Will “Post Market Surveillance Specialist” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Conduct personal background investigations, such as pre-employment checks, to obtain information about an individual's character, financial status, or personal history.

• Conduct private investigations on a paid basis.

• Confer with establishment officials, security departments, police, or postal officials to identify problems, provide information, or receive instructions.

• Perform undercover operations, such as evaluating the performance or honesty of employees by posing as customers or employees.

• Alert appropriate personnel to suspects' locations.

• Obtain and analyze information on suspects, crimes, or disturbances to solve cases, to identify criminal activity, or to gather information for court cases.

• Write reports or case summaries to document investigations.

• Testify at hearings or court trials to present evidence.

• Count cash and review transactions, sales checks, or register tapes to verify amounts or to identify shortages.

• Observe and document activities of individuals to detect unlawful acts or to obtain evidence for cases, using binoculars and still or video cameras.

• Question persons to obtain evidence for cases of divorce, child custody, or missing persons or information about individuals' character or financial status.

• Search computer databases, credit reports, public records, tax or legal filings, or other resources to locate persons or to compile information for investigations.

• Expose fraudulent insurance claims or stolen funds.

• Investigate companies' financial standings, or locate funds stolen by embezzlers, using accounting skills.