WorksheetsEmployer Expectations/Soft Skills
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
What are soft skills?
They are the personal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace.
They are specific, teachable abilities that can be defined and measured.
They refer to the working environment and all existing circumstances affecting labor in the workplace, including job hours, physical aspects, legal rights and responsibilities.
Personal attributes that describe an individual's ability to interact with others are
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Doing the right thing in a reliable way is which soft skill?
Accountability
Leadership
Integrity
Multicultural Sensitivity
Work collaboratively with peers, classmates and co-workers is which soft skills?
Integrity
Teamwork
Decision Making
Punctuality
Which soft skills means to take ownership
Trust
Organization Skills
Feedback
Accountability
Soft skills are easily transferred from one job to the next?
True
False
Employer's would rather have soft skilled employee's rather than hard skilled employee's
True
False
Soft skills are also called: (check all that apply)
transferable skills
people skills
social skills
employ ability skills
the ability to be counted on refers to which soft skill ...
Being non-augmentative
Ability to solve problems
Being dependable
Being flexible
Which of the following is considered the most important skill in the workplace?
Effective communication
Knowledge of technology
Certifications or Licensures
Leadership strategies
Which of the following defines employability?
A specific style of behavior in the workplace
Positive work behaviors and personal qualities which make individuals more likely to gain employment and succeed in their chosen career
Arriving at work on-time and successfully completing the tasks assigned
Recognizing the questions which relate to goals, purpose and needs
Which of the following defines leadership?
values or standards which direct the way individuals interact with others
selecting a suitable solution based on the situation
ability to motivate people to accomplish a better result for an organization
ability to cope with job stress
Which of the following defines ethical behaviors?
style of speaking or behaving
values or standards which direct the way individuals interact with others
specific style of behavior in the workplace
working effectively and efficiently with others
Which of the following defines effective communication?
consists of the desire and ability for life-long learning
transferring information from one place to another, whether it is vocally, written, visually or non-verbally
values or standards which direct the way individuals interact with others
being able to evaluate arguments and information quickly
Hard Skills are
Skills specific to the job
Skills that are learned through life experiences
qualities and abilities you need for most jobs
characteristics of a persons appearance
Hard Skills are usually learned through all of the following except
School
Training
Work Experience
Life Experience
The following is an example of a hard skill
Certifications
Time Management
Flexibility
Dedication
Soft Skills are
Skills specific to the job
Skills that are learned by getting your degree
qualities and abilities you need for most jobs
work experience
The following are examples of soft skills except
College Degree
Time Management
Communication
Team Work
Which is a good soft skill to have to help employees meet deadlines
Team work
Organized
Time Management
Flexibility
Which is a good soft skill to have to help employees adapt to challenges?
Team work
Organized
Time Management
Flexibility
Which is a good soft skill to have to help employees stay on top of their work
Team work
Organized
Time Management
Flexibility
The exchange of information is
Soft Skills
Hard Skills
Communication
Team Work
One can gain _________ skills by taking classes, participating in student activities, volunteer work, group work.
Hard Skills
Transferrable
Work-place Specific
Foundation
Responsibility, self-esteem, and sociability are known as ____ .
Personal qualities
Technology skills
job specific skills
Thinking skills.
Self-management and integrity/honesty are classified as _____.
job specific skills
Personal qualities
Thinking skills
Interpersonal skills
Which types of skills could vary depending on what type of job an individual has?
Foundation
Work-place/ Job Specific
Transferrable
Other
This person stays calm in a stressful situation. He doesn't get upset when things go wrong. He is in control and clear-headed.
Time management skills
Works well under pressure
Attention to detail
Teamwork skills
Reading, writing, mathematics, listening, and speaking are classified as _____ skills.
Soft Skills
Foundation Skills
Hard Skills
Transferable
Soft skills are
easily learned
not desired by employers
personal and people skills
all of the above
What type of skills are normally the most important to employers?
Hard skills are the most important
Soft skills are the most important
No skills are important
All skills are important
Employers prefer soft skills over hard skills more often because
hard skills are note easily learned on the job
soft skills are more easily learned on the job
soft skills are not easily learned on the job
none of the above
Which is not an example of hard skills?
Typing
Writing
Mathematics
Leadership
Which is not an example of soft skills?
Reading
Leadership
Communication
Empathy
People & personal skills that help one perform a task well & interact with others.
Soft skills
Hard skills
Skills that are specific skills related to a type of task, subject, or situation.
Soft skills
Hard skills
When a person has skills that employers desire.
Adaptable
Initiative
Employable
Strong work ethic
Skills that most jobs require or are easily transition from job to job
Transferable skills
Hard skills
Soft skills
Strong work ethic
Works hard and doesn't complain
Adaptable
Initiative
Hard skills
Strong work ethic
A person’s belief in his or her ability to succeed in various situation.
self-image
self efficacy
self-esteem
All
How much you value yourself ; how much self-love you have.
self-image
self-esteem
self-efficacy
All
How you see or feel about yourself.
self-esteem
self-image
self-confidence
self-efficacy
Is the belief in oneself and abilities
self-image
self-efficacy
self-esteem
self-confidence
The quality or characteristic of a person, place or thing.
attributes
values
work ethic
skills
This influences a person behavior or how they act; what you think is important; beliefs & ideas you live by
My qualities
My knowledge
My values
My skills
A written account of all the duties and responsibilities involved in a particular job or position.
job position
job holder
job description
job specific
