Employability Skills Review

What are employability skills?

• Skills that are useful in nearly every job

• Skills that are only important for academic qualifications

• Skills that are only useful in specific jobs

• Skills that are only important for career development

Which of the following is an example of communication skills?

• Communicating on social media

• Participating in volunteer work

• Joining a local club

• Playing sports

What does good teamwork skills refer to?

• Avoiding responsibility for your share of work

• Working harmoniously with colleagues to achieve a shared goal

• Working alone to achieve a goal

• Taking credit for others' work

What makes an employee more reliable?

• Making promises that cannot be kept

• Avoiding acknowledgment of mistakes

• Consistently delivering low-quality work

• Consistently meeting or exceeding expected levels of work performance

What does problem-solving involve?

• Ignoring complex problems

• Avoiding key issues and their implications

• Having a clear understanding of problems and determining the least effective solutions

• Identifying key issues and their implications, and determining the most effective solutions

Why is organization and planning important?

• It helps in creating confusion and errors

• It increases the likelihood of costly errors

• It helps in saving time, effort, and money by improving workflow

• It prevents assignments and projects from being completed on time

What does taking initiative mean?

• Avoiding opportunities and having a negative attitude

• Avoiding continuous learning and improvement

• Recognizing a problem and solving it, preparing for a potential crisis by taking preemptive action, taking advantage of opportunities, and having a positive attitude

• Waiting for instructions before taking any action

What does self-management refer to?

• The ability to perform job duties satisfactorily with little or no supervision

• The inability to motivate oneself to deliver solid work performance consistently

• The inability to delegate tasks to ensure completion on time

• The ability to perform job duties satisfactorily only with constant supervision

Why do employers look for good leaders?

• Because good leaders can benefit organizations in many ways

• Because good leaders avoid taking responsibility

• Because good leaders are less valuable to any organization

• Because good leaders discourage innovation and competitive edge

What are employability skills also often referred to as?

• Job-specific skills

• Industry-specific skills

• Employment skills

• Technical skills