Employability Bowl 1-15 Flashcards
Job Skills
In addition to the course work, what other 4 requirements must OCS students meet in order to earn a NC diploma?
300 hours of in-school work training #2 – 240 hours of internship. #3 – 360 hours of paid competitive employment. #4 – Completed portfolio and portfolio presentation
What might the consequences be for coming to work dirty or stinky?
Get a written warning #2 – Be told to leave for the day #3 – Co-workers &/or customers will complain about you #4 – Lose your job
What could your supervisor do if he/she were to give you constructive criticism?
Giving suggestions to improve job performance. #2 - Telling or showing you how the job SHOULD be done. #3 - Pointing out little details you missed or forgot to do. #4 - Give you a written warning.
Identify 4 ways to show respect at work:
Speak using polite words/manners. #2 - Recognize and defer to authority figures. #3 - Never gossip. #4 - Treat everyone involved in your work environment as you would like to be treated yourself.
If your work supervisor said ‘‘You are not working efficiently” what do you think he/she meant? What behavior do you think he/she might want me to change?
#1 - Not working too slowly. #2 - Not taking too many breaks. #3 - Talking and not doing my work while I talk. #4 - Not starting, stopping, starting, stopping
6.) What is the impact of poor work attendance on workers and employers?
#1 - Workers can lose their jobs. #2 - Employer’s production/profit goes down. #3 - Absence can cause co-workers to do the work of absent employee. #4 - You’ll get a poor work reference.
You might be being sexually harassed if you experience these 4 things.
#1 – Another employee or a supervisor is constantly in your personal space. #2 – If someone continues to look at your specific body parts and not your eyes when talking to you. #3 – If someone makes remarks about your body parts. #4 – If once you have said “NO”, the behavior continues.
Why can your boss ask you to take a drug test?
#1 - To see if you are using any illegal drugs. #2 - Company has a drug-free policy. #3 - For your safety and the safety of others. #4 - Suspect that drugs maybe the reason for your poor performance.
What can you do to demonstrate “Initiative” at work?
#1 – Start to work immediately upon arriving at work. #2 – Understand job expectations so well that you can independently move from one task to another without delay or instruction. #3 – When finished with assigned task early ask for more work #4 – When appropriate assists a co-worker without being asked or told.
What are some good ways to find a job?
#1 - Networking with friends and family. #2 - Help wanted ads (newspapers, I-Wanna, Bulletin board listings, etc.) #3 - On-line searches #4 - Employment agencies.
What about your dress or appearance could get you in trouble at work?
#1 - Showing boobs, belly, and/or butt. #2 - Having your underwear showing. #3 - Have body piercing showing (not talking about earrings). #4 - Wearing clothing that has obscene language or pictures on it
Name 4 “Don’ts” to ensure your personal safety at work.
#1 – Give out personal information to anyone. #2 – Open doors to anyone after work hours. #3 – Leave your car keys or house keys out where someone could get them. #4 – Standalone outside work facility after dark.
What kind of things could cause you to be considered a “Poor risk for employment?”
#1 - You can’t pass a drug test. #2 - You got fired from your last job. #3 - You have a serious criminal record or current charges pending. #4 - You can’t get a good reference.
What are examples of “Poor hygiene”?
#1 - Having body odor. #2 - Gross teeth and breath. #3 - Wearing dirty uniforms or work clothing. #4 - Being unshaven.
Name 4 things you could do that might provoke sexual harassment.
#1 - Be very flirtatious #2 - Dress in a suggestive way. #3 - Use suggestive language. #4 - Be afraid to reject unwanted sexual advances.
