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WorksheetsChapter 1.1 Personal Skills and the Job Market
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is meant by a skill set?
To meet the needs of employers
The unique skills and abilities that you bring to the job.
Verbal and business dining etiquette.
Athletics and entertainment.
Why are communication skills (verbal and nonverbal) an important part of a skill set in dealing with employers, coworkers, and customers?
Communication skills are an important aspect in business.
They give you information about the job market
You don't need them.
On the job training.
What is meant by business verbal etiquette and dining etiquette?
Talking about religion, politics and other controversial topics
Chewing with your mouth open
Elbows on the table
Avoid controversal topics, speaking in a polite manner.
What information is found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
Employer addresses
Homes for Sale
Nature of the job, conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook.
Jobs available in other countries.
During your lifetime, if you invest in more education and skills you can earn more.
True
False
Some career choices require little formal education because they are (_____) , whereas others require a master's degree or more because they require years of training.
upper level
bachelor's degree
Describe the contents of a job description.
It calculates your overtime pay.
Tasks performed and skills needed, education or experience required and the hours worked.
Describes your uniform.
Describes the people you will work with.
Explain why lifelong learning is important to your career plans.
You don't have to continue learning once you have a job.
It will help you stay qualified for a job and earn higher pay and promotions.
You can play video games the rest of your life.
You can sit on the couch and watch YouTube.
What is meant by informal education? Give two examples of it.
Learning at college/university
science and math
Learning at a trade school
welding/electrician
Learning that does not happen in the classroom
on the job and self-training
Give an example of how a person's values and goals may affect his or her career choices.
You like to help people so you will work with numbers by yourself
You like to help people so you will work in a lab with specimens
You like to help people so you will work as a teacher or counselor
You like to help people so you will work with machines
What job opportunities are available to those in the U.S. military?
Service members can learn mechanical, transportation, human services and computer skills
Service members can learn gymnastics and tumbling.
Service members learn teaching and reading.
Service members learn how to arrange flowers.
