Basic Employability Skills

The Construction Industry

100

This explains how a company does business

Mission Statement

200

People who can confirm to a potential employer that you have the skills, experience, and work habits that are listed in your resume are known as,

References

300

True or False - Studies indicate that as many as 70% of available positions are not publicly advertised.

Tru

400

Outside of looking through Job Postings, what is the most effective way to identify job opportunities?

Networking

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

100

The three most common barriers to effective problem solving

Close Mindedness, Personality Conflicts, General fear of Change

200

True or False - The only employee who should pay attention to planning scheduling problems are Project Managers or Site Planners 

False

300

The 5 steps in an effective Problem Solving Process

Define The problem, Analyze alternatives, Choose and Plan to implement solution, Put the solution into effect and monitor results, Evaluate final result.

400

Four categories which problems will typically fall under.

Materials, Equipment, Tools, and Labor

Relationship & Social Skills

100

Two important personal skills needed to be succesful in the work force

Seld Presentation & Work Ethic

200

The ability to work without constant supervision and solve problems independently

Initiative

300

True or False - Destructive Criticism cannot be about something that needs improvement like constructive criticism is.

False

400

Define Zero Tolerance in the context of a workplace

The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance, typically related to drug and alcohol abuse when applied to the workplace.

Teamwork & Leadership

100

True or False - It is important to accept that others might be better at some tasks than you in order to be an effective team member

True

200

Organizing, planning, staffing, directing, controlling, empowering team members with authority and responsibility, enforcing company policies and procedures, accepting responsibility for failures as wel as for success, and representing the team to different trades, clients, and others are all examples of

Common Functions/ Responsibilities of a Leader

300

True or False - It is important as a leader to provide opportunities for change to prevent boredom to your team.

True

400

Three main types of leadership

Autocratic - Leading by making all of the decisions independently

Democratic - Leading while involving the team in the decision making process

Hands off - Leading by leaving all decisions to the team members themselves