Workplace Competencies
Prioritizing tasks with respect to importance and deadlines. Adjusting priorities as situations change. Utilizing sound methods to plan and track work, appointments, and meeting deadlines.
What is Time Management?
The process of defining and promoting what you stand for as an individual. A culmination of the experiences, skills and values that differentiate you.
What is personal brand
A recommendation to Cara's employer partners.
What is SOE (Send out Eligible)?
What is the Power of the Pause?
How early should you arrive to an interview?
What is 15 minutes?
Listening actively to staff and fellow participants, communicating clearly in own language appropriately according to the specific situation and/or medium
What is Communication?
An opportunity to sell yourself and your skills
What is an interview?
If you get six of these you may be dismissed.
What are write-ups?
Who can you speak to about personal problems and barriers such as housing, childcare and health they may prevent you from getting a job and/or keeping a job?
Who is IDS or Coaches?
A document that showcases your professional achievements, experiences and skills
What is a resume?
Working effectively with other participants and staff in order to maximize results.
What is Teamwork?
A 30 second to 1 minute commercial about you. It includes your top notch greatest strengths.
What is an Elevator Pitch
Crew Chiefs may submit these as they observe you displaying compentencies during your shift
What is an evaluation?
What is Cara Central?
The action you should take if unable to attend an appointment, workshop or any other Cara related event.
What is call the participant hotline?
Demonstrating ethical & professional behavior in relationships with everyone (inside and outside Cara) in order to build and maintain credibility and trust.
What is Professionalism?
Skills that describe your personality and usually are obtained through life experiences.
What are soft skills? I AM
You can practice common interview questions to gain more confidence during these?
What is a Mock Interview?
What is the name of the department or person that sends you out on interviews?
Who are Employment Services or Corporate Account Managers (CAMs)?
Name up to three things considered unprofessional attire at Cara
What is jeans, gym shoes, hoodies and t-shirts?
When faced with conflict, acting rationally to identify causes of issues, seeking to understand opposing viewpoint(s) and working to identify a common solution.
What is Conflict Managment?
Skills you learn, train or acquire through a specific position such as fork lifting, cashier, typing, and/or a educational degree
What are hard skills or work related skills? I Can
A tool staff uses to observe how well you display or demonstrate a specific competency.
What is a C.O.A.T.
What all do you need to become 100% SOE
What is Resume, Background Check, Five Workplace Comps, Drug Test, Housing, childcare, health?
What is friend?