Employability Skills Key Concepts

Essential Questions

1. What does employability mean?

2. What are employability skills?

3. How are employability skills implemented?

Employability

· Is used to describe the positive work behaviors and personal qualities which make individuals more likely to gain employment and succeed in a chosen _____________

· Involves skills which are needed to be effective in any job market or workplace, examples include:

- _____________

- on-time arrival

- meeting _____________

- working toward personal and team goals

- ethical use of technology

· Is often more _____________ to employers than having specific job-related skills

Employability Skills

· Are the skills and attitudes necessary to gain _____________ and participate effectively in the _____________

· Can be developed in many ways including school activities, interactions within the _____________, working with others, hobbies and sports

· Are also known as _____________ skills

Professionalism

· Is a specific style of _____________ in the workplace

· Is performing in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace

· Can be conveyed through _____________, speech and manners appropriate to the profession

· Can be implemented through:

- dressing and _____________ appropriately

- speech

- mannerisms

· style of _____________ or behaving

Effective Communication

· Is possibly the most _____________ skill in the workplace

· Is _____________ information from one place to another, whether it is vocally, written, visually or nonverbally

· Skills can be implemented through:

- effective speaking

- active _____________

- writing

- _____________ communication

Ethical Behaviors

· Are _____________ or standards which direct the way individuals live

· Govern the way people _____________ toward family members, employers, supervisors, co-workers and customers

· Often provide job advancement opportunities and may include the following employee practices:

- regular _____________

- wearing proper attire

- providing a _____________ and safe environment

- taking pride in work

- flexibility

- taking _____________

Ethical Skills

· Can be implemented through:

- productivity

- reliability and _____________

- dedication

- cooperation

- _____________

- initiative

- positive _____________

Academic Preparation (Part 1)

· Is required for professional _____________

· Consists of the desire and ability for life-long _____________

· May require the following:

- certifications

- _____________

- registration

- continuing education

- advanced _____________

Academic Preparation (Part 2)

· Skills can be implemented through:

- obtaining necessary or beneficial licensures and or _____________

- joining _____________ organizations

- attending continuing education _____________ and tutorials

- working on projects

- working in _____________

Critical Thinking

· Is being able to _____________ arguments and information quickly, solve problems creatively and identify mistakes with efficiency

· Is developing more _____________ and making fewer mistakes

· Skills can be implemented through:

- identifying the _____________

- collaboration

- breaking new ground

- creating a _____________ product

- looking at conflict objectively

- focusing on the _____________ and not people

Problem Solving

· Requires gathering _____________ information, assessing the information for answers and selecting a suitable solution based on the situation

- every job will present _____________ which must be solved effectively and efficiently

- is especially helpful in _____________ and customer service professions

· Skills can be implemented through:

- developing a _____________

- anticipating problems

- brainstorming

- trial and _____________

- experience

Teamwork

· Is working _____________ and efficiently with others

- allows tasks to be completed quickly and _____________, allowing a company to take on more work and generate more revenue

· Can lead to positive working relationships, improved working _____________ and a decrease in stress both at home and in the workplace

· Skills can be implemented through:

- collaboration

- conflict _____________

- reliability

- _____________ points of views

Leadership

· Is the ability to _____________ people to accomplish a better result for an organization

· Is having a strong _____________ of self

· Is understanding the qualities which make other people want to follow and recognizing how to adjust those qualities when _____________ require it

· Skills can be implemented through:

- getting to know _____________

- treating everyone fairly

- making _____________ clear

- giving and receiving _____________ criticism and feedback

Time Management (Part 1)

· Is the ability to plan and execute control over the amount of _____________ spent on specific activities to effectively accomplish goals in a timely manner

· Includes _____________, which is defined as the ability to complete tasks and fulfill obligations in a timely manner

· Can lead to the following:

- greater _____________ and efficiency

- better professional status

- less stress in the workplace

- increased opportunities for _____________

- greater opportunities to attain important career goals

- providing reliability

- building _____________ relationships

- inspiring others

Time Management (Part 2)

· Skills can be implemented through:

- prioritizing

- setting _____________

- avoiding _____________

- productivity

- performance

- _____________

- teamwork

Knowledge of Technology

· Affects nearly all aspects of _____________ and has brought about a revolution in the business world

· Allows business to expand quickly and efficiently, examples include:

- video _____________

- social networks

- virtual _____________ technology

· May allow businesses to target a wider _____________ base and increase profits

· Skills can be implemented through:

- communication

- organization

- relevance

- efficiency

- willingness to _____________

Stress Management

· Is the ability to _____________ with job stress which benefits an individual’s personal and professional life

· Can result in the following:

- greater _____________ in the workplace

- improved mental and physical _____________

- greater success in life

· Skills can be implemented through:

- identification

- utilization

- positivity

- _____________

- separation

Work-Life Balance

· Is defined as an employee _____________ between work productivity, responsibilities and their lifestyle outside of work, such as family life

· Includes:

- creating _____________

- exercising

- dropping activities which reduce your time or _____________

- taking time for _____________

Productive Work Habits

· Are choices to work _____________ every day through consistent behavior, resulting in increased productivity

· Include:

- taking more _____________

- using the morning to focus

· Can be implemented by:

- tackling a challenging task before lunch

- creating a _____________

- not multi-tasking

- developing a positive attitude

Securing & Maintaining Employment

· Is the assurance an employee will secure, maintain and keep a _____________

· Requires employees to practice effective _____________ skills and includes the following tips:

- work _____________

- be on time

- be a team _____________

- do not complain

- offer to _____________

Employment Advancement (Part 1)

· Is one of the most important factors for employee _____________ and retention

· Leads to the following:

- a _____________ career path

- increased _____________

- tangible goals to work towards

· Opportunities often include:

- _____________ salary or benefits

- promotions

Employment Advancements (Part 2)

· Often requires employees to take an _____________ and perform the following:

- talking to your boss

- asking for more _____________

- volunteering

- working on interpersonal skills

- being _____________

- finding a mentor

- selling yourself

- keep _____________

- expanding your _____________

- building your reputation

Terminating Employment (Part 1)

· Is defined as an employee _____________ a company and is referred to as “quitting a job”

· Is often required by _____________ due to the following workplace problems:

- overworked

- no recognition or _____________ for good work

- poor relationships and _____________ skills in the workplace

- employers dishonoring commitments

- employers hiring and promoting the _____________ people

- employers _____________ to engage creativity

Terminating Employment (Part 2)

· Requires an employee to perform the following:

- notify the _____________

- giving plenty of notice

- prepare _____________

- finish with a strong performance

- show _____________