Employers rank teambuilding skills at the top of the list of potential employees. A "must have" skill.

Knowing your audience and understanding how they need to receive information is effective verbal communication.

Employers are impressed by a job candidate who answers questions with a one-word answer.

A smile can be a form of enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

Enthusiasm and a positive attitude demonstrate a willingness to listen, learn, and try new things.

A positive and enthusiastic attitude has a negative effect on workspace success.

Many employers would rather provide job skills training to an enthusiastic, but inexperienced worker, as opposed to a candidate who has a perfect skill set but a less-than-positive attitude.

Enthusiasm comes across as someone who don't not want to work and is not willing to do what it takes to get the job done.

A negative attitude helps employees go above and beyond to get along with co-workers and managers.

The one common thread among all businesses who succeed is the ability to demonstrate professionalism.

Professionalism is synonymous to wearing a business suit and carrying a briefcase.

Professionalism means conducting oneself with responsibility, integrity, accountability and excellence.

Employers want job seekers to possess strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

The job market is not as competitive today as it was ten (10) years ago.

Teamwork is an essential part of workplace success.

When a team works together to accomplish goals, not everyone benefits.

Teamwork involves building relationships.

A leader or manager may often serve as the teamwork facilitator.

Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic are the only skills needed to problem solve.

Today, there is no single standard dress code for the workplace.

Your appearance should be appropriate for the group you work with.

You should dress in the same business casual every day, even if you have important meetings or presentations.

One way to earn recognition for professional efforts is to call attention to yourself by praising others.

Your work ethic is a reflection of how you feel about and how you do your job.

How you relate to people you work with can have a bigger impact on your success than how you do your job.

You should always keep your resume up-to-date.

A problem is the difference between the current state and where you want to be.

Testing a solution involves trying it on a small or limited basis.

When you define a problem, you should be open-minded and flexible as you explore, research, and communicate with others.

Until the solution takes effect, your decision is little more than a good intention.

Ethics involves making moral decisions and choosing between right and wrong.

Remember that because no argument is perfect, all arguments have strength.

Verbal communication involves using speech to exchange information with others.

If you want to receive an immediate answer, it is recommended that you use written communication.

If expressing yourself is difficult for you, try speaking more loudly than normal.

Your presentation should focus on only a few basic ideas.

Using cartoonish, popular clip art in professional presentation is appropriate, and can offer you a cost savings over graphics available online.

If you want to use a graphic or pattern as a presentation background, choose one that has little difference between its light and dark shades.

E-mail is the most popular way to exchange information in organizations.

To keep from being blocked by spam filters, avoid exclamation points and words in all caps in your e-mail messages.

Successful teams can complete more tasks and produce more high-quality results than a person working alone.

Teams should actively strive to welcome and respect different ways to thinking about and completing tasks.

It is ok to recruit a skilled person with a poor attitude.