Soft Skills
This skill involves effectively sharing ideas and information through speaking, writing, and listening.
What is:
a. communication
b. time management
What is communication
There are 3 types of skills employers desire
What is:
a. soft, hard, and transferable
b. squishy, hard, and transferable
What is soft, hard, and transferable
A positive and enthusiastic attitude are essential for
What is:
a. finding an interesting career
b. obtaining a job and succeeding at work
What is obtaining a job and succeeding at work
Reading the employee handbook is not important.
What is:
a. true
b. false
What is false
This cereal brand’s mascot famously asks, "Silly Rabbit, ________ are for kids!" in its commercials.
What is:
a. cereal
b. Trix
What is Trix
This skill helps you manage your time, prioritize tasks, and complete work efficiently.
What is:
a. time management
b. teamwork
What is time management
It is often referred to as “people skills” and/or “personal skills
What is:
a. soft skills
b. hard skills
What is soft skills
When a person shows good feelings or excitement about doing something.
What is:
a. enthusiastic attitude
b. negative attitude
What is enthusiastic attitude
It is recommended that you arrive about ______ minutes early to work, every day.
What is:
a. 5 minutes
b. 15 minutes
What is 15 minutes
This popular fast-food chain asked, “Where’s the beef?” in a famous 1980s commercial that became a catchphrase.
What is:
a. Wendy’s
b. McDonalds
What is Wendy's
This skill is essential for working well with others and contributing to a team’s success.
What is:
a. communication
b. teamwork
What is teamwork
Examples of important soft skills
What is:
A. communication, strong work ethic, teamwork, adaptability, and leadership
B. poor communication, laziness, uncooperative, and inflexible
What is communication, strong work ethic, teamwork, adaptability, and leadership
Employers prefer job candidates with
What is:
a. lots of experience with poor attitude
b. little experience with a positive attitude
What is little experience with a positive attitude
When you are introduced to co-workers it is important to
What is:
a. smile
b. frown
What is a smile
This insurance company uses a talking gecko with a British accent as the spokesperson in its commercials.
What is:
a. GEICO
b. Allstate
What is GEICO
This skill helps you adjust to new situations and changes in the workplace.
What is:
a. adaptability
b. empathy
What is adaptability
These skills are normally the most important to employers
What is:
a. hard skills
b. soft skills
What is soft skills
New employees fail within the first 18 months mainly because of
What is:
a. a bad attitude
b. a positive attitude
What is a bad attitude
If you are done with an assigned task, it is wise to
What is:
a. take a break
b. ask what you can do next
What is ask what you can do next
This beverage company’s Christmas commercials often feature polar bears enjoying their drinks in a snowy setting.
What is:
a. Pepsi
b. Coca-Cola
What is Coca-Cola
This skill involves understanding others’ feelings and responding appropriately in different situations.
What is:
a. empathy
b. teamwork
What is empathy
A strong work ethic and communication skills are considered hard skills
What is: a. true
b. false
What is false
Some of the most desirable companies to work for such as Apple, Google, and the Four Seasons all hire
What is:
a. people with the right attitude
b. only experienced people
What is people with the right attitude
When leaving work, make sure to thank those that assisted you and the boss.
What is:
a. true
b. false
What is true
This cleaning product’s commercials feature a bald man in a white shirt known for his incredible cleaning powers.
Who is:
a. Mr. Clean
b. Mr. Green
Who is Mr. Clean