career prep

Q3 Employability: Soft Skills

16. Career Prep

Soft skills are character or personality traits that a person can apply to any career. Examples of soft skills include time management and problem solving.

Play the video below as a starting point to understanding Soft Skills.

What Are Soft Skills

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The U.S. Department of Labor identifies seven soft skills as the most important for young workers to be successful in the 21st-century workplace.

  • Networking
  • Enthusiasm
  • Professionalism
  • Teamwork
  • Communication Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Critical Thinking

Read the article, Soft Skills: The Competitive Edge by the U.S. Department of Labor to find out more about each soft skill listed.

You may want to take notes on the important points in the article.

Now it is your turn to practice and show your understanding of soft skills in job settings.

Complete this Soft Skills Quiz.  Make sure you have played the video and read the article provided on this page prior to completing the quiz.

  • tips: spelling matters, if the answer is correct that line under the word will be turn green, if the answer is incorrect the line under the work will turn red with an "oops, try again."
  • You will need to take a screenshot of your certificate to add to you Career Prep portfolio as shown in the video below.
    • Steps to add your portfolio from video:
      1. Make sure you have access to the screenshot that you took with your name and certificate.
      2. Go to your portfolio and select the Q3 page where the Soft Skill Quiz Certificate section is located.
      3. In the right menu, select Insert, then Images, then Upload.  Make sure it is sized to the full image so your name also shows.
      4. Make sure your page is saved.

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16.q3 Hard Skills

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16.Q3 Student Checklist

 

16.Q3 Teacher Guide

 

MITECS  Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

2. Digital Citizen
c. Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property

3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections or artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions

6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
c. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences

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