Employability skills are sometimes called: (1 point)

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Responses

Soft Skills
Soft Skills

Work readiness skills
Work readiness skills

Job-readiness skills
Job-readiness skills

All of the above
All of the above
Question 2
Which of the following options is an example of a HARD SKILL?(1 point)
Responses

Leadership
Leadership

Data analysis
Data analysis

Adaptability
Adaptability

Collaboration
Collaboration
Question 3
Which description best defines SOFT SKILLS?(1 point)
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Skills that an employee acquires only after staying at one job for longer than 6 month
Skills that an employee acquires only after staying at one job for longer than 6 month

Interpersonal people skills that can be used in every job
Interpersonal people skills that can be used in every job

The ability to write a strong resume and cover letter
The ability to write a strong resume and cover letter

Job-specific skills and knowledge required to perform a task
Job-specific skills and knowledge required to perform a task
Question 4
David wants to develop his soft skills. Which strategy would be most effective?(1 point)
Responses

Complete a certification for a new technical skill
Complete a certification for a new technical skill

Research the job description for a position he wants to apply for and practice only the first two skills required
Research the job description for a position he wants to apply for and practice only the first two skills required

Avoid situations that require working with other people
Avoid situations that require working with other people

Practice skills like active listening, creative thinking, and flexibility in the real world over time
Practice skills like active listening, creative thinking, and flexibility in the real world over time
Question 5
Written communication can occur in which setting?(1 point)
Responses

Interacting with your boss
Interacting with your boss

In a conference call
In a conference call

In a annual review of performance
In a annual review of performance

All of the above
All of the above
Question 6
The “speaker notes” function of Power Point gives the presenter a place to write detailed notes that are unnecessary to have on the slides(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 7
Which is NOT one of the four sections of a presentation?(1 point)
Responses

Title Slide
Title Slide

Objectives
Objectives

Speaker notes
Speaker notes

Summary
Summary
Question 8
Which of the following is the term for day-to-day and long-term tasks you are assigned to complete?(1 point)
Responses

Career research
Career research

Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities

Job title
Job title

Training material
Training material
Question 9
What is the ability to manage both one’s self and one’s own time and the time of others; use resources effectively; plan and prioritize work and personal life to meet goals and deadlines; the ability to overcome procrastination.(1 point)
Responses

Responsibility
Responsibility

Initiative
Initiative

Organization
Organization

Criticism
Criticism
Question 10
Which of the following is a strategy that you can adopt to increase your productivity at work?(1 point)
Responses

Focus on one task at a time
Focus on one task at a time

Take minimal breaks
Take minimal breaks

Focus on your small tasks first
Focus on your small tasks first

Set big goals
Set big goals
Question 11
The ability to act appropriately and display character, conduct, standards, and appropriate behavior is___?(1 point)
Responses

Organization
Organization

Integrity
Integrity

Professionalism
Professionalism

Respect
Respect
Question 12
True or False: 96% of HR executives and managers believe that professionalism relates to the person and not the job(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 13
What would be the best attire to wear to an interview?(1 point)
Responses

Jeans, tshirt, closed toe shoes
Jeans, tshirt, closed toe shoes

Business casual (pants, button up shirt/blouse)
Business casual (pants, button up shirt/blouse)

Flip flops and jeans with holes
Flip flops and jeans with holes

Shorts with a nice top
Shorts with a nice top
Question 14
What are some ways to experience a possible career?(1 point)
Responses

Informational interviews
Informational interviews

Job shadowing
Job shadowing

Internships
Internships

All of the above
All of the above
Question 15
Which of the following should be avoided when trying to solve a problem?(1 point)
Responses

assessing
assessing

compromising
compromising

procrastinating
procrastinating

projecting
projecting
Question 16
If people don’t understand you, it’s their fault(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 17
Part of communicating is interpreting situations and knowing how to respond.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 18
Different situations require different types of communication(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 19
People are born communicators, so communication practice doesn’t help(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 20
Body language can say more than your words.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 21
What is the exchange of information and meaning between senders and receivers?(1 point)
Responses

Communication
Communication

Encoding
Encoding

Decoding
Decoding

None of these
None of these
Question 22
The final step of the communication process is:(1 point)
Responses

Sender encodes message
Sender encodes message

Sender transmits message
Sender transmits message

Receiver decodes message
Receiver decodes message

Receiver responds to message
Receiver responds to message
Question 23
What is a receiver’s act of acknowledging a message was received and indicating understanding?(1 point)
Responses

Communication
Communication

Sending
Sending

Feedback
Feedback

None of these
None of these
Question 24
True or False: Someone who transmits information within the communication process is the sender.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 25
Exhibiting good posture is generally believed to project desirable workplace qualities, like confidence, professionalism, and authority.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
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Here are the suggested answers to your questions:

Question 1: Employability skills are sometimes called:
Answer: All of the above

Question 2: Which of the following options is an example of a HARD SKILL?
Answer: Data analysis

Question 3: Which description best defines SOFT SKILLS?
Answer: Interpersonal people skills that can be used in every job

Question 4: David wants to develop his soft skills. Which strategy would be most effective?
Answer: Practice skills like active listening, creative thinking, and flexibility in the real world over time

Question 5: Written communication can occur in which setting?
Answer: All of the above

Question 6: The “speaker notes” function of PowerPoint gives the presenter a place to write detailed notes that are unnecessary to have on the slides.
Answer: True

Question 7: Which is NOT one of the four sections of a presentation?
Answer: Speaker notes

Question 8: Which of the following is the term for day-to-day and long-term tasks you are assigned to complete?
Answer: Job responsibilities

Question 9: What is the ability to manage both one’s self and one’s own time and the time of others; use resources effectively; plan and prioritize work and personal life to meet goals and deadlines; the ability to overcome procrastination?
Answer: Organization

Question 10: Which of the following is a strategy that you can adopt to increase your productivity at work?
Answer: Focus on one task at a time

Question 11: The ability to act appropriately and display character, conduct, standards, and appropriate behavior is___?
Answer: Professionalism

Question 12: True or False: 96% of HR executives and managers believe that professionalism relates to the person and not the job.
Answer: True

Question 13: What would be the best attire to wear to an interview?
Answer: Business casual (pants, button up shirt/blouse)

Question 14: What are some ways to experience a possible career?
Answer: All of the above

Question 15: Which of the following should be avoided when trying to solve a problem?
Answer: procrastinating

Question 16: If people don’t understand you, it’s their fault.
Answer: False

Question 17: Part of communicating is interpreting situations and knowing how to respond.
Answer: True

Question 18: Different situations require different types of communication.
Answer: True

Question 19: People are born communicators, so communication practice doesn’t help.
Answer: False

Question 20: Body language can say more than your words.
Answer: True

Question 21: What is the exchange of information and meaning between senders and receivers?
Answer: Communication

Question 22: The final step of the communication process is:
Answer: Receiver responds to message

Question 23: What is a receiver’s act of acknowledging a message was received and indicating understanding?
Answer: Feedback

Question 24: True or False: Someone who transmits information within the communication process is the sender.
Answer: True

Question 25: Exhibiting good posture is generally believed to project desirable workplace qualities, like confidence, professionalism, and authority.
Answer: True

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