1. Jason Jennings Workplace Readiness Skills Self Assessment

2. Pre-Assessment Instructions How would you assess yourself in the following 21 workplace readiness skills? Use the pre-assessment to state factual self-assessment of the given tasks. Answer each bullet point honestly to evaluate your strong and weak points. You are not deducted for weaknesses, to the contrary this should be a part of your pre-assessment to show learning in the post-assessment. Only share what you feel comfortable sharing with the class. This will be professionally presented toward the end of the year to show your progression in learning these 21 skills.

3. Post- Assessment Instructions How would you assess yourself in the following 21 workplace readiness skills? Be creative in how you represent yourself in the post-assessment. Embed YouTube videos Create visual designs and embed them in your presentation. Use images Use Word to type a scenario. Write a poem, story, or song. Other ideas are encouraged.

4. Personal Qualities and People Skills 1. Positive Work Ethic 2. Integrity 3. Teamwork 4. Self-Representation 5. Diversity Awareness 6. Conflict Resolution 7. Creativity and Resourcefulness

5. Positive Work Ethic Pre-Assessment 1. Comes to work/school everyday on time? Yes, I do. But I get up last second before I get on the bus. 2. Willing to take direction? I am willing to take directions sometimes but it depends on what they are telling me to do. If I agree with what they are doing. 3. Motivated to accomplish the task at hand? I am motivated to complete what is at hand but I also work on other things at the same time which slows down my first thing which can be a bad thing.

6. Positive Work Ethic Post-Assessment Comes to work everyday on time? Willing to take direction? Motivated to accomplish the task at hand? Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

7. Integrity Pre-Assessment Abides by workplace policy and laws? I will abide by the policy and law most of the times, but there is times will I will go off track and not realize and stop myself. Demonstrates honesty and reliability? I will demonstrate honesty up to the best of my ability same with reliability, but I happen to forget easily.

8. Integrity Post-Assessment Abides by workplace policy and laws? Demonstrates honesty and reliability?

9. Teamwork Pre-Assessment Contributes to the success of the team? Yes, most of the time. I attempt to be a big part of the group most of the times. But it mostly depends on what we are doing. I most of the time try my best though. Assists others? I do assist others on things but a bit to much at times. Which I need to work on saying no when I should not help them. Requests help when needed? I usually do not ask questions when needed as I feel like I should already know the answer and I do not feel comfortable to ask the question. Which I need to work on this.

10. Teamwork Post-Assessment Contributes to the success of the team? Assists others? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tzswROt70 Requests help when needed?

11. Self-Representation Pre-Assessment Dresses appropriately? Yes, I believe I dress appropriately. I do not wear clothing that has large logos and inappropriate things on them. I attempt my best to wear pattern shirts or solid shirts. Uses language and manners suitable for the workplace? I do use language and manners that is suitable in the workplace. I watch the words I use in public but there are times I can use words or phrases that shouldn’t be in the workplace.

12. Self-Representation Post-Assessment Dresses appropriately? Uses language and manners suitable for the workplace?

13. Diversity Awareness Pre-Assessment Works well with all customers and coworkers? I can keep myself together in most situations with disrespectful or other things that customers or coworkers but it depends how they act to me. But If I try and each time it happens I learn which gets me better at working with them.

14. Diversity Awareness Post-Assessment Works well with all customers and coworkers?

15. Conflict Resolution Pre-Assessment Negotiates diplomatic solutions to interpersonal and workplace issues? Particularly I am bad with dealing with issues with others and getting solutions for them. I usually need someone else to discuss it with before I can make a decision on the issue. This is something I need to work on a lot.

16. Conflict Resolution Post-Assessment Negotiates diplomatic solutions to interpersonal and workplace issues? Listen to what is said on both sides and solve it.

17. Creativity and Resourcefulness Pre-Assessment Contributes new ideas? I usually do contribute my idea but at a lot of times I feel as if my idea is not useful or may not be worth telling which I don’t do. So I don’t say it. I need to work on this. Works with initiative? I realize what needs to be done I want to do it but I start to procrastinate at times but I get the work done eventually. I need to learn to get out of procrastinating as much as I can.

