Employability Skills 1
How many different employability skills did we learn about in the video?
8
Name one employability skill that we learned about in the video.
[Any one of the following]: Communication, teamwork, problem solving, initative and enterprise, planning and organizing, self-managing, learning, technology
RANDOM QUESTION: Who is the principal of Southside Occupational Academy?
Mr. Long!
Wearing a clean uniform to work every day is an example of which employability skill?
Self-managing
You are running late for work and you call your boss to give her a heads-up that you will be a few minutes late. This is an example of good __________.
Communication
Employability skills are sometimes called ____ ______.
Soft skills
True or False: Teamwork is one of the employability skills that we learned about.
TRUE!
Being excited about learning new job skills is which employability skill?
Learning
Volunteering to set up a new computer at work is an example of which employability skill?
Technology
Using a calendar to keep track of your tasks is which employability skill?
Planning and organizing
True or False: Good employability skills can help you get and keep a job.
TRUE
True or False: Dishwashing is one of the employability skills that we learned about.
FALSE! That is a job-specific skill, sometimes called a "hard skill."
Listening to what is being said and speaking clearly and confidently at work is which employability skill?
Communication
Bob sits around at work all day while his two coworkers do all of the work. Which employability skill does Bob definitely not have?
Teamwork
RANDOM QUESTION: What is the official state snack food of Illinois?
Popcorn!
True or False: You do not learn any employability skills at Southside.
FALSE. You learn many employability skills at Southside.
Being at work on time and writing to-do lists is which employability skill?
Self-managing
Figuring out which tasks need to be done first is an example of which employability skill?
Planning and organizing
RANDOM QUESTION: How many people live in Chicago?
2.7 million!
Volunteering to go to a training that is outside of your normal working hours is which employability skill?
Learning
What does employable mean?
Employable means available and able to be hired for a job, especially for long-term employment.
Asking what you can do to help rather than waiting to be told what to do is which employability skill?
Initiative and enterprise
Dan has to deal with an angry customer at work. Dan uses his past experience to help him figure out how to make the customer happy and resolve the issue. What employability skill did Dan use?
Give one example of when you used an employability skill at Southside. Think about our Step Up class!
Answers will vary. Teacher and SECA will judge if the answer is good enough to get points.
RIDDLE: It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name :)