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AD-Employability-Assessment 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

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Class
Date
1.

Employees who meet deadlines will also likely be well organized and responsible:

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It is not so important

d)

Deadlines can change

2.

Which of the following doesn't define "commitment"?

a)

Dedication

b)

Obligation

c)

Responsibility

d)

Disloyalty

3.

Another word that can be used in place of the word 'goal' is :

a)

Target

b)

Plan

c)

Aim

d)

All of the above

4.

Why do you plan to achieve goals?

a)

It is a valuable management tool

b)

It will help you to achieve your career job

c)

You can identify your skill gaps

d)

All of the above

5.

Positive team behaviors include:

a)

Working well with others

b)

. Giving negative feedback

c)

Coming on time

d)

Being a bad listener

6.

Teamwork is the process of working together with a group of people in order to:

a)

Sell goods

b)

Be a good speaker

c)

Be a good listener

d)

Achieve goals

7.

What does Team work mean?

a)

To work well with others

b)

To work hard

c)

To communicate well

d)

To work using soft skills

8.

Teams occur when a number of people have and recognize that their personal success is dependent on the success of others.

a)

Similar jobs

b)

A common goal

c)

The same manager

d)

A shared work environment

9.

A priority is:

a)

An action or intention that takes precedence

b)

The goal you accomplish first in any given day

c)

The most desirable goal

d)

The most beneficial goal

10.

Goals work best for building teams when

a)

They are clearly stated with deadlines

b)

There are many goals to challenge the team

c)

The goals create competition within the group

d)

No goal is shared by every member on the team

11.

You research about organizations that are operating in the sector that you are interested in:

a)

Because researching helps you to understand the career options available

b)

To find out what qualifications, skills and experiences employers are looking for

c)

To understand how employers recruit

d)

All of the above

12.

The process of identifying duties and responsibilities related to a job is classified as:

a)

Job specification

b)

Job description

c)

Job analysis

d)

Job mobility

13.

What does CV stand for?

a)

Curriculum vitae

b)

Corporate vacancies

c)

Cultural values

d)

College vacancies

14.

Examples of employability skills include:

a)

Interpersonal and communication skills

b)

Teamwork

c)

Planning and organizing

d)

All of the above

15.

The unstructured interview is also called:

a)

A. A directive interview

b)

B. A non-directive interview

c)

C. Both A & B

d)

D. None of the above

16.

The main purpose of managing time is:

a)

Getting enough time to sleep

b)

Tasks to be finished by deadline

c)

Make your boss happy

d)

Saving time for personal commitments

17.

is the feeling of responsibility that a person has towards the mission and goals of an organization.

a)

Job Satisfaction

b)

Job Commitment

c)

Job Convenience

d)

Job Strength

18.

Career development can be defined as:

a)

A formal process that sits alongside requirements analysis and focuses on the human elements of the requirements

b)

The lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving, preferred future

c)

The action of finding new people to join an organization or support a cause

d)

All of the above

19.

What are the 4 Stages of Team Development?

a)

Following, storming, noting, performing

b)

Focusing, stoning, noting, performing

c)

Forming, storming, norming, performing

d)

Fellowship, stoning, norming, performing

20.

Teams make best decisions when:

a)

Leaders are autocratic and make all the§ decisions

b)

Team members who don't know anything keep quiet

c)

Decisions are made by consensus and all members vote

d)

All team members speak at the same time

21.

Some ways that can help you to develop your skills are:

a)

Co-curricular and extra activities

b)

Work experience

c)

Skills training

d)

All of the above

22.

Which one of the following is not an example of positive work behaviors:

a)

Commitment to excellence

b)

Sense of humor

c)

Compassion, respect and understanding

d)

Inflexibility

23.

How can you manage your time with extra curricular activities other than your Office work?

a)

Following roasters for balancing office projects & extra activities

b)

Skipping a few jobs on your list

c)

Carrying them forward for next year

d)

Doing half jobs and moving to next

24.

"I want to raise my Math grade to an A." This goal is:

a)

Specific

b)

Unimaginative

c)

Impossible to reach

d)

Not very inspiring

25.

Which skill will you need to have a conversation with your client?

a)

Counting

b)

Negotiating

c)

Organizing

d)

Budgeting

26.

A member of your team who is never late for meetings is displaying what characteristic?

a)

Responsibility

b)

Punctuality

c)

Tardiness

d)

Insubordination

27.

Which of the following is something that successful entrepreneurs often focus on?

a)

At what age they retire

b)

How they make a business successful and profitable

c)

How they get their company registered

d)

From where they buy business furniture

28.

Which of the following people should you NOT ask to be a job reference?

a)

Your boss

b)

Your mother

c)

Your co-worker

d)

Your professor

29.

The paragraph should create interest and explain why you are writing. It should state the type of position you are applying for, as well as how you heard about the company. Also in your paragraph, refer to your enclosed or attached resume.

a)

Closing

b)

Body

c)

Introduction

d)

Enclosure

30.

Failing to manage your time can lead to some consequences, like:

a)

Less stress

b)

Missed deadlines

c)

Greater productivity and efficiency

d)

A better professional reputation

31.

Which of the following is an effective technique for dealing with troublesome group members?

a)

Embrace their disruptive behavior

b)

Use the same behaviors as the disruptive member to demonstrate why their behaviors are flawed

c)

Confront the person directly

d)

None of the above

32.

