Principles Unit 1 Employability Skills Review

Select all of the following which apply to employability skills.

• Are job-specific skills

• Are the skills and attitudes necessary to operate a business and manage employees in the workplace

• Known as hard skills

• Known as soft skills

• Will continue to develop throughout a career

Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and interpret facts and form conclusions.

• True

• False

Fill in the blanks using the word bank provided below. Leadership can be implemented by providing encouragement, __________ or feedback. Effective leaders also ask for and __________ to the suggestions of others and treat employees __________.

• constructive criticism, listen, fairly

• constructive feedback, ignore, equally

• positive reinforcement, talk, kindly

• criticism, speak, harshly

Javier is the entrepreneur of a landscaping business. He sets his alarm to wake up one hour before the first lawn listed on his schedule. This gives him ample time to take care of his hygiene and grooming. Javier eats a healthy breakfast and goes for a short run before work. When he arrives at the lawn, he is awake and ready to give his full effort to his work. Select all of the following which are employability skills Javier is displaying in his actions.

• Healthy practices

• Lack of initiative

• Negative stress management

• Professionalism

• Time management

__________ describes positive work behaviors and personal qualities which make individuals successful in their chosen career.

• Work ethic

• Problem-solving

• Constructive criticism

Which of the following is the ability to plan and execute control over the amount of time spent on specific activities to effectively accomplish goals in a timely manner?

• Productivity

• Self-management

• Time management

• Ethical behavior

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined section.

• practicing leadership skills

• not taking constructive criticism personally

Match the following terms to their descriptions.

• Quality of being honest and consistently adhering to moral principles

• Work Ethic

• Treating others with dignity and consideration

• Integrity

• Effort and focus to work on tasks

• Respect

Initiative means waiting for someone to provide instructions for completing a task.

• True

• False

Lin owns a family entertainment center. She ensures the closing duties are performed before releasing the employees and locking the entertainment center at the end of each night shift. To gain the cooperation of the employees, Lin makes sure to be a good example and make expectations clear while showing enthusiasm. Lin’s behavior toward the employees displays __________.

• Punctuality

• Leadership

• Honesty

• Control