Skills Employers Desire Test

Skills can be defined as abilities that...

• you are naturally good at.

• you learn over time.

• you learn only at work.

• All of the above.

Soft skills are...

• easily learned.

• not desired by employers.

• personal and people skills.

• All of the above.

Hard skills are...

• always difficult to learn.

• often referred to as transferable skills.

• referred to as technical skills.

• None of the above.

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

• Hard skills are the most important.

• Soft skills are the most important.

• No skills are important.

• All skills are important.

Transferable skills are...

• always soft skills.

• always hard skills.

• the worst type of skills to have.

• All of the above.

Employers prefer soft skills over heard skills more often because...

• hard skills are not easily learned on the job.

• soft skills are most easily learned on the job.

• soft skills are not easily learned on the job.

• None of the above.

Soft skills are easily measured.

• True

• False

Hard skills are more easy to identify, observe, and measure than soft skills.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Computer programming and driving are considered soft skills.

• True

• False