Question

4. What is the difference between specialized skills and soft skills (also known as "transferable" skills or "personal and social capabilities")?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

		a.) Specialized skills relate to jobs in the sciences; soft skills relate to jobs in the humanities.
		b.) Specialized skills require specific training; soft skills are people's inborn talents.
		c.) Specialized skills relate to one specific job; soft skills are more generally applicable.
		d.) Specialized skills are learned in college; soft skills are learned through life experience.

10. Olivia writes an elevator pitch:?

My name is Olivia Styles. I have just graduated with my associate degree in health care administration. I have always felt empathy for people with illnesses. In high school I was a volunteer at the community hospital. I realized I wanted to specialize in health care administration during a summer internship between my junior and senior years in college. When I? graduated, I took a? part-time job as a paramedic. Now I am looking for a? full-time position that will propel me into a meaningful health care career in a hospital.

Which information should Olivia add to her elevator pitch to show her commitment to the? field?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

		a.) Her internship was unpaid.??
		b.) She paid for college by herself.
		c.) Her current job is with the county.
		d.) She works? three-to-four days per week.

11. Patricia is an undecided major. When she takes an educational law course, she thinks she might want to be a lawyer. At midterm, she has a C in the class. By the final exam she has D and barely passes the course. She discusses the problem with a classmate. Which reaction would show that Patricia has GRIT?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

		a.) "I think I just had a bad teacher. I'm going to major in something else."
		b.) "I had a lot of fun in class, but I should major in something else."
		c.) "I thought I liked it, but the work is just too hard. I can't do this."
		d.) "I learned a lot. I'm retaking the course over the summer."

12. Josh introduces himself to a potential employer in the lobby of a large business center. He? says,  “?It's so great to meet you.? Really, I'm a big fan of your work.? I'm like a computer? programmer, too.? I'm finishing my degree in May. Would it be possible to set up an informational interview with you over spring

?break?  ”

What should Josh do next time to make a better? impression?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

		a.) He should avoid filler words.
		b.) He should give fewer details about events in the future.
		c.) He should communicate his message via email.
		d.) He should speak in a friendlier way.

Answer 1

Answer

4. The correct answer is - D

The difference between specialized skills and soft skills (also known as "transferable" skills or "personal and social capabilities" is that Specialized skills are learned in college; soft skills are learned through life experience.

10. The correct answer is - D

The information that Olivia should add to her elevator pitch to show her commitment to the field is that she works three-to-four days per week.

11. The correct answer is - D

"I learned a lot. I'm retaking the course over the summer." is the reaction that would show that Patricia has GRIT.

12. The correct answer is - A

Josh should avoid using fillers.

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