2.01 Employability Skills

Personal Responsibility

• Adhere to a set of core values that are evident in choices and actions, earn trust and respect through honest, principled behavior

• Make decisions based solely on personal gain and convenience

• Avoid accountability for one's actions and decisions

• Follow the crowd to ensure acceptance and avoid conflict

Work Ethic

• Showing responsibility, reliability, and commitment.

• Prioritizing personal gain over teamwork.

• Avoiding tasks that seem difficult.

• Focusing solely on completing tasks quickly.

Digital Literacy

• Using technology responsibly and effectively.

• Understanding basic computer functions.

• Creating complex software applications.

• Navigating social media platforms.

Emotional Intelligence

• The ability to memorize information quickly.

• Understanding and managing your own emotions and those of others.

• A measure of one's IQ and academic performance.

• The skill of manipulating others' feelings for personal gain.

Empathy

• Demonstrate understanding, sensitivity, concern, and respect, share in others’ feelings, opinions, and experiences through personal and digital connections

• Ignoring others' feelings and focusing solely on personal experiences

• Expressing feelings without considering others' perspectives

• Only showing concern when it is convenient for oneself

Critical Thinking

• The ability to memorize information without understanding it

• The ability to analyze, assess, and recognize personal thought processes and apply thinking that is clear, rational, and evidence based

• The ability to follow instructions without questioning them

• The ability to express emotions without logical reasoning

Leadership

• Guiding, motivating, and supporting others.

• Making decisions without consulting others.

• Focusing solely on personal achievements.

• Avoiding responsibility and delegation.

Resilience/Persistence

• Bouncing back from setbacks and staying motivated.

• Giving up easily when faced with challenges.

• Avoiding difficult situations altogether.

• Relying on others to solve problems for you.

Professionalism

• Demonstrating integrity, accountability, and a positive attitude.

• Exhibiting a lack of responsibility and poor behavior.

• Focusing solely on personal gain and success.

• Avoiding teamwork and collaboration.

Learner's Mindset

• Possess an ongoing desire to learn, unlearn, and relearn, embrace curiosity to experience new ideas, demonstrate growth, and persist through challenges

• A fixed belief in one's abilities and intelligence

• Avoiding challenges and sticking to familiar tasks

• Believing that effort is not necessary for success