Soft skills Vocab

Hard skills are...

• Skills you learn with a strict curriculum

• Technical abilities that you've gained through life experiences

• Learning the hard way

• Training for 10 hours a day

Examples of soft skills include...

• Being a power user for Microsoft Office

• Integrity, teamwork and effective communication

• Taking care of your parents

• accomplishing light as a feather, stiff as a board

John is always there to assist his co-workers, he takes the time to hear what they have to say and he doesn't interrupt when they talk. What soft skill does John have?

• Honesty

• Good listener

• Integrity

• Dependability

telling the truth, NOT lying

• loyalty

• honesty

• sense of humor

• confidence

being on time

• initiative

• punctuality

• loyalty

• honesty

starts work without having to be told, a self-starter

• sense of humor

• courtesy

• initiative

• flexibility

AD1

If a job pays $8.00 per hour for 40 hours per week, your gross pay for that week would be

• A) $320 minus social security.

• B) $320 minus FICA and taxes.

• C) $320.

• D) $320 minus insurance benefits.

EF3

Assigning tasks to team members based on their strengths or talents is

• A) dictation.

• B) demonstration.

• C) participation.

• D) delegation.

If Gerald does not abide by the company’s policies, it would most likely result in his

• A) gaining the respect of co-workers.

• B) being promoted.

• C) having his hourly pay rate reduced.

• D) losing his job.

Looking for the good in things instead of concentrating on the bad in things

• Positive Attitude

• Energy Lattitude

• Attitude

• Altitude