Transition Study Guide Final Exam - Soft Skills

Fill in the blank. 1. Skills are highly valued by employers and they are ________ abilities.

• learned

• natural

• temporary

• hidden

Fill in the blank. 2. The three types of skills are ________ skills, ________ skills, and ________ skills.

• hard, soft, transferable

• technical, creative, physical

• verbal, written, listening

• analytical, physical, emotional

Skills that are related to a task or subject are called ________ skills. They are sometimes referred to as ________ skills.

• hard, technical

• soft, interpersonal

• creative, artistic

• general, adaptive

Skills that enable a person to interact with others and perform a task well are called ________ skills. They are sometimes referred to as ________ or ________ skills.

• soft, people, interpersonal

• hard, technical, analytical

• creative, artistic, innovative

• mechanical, manual, physical

Fill in the blank. 5. Both soft and hard skills can be called ________ skills because they can easily be transferred from one job to another, but soft skills almost always are considered this type of skill.

• transferable

• technical

• managerial

• creative

To improve your soft skills, the first thing you have to do is ________.

• challenge yourself

• ask for feedback

• identify your soft skills

• get goals

Someone that is able to recognize their own personality or individuality, as well as understand how others see them is said to be _______________.

• self-motivated

• self-centered

• self-aware

• selfish

Someone who displays a strong work ethic is able to complete the amount of work expected of him/her in a certain amount of time. This is known as _______________.

• cooperation

• productivity

• professionalism

• dedication

Which traits correlate with someone who has a poor work ethic?

• Lie

• Gossip

• Procrastinate

• All of the above

Which of the following is a quality that a true team player possesses?

• Self-loathing

• Integrity

• Pride

• Arrogance