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Employability Vocabulary

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transferable skills needed by an individual to make them 'employable'

a)

application

b)

employability skills

c)

hard skills

d)

soft skills

2.

The study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.

a)

IP

b)

TI

c)

IT

d)

TP

3.

A profession for which one trains

a)

application

b)

job

c)

career

4.

A form used to apply for a job

a)

questionnaire

b)

application

c)

test

d)

notes

5.

The act of exchanging information. It can be used to inform, command, instruct, assess, influence, and pursue made other people

a)

talking

b)

listening

c)

arguing

d)

communication

6.

A way of ending a conflict. Both sides agree to accept less than they first wanted

a)

compromise

b)

argument

c)

tension

d)

yelling

7.

Disagreement or clash between people

a)

tension

b)

conflict

c)

agreement

d)

lecture

8.

Skills learned to perform a particular job

a)

Soft Skills

b)

transferable skills

c)

hard skills

d)

employability skills

9.

Good work habits/attitudes that help you succeed in a career

a)

Soft Skills

b)

transferable skills

c)

hard skills

d)

people skills

10.

The regular work a person does to earn money; a specific task or piece of work that is one's responsibility

a)

drudgery

b)

job

c)

career

d)

employer

11.

Talking to people who may offer you job leads, contracts, or other information

a)

rude

b)

conversation

c)

a waste of time

d)

networking

12.

Standards of behavior people, groups, or society believe to be right and moral

a)

rights

b)

ethics

c)

wrongs

d)

rules

13.

Rules for polite behavior

a)

ethics

b)

laws

c)

rules

d)

etiquette

14.

The guidelines for common courtesy for using a cell phone in public

a)

cell phone ettiquette

b)

there are no guidelines

c)

do what you want

d)

suggested behavior

15.

Deal or make a bargain with others

a)

argument

b)

conflict

c)

negotiate

d)

etiquette

16.

The ability to understand another person's feelings

a)

Do other people have feelings?

b)

listening

c)

judging

d)

empathy

17.

A short written description of education, qualifications, and previous employment

a)

cover letter

b)

resume

c)

business card

d)

transcript

18.

Responsible and respectful ways of behaving that will help you have successful relationships

a)

social skills

b)

team skills

c)

rules

d)

behavior

19.

The ability to use your time, energy, resource, etc. in an effective way so that you can achieve

the things you want to achieve

a)

team skills

b)

social skills

c)

organization skills

d)

professional skills

20.

You understand the importance of working cooperatively with others and strive to do so

a)

team skills

b)

social skills

c)

organization skills

d)

professional skills

21.

Usually, a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession and the public interest

a)

clubs

b)

professional organization

c)

cults

d)

friend group

22.

The skills required to evaluate and use information to make decisions or reach conclusions

a)

critical thinking

b)

evaluation

c)

brain games

d)

decision making

23.

A fixed regular payment typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employer

a)

hourly wage

b)

being paid "under-the-table"

c)

salary

d)

bank deposit

24.

The ability to work without constant supervision and solve problems independently

a)

lazy

b)

initiative

c)

unreliable

d)

employee

25.

All of the money you've made while working at your job figured before any deductions

a)

net pay

b)

tax deductions

c)

gross pay

d)

great pay

26.

A meeting between an employer and a job applicant.

a)

Board Meeting

b)

Interview

c)

On the Job Training

d)

Business Luncheon

27.

A person working for someone else and receives wages or salary.

a)

Employee

b)

Employer

c)

Co-Worker

d)

Trainer

28.

A form in which your supply information about yourself that will help an employee make a hiring decision.

a)

References

b)

Summary

c)

Clock In Sheet

d)

Job Application

29.

Someone who hires another person or maintains personnel in a business.

a)

Human Resource

b)

Employee

c)

Employer

d)

Job Personnel

30.

A letter requesting an interview for a job.

a)

Resume Request

b)

Cover Letter

c)

Letter of Application

d)

Job Search

31.

The keeping private of sensitive personal information involving other people.

a)

Job Hotline

b)

On the Job Trust

c)

Punctuality

d)

Confidentiality

32.

Employees teach, show, and demonstrate skills that employees will practice.

a)

On the Job Performance

b)

On the Job Training

c)

Aptitude

d)

Networking

33.

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

a)

References

b)

Acquaintances

c)

Parents

d)

Friends

34.

The natural talents or capacities to do something.

a)

Aptitude

b)

Intelligence

c)

Skills

d)

Knowledge

35.

Being able to come up with new ways of doing things and finding solutions to seemingly impossible problems.

a)

Aptitude

b)

Goal Setting

c)

Integrity

d)

Creativity

36.

Being able to easily accept new challenges or schedule changes.

a)

Likeable

b)

Flexible

c)

Resiliant

d)

Goal Oriented

37.

Treating a person or their feelings with consideration

a)

Respect

b)

Empathy

c)

Enthusiasm

d)

Teamwork

38.

An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions


a)

Dependability

b)

Accountability

c)

Empathy

d)

Integrity

39.

being able to evaluate arguments and information quickly, solve problems creatively and identify mistakes with efficiency

a)

accountability

b)

initiative

c)

critical thinking

d)

flexibility

40.

feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events

a)

integrity

b)

attitude

c)

leadership

d)

problem solving

41.

doing what needs to be done without being told

a)

integrity

b)

initiative

c)

empathy

d)

professionalism

42.

the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well

a)

time management

b)

problem solving

c)

respect

d)

professionalism

43.

A character trait that the means you can be counted on to do what you say you will do.


a)

leadership

b)

dependability

c)

initiative

d)

empathy

44.

Personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance, and career prospects.

a)

soft skills

b)

work ethic

c)

integrity

d)

self-awareness

45.

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

a)

leadership

b)

epathy

c)

initiative

d)

integrity

46.

Being on time

a)

enthusiastic

b)

punctuality

c)

dependability

d)

flexibility

47.

a set of values centered on the importance of doing work and reflected especially in a desire or determination to work hard

a)

teamwork

b)

work ethic

c)

interpersonal skills

d)

attitude

48.

an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

a)

teamwork

b)

resilience

c)

dependability

d)

punctuality

49.

moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong.

a)

ethics

b)

interpersonal skills

c)

conflict resolution

d)

resilience