Soft Skills

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

• True

• False

Which of these is not a soft skill?

• Flexibility

• Leadership

• Typing

• Honesty

Why is it important to have hard and soft skills on your resume?

• To get a girlfriend or boyfriend

• To stand out and get hired by employers

• To make your resume look more full

• To maintain a healthy lifestyle

Which of these is not a hard skill?

• A college degree

• Creativity

• Proficiency in a foreign language

• Computer programming

An interviewer says, “Give us an example of your dependability.” A good response would be:

• “I am never late or absent from school.”

• “I am willing to listen to suggestions to improve my work.”

• “I never talk about my patients outside the hospital.”

Mao is never late for work and never leaves

early. She turns in her schedule request

before the deadline, and has only called in

sick once in the past 6 months.

• honesty

• competence

• dependability

• enthusiasm

Betty is caring for a celebrity who has a drug

addiction problem, but she does not tell her

friends or family about her famous client.

• team player

• discretion

• competence

• acceptance of criticism

Chase is an Athletic Trainer who reads his

professional magazine for new ideas, and

regularly attends educational workshops for

Athletic Trainers.

• self-motivation

• democratic

• tact

• willingness to learn

true or false: its okay to wear a t-shirt and sandals to work

• true

• FALSE

in order to be a good team member you must

• show motivation - go your own way

• help out when asked

• only look out for yourself

• wear your headphones and just do your job -