KOSSA 2017 Review Employability

Employers typically prefer employees who:

• Communicate well and proven team players
• Speak openly and honestly about concerns
• Avoid office gossip
• All of the above

The process of career planning does NOT involve:

• Evaluating personal interest
• Researching a particular career path
• Evaluation of career goals
• Accepting an organization's job offer

Interest inventory (Career aptitude) test identify:

• Possible career areas related to one's interest
• Positions available with individual firms
• The number of questions answered incorrectly
• The career path one has to follow for happiness

Which of the following is acceptable for an employee to email to an employer?

• Funny forwards from friends
• Religious or chain emails
• Anything unpleasant or controversial in nature
• Work related messages of two paragraphs or less

Which of the two following traits are keystones for establishing strong, long term employer relationships?

• Respect and communication
• Honesty and humor
• Discernment and good social skills
• Outgoing personality and works quickly

Individuals with more educational training have:

• Higher estimate lifetime earnings
• Lower personal satisfaction
• Greater amounts of leisure time
• More comfortable work environments 

Traits of successful workers include:

• Self-knowledge, tardiness, and competitiveness
• Flexibility, inter-personal skills, laziness, and intelligence
• Leadership, self-confidence, and intelligence
• All of the above

Places to perform job searches include:

• Want ads
• In person visits
• Employment agencies
• All of the above

Factors to consider when evaluating a job offer include:

• Salary
• Location
• Benefits
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT an example of diverse workplace?

• Women and men
• Same age groups
• Various ethical backgrounds
• All of the above