Mentors
Your mentor can be your friends, your teacher and pretty much ________.
Anyone
True or False: You are more likely to be hired if you develop good interpersonal skills.
True
True or False. You should expect that everyone's personality is exactly like your own.
False
True or False. Being part of a club is a good way of making friends on campus.
True
Finding time to spend with friends reduces ________.
Anxiety
True or False: you should meet with your adviser as little as possible or only when you absolutely need to.
False. Your adviser is here to help you create a clear path for your future and will help you get to your goals.
What method (learned in class) is best to use when introducing yourself to potential employers?
30 second pitch
True or False: Your ability to draw a pig is going to depict an accurate representation of who you are as a person.
False (Oink Oink)
Personality tests can only go so far as to tell you who you are as a person. You ultimately have the ability to tell who you are as you develop in life.
An easy way to make friends/get to know people is to attend ____ ______.
School Events
True or False. Having good personal skills allows you to have better job opportunities.
True.
True or False: If you do not understand something or have a problem with an assignment, it is not a good idea to ask your teacher for help or make an appointment with them.
False! It is more than likely that your teachers want you to succeed in their class and will be willing to help you outside of class during their office hours.
Employers value many attributes in their future employees. What 2 things were talked about in class that employers would appreciate?
Good listening skills
Confidence
Clear Goals
Focus
Your "animal" personality can be one of four animals. List those animals.
Lion, Golden Retriever, Otter, and Beaver.
True or False and why. The more friends you have, the better person you are compared to everyone else.
False. Having one or 2 close friends is more than enough as long as you have someone to support you.
True or false and why. Good interpersonal skills make it easy to make friendships.
Having good interpersonal skills gives you a start on maintaining a conversation with someone new and how to introduce yourself to people of many backgrounds.
What type of struggles would be good to talk to your mentors about?
Personal issues, stress, school problems, Job struggles, etc.
There are many things that should be included in a 30 second pitch. Name three.
Name
Major/interests
Ambitions
How you wish to improve said job in the future
What you have to offer
Earlier this semester you were asked to take a strengths test. How many strengths are there in total? and how many themes were given to each individual person?
There are 34 strengths in total. 5 Strengths were given to each person.
True or False and why. A good friend would convince you to go out instead of studying/doing your homework, especially if you have a big test coming up.
False. A good friend would encourage you to do your work on time and party later.
True or False and why. Good interpersonal skills will only allow you to make good introductions and conversations with people.
False. The more you practice good interpersonal skills, the better you become at reading body language and how to persuade others to see your point of view.
True or False and why. Speaking to a therapist, including the on campus therapist, is only for people who are diagnosed with a mental illness.
False. If you feel that you have no one else to turn to, a therapist will be there to at least listen to you vent in a non-judgmental way.
While interviewing or introducing yourself to future employers, what should you make sure to do/keep?
(physical)(more than one)
maintain eye contact
firm handshake
Speak clearly/don't mutter
Smile and look interested
In class, we learned about the 5 love languages.
Name 2 and explain what they mean.
Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts,
Acts of Service and Physical Touch.
Name some ways you can be a good friend to others just you would wish your friends to be good with you.
Be a shoulder to cry on, moral support, encouragement to reach goals, etc...
True or False and why. Having good interpersonal skills will only benefit you.
False. Having good interpersonal skills will also have an effect on how people perceive you and will show you how to take interest in others.