School to Work Essential Skills

School to Work—Essential Skills

Video QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION—PL 4.1.3

NAME: DATE: CLASS:

Directions:

View the United Streaming Video School to Work—Essential Skills

·  After viewing the video, open Word, create a Header (view, header and footer) with your name, date, and class section and title “School to Work.” Save frequently!!

·  Number each question

·  Be sure to give your best effort to avoid having to do it over!

·  Print your work and turn in.

Part 1 - Personal Qualities

(1) Think of work you would like to do. Which three personal qualities do you think will prove the most valuable at that work (think of the ones used in the beginning of the video)?

B.  What can you do in school to develop the personal qualities that will help you in that work?

(2) What personal qualities do you think makes a person a valuable employee?

B. What personal qualities do you think employers value most?

(3) What qualities do you think will give you an advantage in the job market?

(4) What is meant by "portable" skills? Give examples.

(5) Give some examples of how one learns or applies the personal quality of responsibility in school and on the job?

(6) For each of the following personal qualities, give examples of how each is applied in school and on the job.

• Responsibility

• Sociability

• Self-esteem

• Honesty and integrity

(7) What activities and classroom experiences help you develop self-esteem?

B. How does self-esteem help you on the job?

(8) How do the people in the program define or explain self-management?

(9) Why do employers look for so-called "self-starters"?

(10) What are some examples of how self-management plays a role at work?

(11) In what ways might self-control come into play on the job?

(12) What are presentation skills and how are they defined in the movie?

(13) Why is it important to be sociable on the job?

VS School to Work-Video Questions Part 1-Personal Qualities—D. Ruber