Employability Flashcards
Personal characteristics are important to becoming a quality health professional. Using good judgment in what you say and do is an example of what personal characteristic?
Discretion
State two things that will make a positive first impression during a job interview
Dress professionally Firm Handshake Arrive on Time Eye Contact Smile
To give focus to you career planning, you may write statements that state what you want to accomplish with time limiting targets. When you write one of these statements that indicates something you want to accomplish within the next 10 years, what would this be called?
Long Term Goal
This characteristic is developed by doing things such as being careful how you speak to others,showing interest in your co-workers, keeping an open mind, being cheerful, avoiding gossip or joke that hurt others. What is this characteristic?
Getting along with others
What is the primary purpose of a letter of application or a cover letter?
To obtain an interview
On the application the applicant will list people the employer may contact to validate the honesty and accuracy of the resume and application. What are these people called?
References
When completing an application what should you do if you do not have a response to include in a section of the application?
Write none or NA
What is the amount of money that is available to you after all payroll deductions have been taken out of your salary called?
Net Income
Many health careers require that students complete an educational program, pass a state board exam, and may require that hose certain standards be maintained. Upon successful completion of the state board exam the student will receive what credential?
Licensure
Collection of a resume, listing of occupational competencies, letters of reference, copies of special awards or recognitions, and even photographs of your work. This collection of items is called>
Employment Portfolio
In the salary portion of the job application what does SkillsUSA PDP say you should write unless you are absolutely certain of the ages paid for this position?
Negotiable
What term indicates one capacity to learn?
Aptitude
Upon completion of the required educational program, and meeting of performance standards, some health careers require a statement from the regulating agency. This is called what?
Certification
What is a record of information about an individual that includes education, experiences and abilities?
Resume
What is the formal meeting between an employer and a job applicant?
Interview
What term is for people who will provide personal and/or professional information to an employer about a job applicant?
Reference
After receiving your degree and credentials, it is necessary to receive extra training or take extra course for licensure. What is this called?
Continued Education
What is the collection of many different company representatives for the purpose of finding new employees?
Job Fair
What is the math system that is based on 10s used in the health care system?
Metric
The ability to think creatively, solve problems, learn new information and reason is called?
Critical thinking
What is the correct method of correcting an error in charting?
Draw a single line through the error and initial it
A resume provides additional data to a potential employer that is not found on an application. What is another name for a resume?
A personal data sheet
What is the document that contains ID, work goals, education background and work experience called?
Resume
A person that starts a new business, manages and assumes the risk?
Entrepreneur
What types of skills demonstrate the ability to work with others, making an effective team and working with others?
Interpersonal
When in a hiring situation, making distinctions based on factors such as age, race, religion, sex or disability is called
discrimination
A projected income and expenses is called
budget
What is the regular communication you have with your personal and professional contacts called?
Networking
The generally accepted time to provide notice of leaving your employer is?
2 weeks
