Soft Skills

There is not a shortage of opportunities to learn soft

skills. Instead, in many cases, people are afraid to challenge

themselves.

• True

• False

Being involved in school activities, sports,

volunteering, clubs, and leadership roles are great ways to learn

soft skills.

• True

• False

An example of a hard skill, would be

• teamwork.

• being able to use a computer.

• people skills.

One of the best ways to learn a soft skill

is by

• reading about it.

• watching TV.

• experience.

Soft skills are often referred to as

• technical skills.

• people or interpersonal skills.

• career skills.

Almost all soft skills are transferable, thus, are

sometimes called “transferable skills.”

• True

• False

In most cases, employers prefer to hire

people with

• hard skills.

• no skills.

• soft skills.

It is easy to teach a person to have a strong work

ethic or to be a team player in the workplace.

• True

• False

Having the right skills, will make you more

employable.

• True

• False

Having a set of key soft skills will make

• you more likely to be fired.

• you more employable and successful.

• you harm your job prospects.