LSS1003 Workplace Skills 1: Empathy and Interviews

What does EMPATHY mean?

• To have a single story

• The ability to understand others' feelings

• having a stereotype of others

• To only understand one perspective

What is a FIRST IMPRESSION?

• Our opinion of someone we have know for a long time

• Our opinion of people from different countries

• Our opinion of someone we have just met

• Our opinion of people we have never met

What is meant by the term "a single story"?

• the ability to engage your audience in a presentation

• Telling a story of your experience in an interview

• Only having one perspective on a person

• Bring able to manage your time well at work

A single story is similar to a stereotype.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is an IDIOM.

• A group of words which teaches us something

• A phrase to describe a stereotype

• A way of understanding a single story

• A description of a person from another country

What does it mean in an interview to "dress appropriately'"?

• Wear clothes you would usually wea

• Wear very formal clothing

• Wear casual clothes

• Wear clothing to suit the company expectations

PUNCTUALITY means ___.

• making sure you are on time

• making sure you check the working hours of a company

• emailing your interviewer after the interview

• researching the company before the interview

How can you show confidence in an interview?

• Make sure you do not use gesture

• Keep an upright posture

• Speak a lot and don't ask any questions

• Shake hands with the interviewer

How can we demonstrate our experience in an interview?

• speak quickly to the interviewer

• demonstrate punctuality

• ensure your body language is positive

• Give examples of things we have done

If you are enthusiastic in an interview it means ___.

• You answer all the questions quickly

• You don't use body language

• you show interest in the company and the position

• You are not punctual to the interview