WRS RECAP P149

What are employability skills?

• Skills for online gaming

• Only technical skills for specific jobs

• General skills that help you get and keep a job

• Skills used only in university

Which of the following is an employability skill?

• Drawing

• Driving

• Teamwork

• Typing 100 wpm

What is the difference between soft and hard skills?

• Soft skills require a computer

• Soft skills are personal traits; hard skills are job-specific technical abilities

• Hard skills are easier to learn

• Soft skills pay more

What is verbal communication?

• Writing emails

• Speaking clearly and confidently

• Sending text messages

• Drawing diagrams

Which of the following is a non-verbal communication skill?

• Speaking

• Listening

• Eye contact

• Writing

Why should your verbal and non-verbal communication match?

• To confuse others

• To appear confident and genuine

• To avoid speaking

• To be funny

What is initiative?

• Doing something without being asked

• Copying others

• Waiting for instructions

• Avoiding responsibility

How could you develop initiative?

• Doing the bare minimum

• Letting others lead

• Volunteering for tasks

• Waiting to be told what to do

What is enterprise?

• A science fiction ship

• Taking risks and being creative in solving problems or starting something new

• Avoiding difficult tasks

• Following strict rules only

How could you show enterprising skills to an employer?

• Playing it safe

• Starting a school project or mini business

• Ignoring tasks

• Refusing group work