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fortune teller

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Fortune tellers use their intuition and other skills to foretell future events about a person's life and provide clients with their interpretation. They often use various techniques such as card reading, palm reading or tea-leaves reading.  

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Competences
28
Groups
4
Essential
12
Optional
16

Competences and skills

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Essential knowledge 4 competences

Occupation specific

1 competence
fortune-telling techniques

The methods or objects that are used by fortune tellers to interpret and predict the future, such as card reading, palm reading or tea-leaves reading.

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Sector-specific

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occultism

The study of occult arts or practices, the belief in supernatural powers. These practices include alchemy, spiritualism, religion, magic and divination.

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Cross-sector

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body language

Notice and interpret the non-verbal signals that people send out with their body, including yourself.

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rhetoric

The art of discourse that aims at improving the ability of writers and speakers to inform, persuade or motivate their audience.

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Essential skills and competences 8 competences

Occupation specific

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Sector-specific

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give advice on personal matters

Advise people on love and marriage issues, business and job opportunities, health or other personal aspects.

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prospect new customers

Initiate activities in order to attract new and interesting customers. Ask for recommendations and references, find places where potential customers can be located.

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Cross-sector

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assess character

Assess how a certain person will react, verbally or physically, in a specific situation or to a specific happening.

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develop professional network

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.

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This includes the development of social relationships with patients and customers.
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maintain customer service

Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

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Might include keeping the customers informed about the current status of their orders or waiting times.
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maintain privacy of service users

Respect and maintain the dignity and privacy of the client, protecting his or her confidential information and clearly explaining policies about confidentiality to the client and other parties involved.

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manage personal professional development

Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice and through contact with peers and stakeholders. Pursue a cycle of self-improvement and develop credible career plans.

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use consulting techniques

Advise clients in different personal or professional matters.

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Optional knowledge 3 competences

Occupation specific

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Sector-specific

3 competences
astrology

The study of the movements and positions of celestial bodies and interpretation of these to predict natural earthly occurrences and the lives and behaviour of people.

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digital marketing techniques

The marketing techniques used on the web to reach and engage with stakeholders, customers and clients.

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numerology

The study of numbers and their occult significance and supposed influence on human life.

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Cross-sector

0 competences

No competences in this bucket.

Optional skills and competences 13 competences

Occupation specific

2 competences
interpret tarot cards

Give advice to a person or make future forecasts about their personal or professional life, based on the tarot cards that were picked.

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read palms

Interpret the lines on the client's hands, as well the shape of various features. According to a traditional or personal system, interpret these features, and possibly others such as texture and flexibility of the palm. Make statements on the person's personality, motivations, or events in their lives.

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Sector-specific

4 competences
interview people

Interview people in a range of different circumstances.

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manage a small-to-medium business

Manage the organisational, financial and day-to-day operation of a small-to-medium enterprise.

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perform live

Perform in front of live audiences.

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use internet chat

Chat online using dedicated chat websites, messenger applications or social media websites.

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Cross-sector

7 competences
administer appointments

Accept, schedule and cancel appointments.

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communicate by telephone

Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.

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entertain people

Provide people with amusement by doing or offering a performance, like a show, a play or an artistic performance.

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keep personal administration

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

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perform improvisation

Perform dialogues or actions spontaneously or without preparation.

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promote human rights

Promote and respect human rights and diversity in light of the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of autonomous individuals, taking into account their opinions, beliefs and values, and the international and national codes of ethics, as well as the ethical implications of healthcare provision, ensuring their right to privacy and honouring for the confidentiality of healthcare information.

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use different communication channels

Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.

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