Take a look at yourself…..

Employability/Soft Skills
Soft skills are the personal attributes you need to succeed in the
workplace. These are often related to how you work with others.
In other words, these are people skills and are often called
employability skills.
CLICK HERE to learn more about soft skills.
What are FOUR soft skills that employers look for in employees?
Place an * beside the one that you may want to work on improving.

1. communication*

2. Work ethic*

3. teamwork

4. positive attitude*

Self Assessment 1 2 3
What are three “soft skills” that you Critical thinking leadership Follow rules
believe that you have?

What are three “gifts and talents” I’m a quick reader I’m creative I’m logical
that others would say that you
have?

What three skills would you like Time management Public speaking networking
to work on to make yourself
more employable?

What are 2 ways that you can let employers know the great skills that you have?

1. By adapting my resume for specific jobs

2. Highlighting them in interviews

Self Use the resource link above to complete the table. List 1 soft skills under
List 2 soft skills that you feel you have under the each category that you
Assessment
category in the left column. feel you can improve.

Communication negotiation Non verbal communication Public speaking

Critical Thinking creativity Logical thinking Desire to learn

Leadership Conflict management supervising Giving clear feedback

Positive Attitude courtesy friendliness enthusiasm

Teamwork empathy Accepting feedback Establishing interpersonal

relationships

Work Ethic independence competitiveness motivation

More Soft Skills Follow regulations Safety conscious assertiveness

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