Soft Skills
A process through which you send messages to and receive messages from others.
What is Communication?
The ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live.
What is Values?
The process or act of finding a solution to a problem.
What is problem-solving?
A feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something that a person enjoys learning about or doing.
What is an Interest?
Working less than 40 hours per week. Typically doesn't receive benefits.
What is Part-time work?
The degree you receive when you graduate from high school after completing all required credits.
What is a High School diploma?
Expressing ideas to others by using spoken words.
What is Verbal Communication?
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.
What is Ethics?
First: Recognize you have a PROBLEM
You feel it or someone tell you!
P in Problem-solving
Time free from work or duties. Time that you can spend however you choose.
What is leisure time?
Working 40 hours per week or more. Typically receives benefits.
What is Full-time work?
This stands for General Educational Development but can also be referred as General Education Diploma, is a set of tests that when passed certify you have met the high-school level academic skills.
What is GED?
Communicating without the use of words.
What is Non-Verbal Communication?
Mom, Dad, Teachers, Religious Leaders, People that are important to you.
Who influences our values and ethics?
Second: Tell what REALLY happened!
Find someone to listen
R in Problem Solving
An activity is done regularly in one's free time for enjoyment.
What is a Hobby?
A career guidance TOOL that allows a person to respond to questions and identifies occupations based on their interests and activities.
What is Career Interest Survey?
A nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular community.
Type of college leading to certificates, diplomas or associate degrees.
What is Community College?
Body Language, Facial Expression, Eye Contact and Affect/Mood.
What are components of non-verbal communication?
Beliefs or qualities that a brand stands for and is built around.
What are Core Values?
Third: Decide who OWN the problem
Taking ownership shows maturity
O in Problem Solving
The power or skill to do something.
What is Ability?
Jobs or occupations grouped together because of similar knowledge and skills.
What is Career Cluster?
Employee training at the place of work while the employee is doing the actual job.
What is On The Job Training?
Tone, Volume, Formality
What are components of verbal communication?
When individual contributors work together toward a common goal.
What is Effective Teamwork?
Fourth & Fifth: BRAINSTORM a LIST of solutions
Discuss all ideas and create a list
B & L in Problem Solving
Occupation or profession followed as life's work.
What is Career?
The number of Career Clusters there are.
What is 16?
A post-secondary training institution for skilled trades not requiring a college degree.
Examples: Welder, Cosmetology, Auto Mechanic
What is Technical (Trade) School?
Body Language, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings and reflecting meanings.
What are components of active listening?
An action that falls outside of what is considered morally right or proper.
What is Unethical Behavior?
Sixth: EVALUATE the solutions and narrow down the list.
Seventh: MAKE a commitment! Choose a solution and follow through!
E & M in Problem Solving
The surrounding at a job.
Do you work inside or outside? The physical and social surrounding at work.
What is Work Environment?
The number of jobs available in the future in your particular field of expertise.
What is Job Outlook?
A post-secondary institution that offers programs for bachelor's masters or doctoral degree.
What is college or University?