in accordance to the companies objectives.
• Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

• Participating in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about researching.
• Keeping abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Conducting researching in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Evaluating and grading students’ class working, assignments, and papers.
• Preparing course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Preparing and delivering lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross cultural perspectives.
• Initiating, facilitating, and moderating classroom discussions.
• Compiling, administering, and grading examinations, or assigning this working to others.
• Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours to advising and assisting students.
• Planning, evaluating, and revising curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.