Employability Skills Vocabulary

Positive work behaviors and personal qualities which make individuals more likely to gain employment and succeed in their chosen career.

• Employer

• Employability

• Employee

Specific style of behavior in the workplace

• Mannerism

• Professionalism

• Academic Preparation

style of speaking or behaving

• Teamwork

• Leadership

• Mannerisms

transferring information from one place to another, whether it is vocally, written, visually or non-verbally

• Effective Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Leadership

values or standards which direct the way individuals interact with others

• Leadership

• Professionalism

• Ethical Behaviors

required for professional advancement; consists of the desire and ability for life -long learning

• Academic Preparation

• Problem Solving

• Mannerisms

being able to evaluate arguments and information quickly, solve problems creatively and identify mistakes with efficiency

• Critical Thinking

• Problem Solving

• Teamwork

requires gathering reliable information, assessing the information for answers and selecting a suitable solution based on the situation

• Time Management

• Leadership

• Problem Solving

working effectively and efficiently with others

• Time Management

• Teamwork

• Problem Solving

ability to motivate people to accomplish a better result for an organization

• Leadership

• Teamwork

• Problem Solving