are you workplace ready? of c ourse i is!
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Are you Workplace Ready? Of C ourse I Is!. Presented by : Karen J. Johnson Chesterfield Technical Center December 5, 2013. Are Workplace Readiness Skills Relevant?. “Soft skills like communication and teamwork were ranked even higher than education.” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Presented by:
Karen J. JohnsonChesterfield Technical Center
December 5, 2013
ARE YOU WORKPLACE READY?
OF COURSE I IS!
Are Workplace Readiness Skills Relevant?
“Soft skills like communication and teamwork were ranked even higher than education.”
“42% of employers are turned off by how unprepared students are in interviews, and 26% are turned off by their bad attitude.” -Survey of 225 employers by Millennial Branding and Experience, Inc.
“99% of executives rate problem solving as absolutely essential or very important.”
-MetLife Survey
Positive Work Ethic
Integrity
Teamwork
Self-Representation
Personal Qualities & People Skills
• Diversity Awareness
• Conflict Resolution
• Creativity and Resourcefulness
Professional Knowledge & Skills
• Speaking & Listening• Reading & Writing• Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving• Health & Safety• Organizations, Systems
& Climates
• Lifelong Learning• Job Acquisition &
Advancement• Time, Task, & Resource
Management• Job-Specific
Mathematics• Customer Service
Technology Knowledge & Skills
• Job-Specific Technologies• Information Technology
• Internet Use & Security
• Telecommunications
Group ActivityUsing the images on your table, describe what
WRS is being exemplified by the students.
Showcased Lessons
Workplace Ethics
Job Acquisition Skills
Teamwork
Need Ideas?Try Verso - www.cteresource.org/verso/
Workplace Ethics
Cheating on the SAT's
Steps to Success: Getting the JobCareer SearchResumeReferencesApplicationInterviewCover LetterThank You LetterW-4Paycheck Math
ResumesNextsteps.o
rg
Interviews
Interview Day
TeamworkNormsReal World ApplicationSelf
Assessment/Reflection
Questions?