You are still in school and plan to apply for your first job upon graduation. What is a recommended best practice regarding presenting your education and work history on your CV?

a)

Your experience should follow an objective and be placed before your education

b)

Your education should follow honors and activities and be placed before your experience

c)

Your education should appear before your experience and can be flipped once you gain professional working experience.

d)

Omit the experience section of your resume and include education, honors, and activities.

33.

Alisa listened to Joan, explaining that the team members who had issues with the Events plan were those who missed the event planning meeting. Because of this, she was unable to take their suggestions on planning. This is an example of which feedback guideline?

a)

No feedback

b)

Feedback from colleague

c)

Team feedback

d)

None of the above

34.

How can teamwork fail?

a)

Dealing with conflict

b)

Providing clear instructions

c)

Providing no team training

d)

Dealing with poor planning

35.

Your teacher made your friend team leader in your college. How should you interact with her in the meetings?

a)

Talk informally and don't take her orders seriously

b)

Show disdain and jealousy because she was offered a better position while you weren't

c)

Break your friendly ties with her completely and maintain only a professional relationship

d)

Treat her like a leader in the college and as a friend outside

36.

Your boss shows up late to a meeting that is about to conclude. You should:

a)

Thank her for stopping by; politely interrupt the person speaking at the meeting and debrief your boss on the agenda

b)

Slightly nod when she enters but continue with the meeting without bringing her up to speed

c)

Once the session is over, tell her that it is bad practice to show up late for meetings

d)

Openly criticize your boss about being tardy upon her arrival

37.

From your past teamwork experience, which one of the below required your ability to play a key role as a team member?

a)

You solved a conflict among your team

b)

You worked on an assignment with your team

c)

A rewarding experience working in a team

d)

None of the given

38.

Which of the following is good advice when it comes to finding a first job?

a)

Don't settle for a position that doesn't involve managing people

b)

Be sure to ask about the sick day policy

c)

Be sure to negotiate your pay and don't accept the job unless you can get a 10% increase from the posted wages

d)

No matter what job you take, keep your eyes open for learning opportunities

39.

One of the way to manage task is:

a)

Delegate tasks that are urgent but not important

b)

give all tasks equal importance

c)

Delete tasks that are important but not urgent

d)

plan your tasks according to your likes and dislikes

40.

______ is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals.

a)

Staffing

b)

Leading

c)

Organizing

d)

Planning

41.

Building workplace relationships is an important component of being successful in your:

a)

Life

b)

College

c)

Career

d)

None of the above

42.

Which of these are signs of a bad employee?

a)

Frequent absences

b)

Missed deadlines

c)

Improper language use at work

d)

Poor quality of work

e)

All of the above

43.

The first thing on your resume should be:

a)

The job title I am applying for

b)

The heading which contains my name, address, phone number, and email address.

c)

My personal information which includes my name.

d)

My educational information which includes my grade. school, high school, and college attended.

44.

Which one of the following does not define "Commitment" ?

a)

dedication

b)

obligation

c)

responsibility

d)

disloyalty

45.

Prioritizing tasks is important because:

a)

You can complete tasks that are urgent and Important

b)

You can Plan tasks that are urgent but not important

c)

You can delete tasks that are neither urgent nor Important

d)

All of the above

46.

Your "Personal development plan" will elaborate:

a)

Strengths, Opportunities and threats

b)

Goals and deadline for prioritized activites

c)

Actions and Measuring Progress

d)

All of the above

47.

Which is not an example of having good time management?

a)

Handing work in on time

b)

Prioritizing what work to work on first

c)

Missing the college bus because you overslept

d)

Leaving a friend's house early so you have enough time to complete your homework.

48.

______________ is a group whose members work intensely on a specific common goal using their positive synergy, individual and mutual accountability and complementary skills.

a)

Group

b)

work team

c)

Problem Solving

d)

Virtual

49.

_____________ is two or more interacting and interdependent individuals who come together to achieve specific goals.

a)

Team

b)

Couple

c)

Flock

d)

Crowd

50.

Which of following is best strategy for effectively planning out your time?

a)

Prioritize all your tasks

b)

Ignore all the unexpected work

c)

Stop work and continue the next day

d)

Delay any unnecessary work

51.

Which one the following is a quality of employees who always meet deadlines?

a)

They are Organized and responsible

b)

They have good sense of humor

c)

They work fast without caring about quality of work

d)

They get up very early in morning

52.

People who know an applicant well and can provide information about that person professionally.

a)

References

b)

Acquaintances

c)

Parents

d)

Friends

53.

Being able to easily accept new challenges or schedule changes.

a)

Likeable

b)

Flexible

c)

Resiliant

d)

Goal Oriented

54.

Which of the following, would NOT be a section included in a resume

a)

Heading with name, address, and phone number

b)

Personal information such as height, weight, and age

c)

Work Experience

d)

Job Objective

55.

A job is:

a)

a particular skilled profession

b)

work a person does for pay

c)

one or more jobs in the same or related field of interest

d)

work done for free

56.

Which is considered a skill?

a)

creating a spreadsheet

b)

keying 60 words a minute

c)

creating desktop publishing documents

d)

all of these are skills

57.

The ability to plan, execute, and fulfill obligations in a timely manner is

a)

professionalism.

b)

organization.

c)

being cool like that.

d)

time management.

58.

Time management skills can lead to:

a)

better professional status.

b)

reduced stress.

c)

greater opportunities.

d)

all of the above.

59.

Your CV should look clear and ____________________.

a)

protection

b)

provisional

c)

professional

d)

perfection

60.

being on time is:

a)

punctuality

b)

bravery

c)

work readiness

d)

integrity