Employability Skills

A skill is:

• the ability to perform a task due to training and experience
• an activity one likes to do
• the potential to learn something
• something you have already developed

Which is NOT an employability skill?

• work ethic
• cooperation
• interest
• self-motivation

A job is:

• a particular skilled profession
• work a person does for pay
• one or more jobs in the same or related field of interest
• work done for free

Which is NOT a basic skill

• initiative
• reading
• writing
• mathematics

Which is considered a skill?

• creating a spreadsheet
• keying 60 words a minute
• creating desktop publishing documents
• all of these are skills

Initiative is:

• the drive to do something simply for the reward of feeling good
• working with others to complete a goal
• the willingness to do something that needs to be done without being told
• working together collaboratively

Which of the following is considered the most important skill in the workplace?

• Effective communication

• Knowledge of technology

• Certifications or Licensures

• Leadership strategies

Which of the following is NOT a problem-solving strategy?

• Developing a process

• Use of technology

• Anticipating problems

• Brainstorming

If you are terminating your employment, you are...

• applying for a job

• quitting your job

• giving up

• advancing your career

Which of the following defines critical thinking?

• desire and ability for life-long learning

• working effectively and efficiently with others

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

• specific style of behavior in the workplace