Employable Skills

Skills can be defined as abilities that

• you are naturally good at

• you learn over time

• you learn only at work

Soft skils are

• easily learned

• are not desired by employers

• personal and people skills

Hard skills are

• always difficult to learn

• often referred to as transferbale skills

• referred to as technical skills

What type of skills are normally the most important to employeers?

• Hard skills

• Soft Skills

• None

Transferebale skills are

• skills that can be transfered multiple jobs

• skills that are not learned

• similar to soft skills

Employers prefer soft skills over hard skills becuase?

• Soft skills are things that cannot be taught and include manners

• They are easier to teach

• None of these choices

True or False:

Soft skills are easliy measured and observed.

• True

• False

True or false:

Hard skills are more easliy identified, observed, and measured than soft skills.

• True

• False

True or False:

A strong work ethic and good communication are considered hard skills.

• True

• False

True or False:

Computer programming and driving are examples of soft skills.

• True

• False