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Chapter 4: Workplace Skills

Section 4.1

Review Key Concepts
1. Employers are looking for people who work well with others, who are capable of doing many things well, and who have many transferable skills.

2. These skills are needed to complete many job-related tasks, like understanding expenses and budgets.

3. Effective leaders have excellent interpersonal skills, thinking skills, communication skills, listening skills, teamwork skills, and a strong work ethic.

Practice Academic Skills
4. Your article should discuss teamwork skills in action.

5. Your answer should explain the difference between transferable skills and job-specific skills and include the employer’s reasoning for valuing one type over the other.

Section 4.2

Review Key Concepts
1. Initiative means doing what needs to be done before being asked. Employers recognize and value employees with initiatives.

2. Listen to criticism without becoming defensive. Make sure you fully understand the criticism. Make a plan to improve. Take action.

3. Downsizing occurs when a company eliminates jobs to save money. It affects all employees; some lose their jobs and others are given additional responsibilities.

Practice Academic Skills
4. Describe the harassment the character suffers, his or her response to the problem, and explain whether they think this response would be helpful in other situations.

5. Your scene should be different from other classmates. An example is: perform scenes in which one employee has trouble working in a group and other employees help him or her by giving constructive criticism.