Hard and Soft Skills

Hard and Soft Skills

Career Readiness

Hard Skills

• Technical or Academically Oriented

• Easy to define

• Taught in school

• Measurable by tests

Soft Skills

• Not taught directly in school

• Develop as we age

• Relates to attitude and outlook on life

• Can be difficult to explain

Multiple Choice

If you are extremely motivated, is that a hard skill or a soft skill?

• Soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Certificates from courses taken

• Hard

• Soft

Multiple Choice

If you are a great communicator, is that a hard skill or soft skill?

• soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Is being a team player a hard skill or soft skill?

• Soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Soft skills are usually related to your personality and your "people skills."

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is being a skilled carpenter a hard skill or soft skill?

• Hard

• Soft

Top 5 Soft Skills

• Communication Skills

• Being a Team Player

• Strong Work Ethic

• Flexibility

• Positive Attitude

Multiple Select

Check the skills that would be considered COMMUNICATION Soft Skills:

• Public Speaking

• Business Administration Degree

• Telephone Etiquette

• Listening Skills

• Banking

Multiple Choice

Is knowing how to speak a foreign language a hard skill or soft skill?

• soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

If you are proficient in HTML is that a hard skill or soft skill?

• Soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Which one has a good work ethic?

• Does not complete work on time but does not complain

• Does not complete work on time and complains the entire time

• Completes work on time and does not complain

• Complete work on time but complains the entire time

Multiple Choice

Planning how to divide your time between specific activities

• Division

• Time Management

• Workin' It

• Mr. Planner

Multiple Choice

A belief in working hard

• Work Ethic

• Hardly Working

• Steady but sure

• More fries with that please

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a soft skill?

• Problem Solving

• Flexibility

• Teamwork

• Degree/Certificate