18. Creativity and Resourcefulness Post-Assessment Contributes new ideas? Works with initiative?

19. Professional Knowledge and Skills 8. Speaking and Listening 9. Reading and Writing 10. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 11. Health and Safety 12. Organizations, Systems, and Climates 13. Lifelong Learning 14. Job Acquisition and Advancement 15. Time, Task, and Resource Management 16. Mathematics 17. Customer Service

20. Speaking and Listening Pre-Assessment Follows directions? I follow directions at most times but I can turn where I stop following it due to I believe it should be this way instead. I need to work on following directions step by step instead of doing my own thing. Communicates effectively with customers and fellow employees? I can communicate with them very effectively but starting up the conversation with them is the hard part. But once the conversation has started I can talk with them pretty well. This is something that I need to work on.

21. Speaking and Listening Post-Assessment Follows directions? Communicates effectively with customers and fellow employees?

22. Reading and Writing Pre-Assessment Reads and interprets workplace documents? I will read the document over and over and usually I will interpret it correctly, but I might misunderstand it at times which I would have to go over it again. Writes clearly? A lot of times when I write I may repeat words and repeat my point which I need to work on due to the fact that it seem unprofessional.

23. Reading and Writing Post-Assessment Reads and interprets workplace documents? Writes clearly?

24. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Pre-Assessment Analyzes and resolves problems? I am not good with resolving issues but I am semi-good with analyzing the issue at hand. I need to work on resolving issues and learning ways to solve them.

25. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Post-Assessment Analyzes and resolves problems?

26. Health and Safety Pre-Assessment Follows safety guidelines? Yes, I follow the guidelines to my best of ability. Manages personal health? I do manage my personal health as best as I can. I do have issues with eating properly due to I do not gain weight which I eat without thinking about how is it healthy or not.

27. Health and Safety Post-Assessment Follows safety guidelines? Manages personal health?

28. Organizations, Systems, and Climates Pre-Assessment Identifies “big picture” issues? I usually do not go to far into the issue to find the big picture, I usually look at the smaller issues first then realize what the “big picture” issue is. Identifies with role in fulfilling the mission of the workplace? I can identify the role which I have to fulfill in the workplace to get things done. I do understand what I am needed to do.

29. Organizations, Systems, and Climates Post-Assessment Identifies “big picture” issues? Identifies with role in fulfilling the mission of the workplace?

30. Lifelong Learning Pre-Assessment Continually acquires new industry-related information? I am search online for more information on up to date things but I am behind most of the time which I still try. Improves professional skills? I do attempt to improve my professional skills at all times as much as I can.

31. Lifelong Learning Post-Assessment Continually acquires new industry-related information? Improves professional skills?

32. Job Acquisition and Advancement Pre-Assessment Prepares to apply for a job? If I were to apply for a job, I would prepare extensively to what I would need to bring up to them. See promotion? If I were to have a job, I would not look into what I can be promoted to as much as I should. This can be a good thing for I would be focused on what I need to do normally but could be a bad thing for when I need to get higher up in the place in the company.

33. Job Acquisition and Advancement Post-Assessment Prepares to apply for a job? http://video.about.com/jobsearch/Preparing-for-a-Job-Interview.htm See promotion?

34. Time, Task, and Resource Management Pre-Assessment Organizes and Implements a productive plan of work? I attempt to organize but I am not good with being organized as I usually need the help of someone else to do so.

35. Time, Task, and Resource Management Post-Assessment Organizes and Implements a productive plan of work?

36. Mathematics Pre-Assessment Uses mathematical reasoning to accomplish tasks? I at times use mathematical reasoning but at times I do not give reasoning to accomplishing tasks. I just get it done.

37. Mathematics Post-Assessment Uses mathematical reasoning to accomplish tasks?

38. Customer Service Pre-Assessment Identifies and addresses the needs of all customers? I address the needs of the customer and go by one by one of things they need instead of trying to solve it all at once. Provides helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable service? I try my best to provide helpful information and is up to date and is correct. But my information can be incorrect at times and I still say the information I think is the answer.

39. Customer Service Post-Assessment Identifies and addresses the needs of all customers? Provides helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable service?

40. Technology Knowledge and Skills 18. Job-Specific Technologies 19. Information Technology 20. Internet Use and Security 21. Telecommunications

41. Job-Specific Technologies Pre-Assessment Selects and safely uses technological resources to accomplish work? I use technology to complete work but I also use it for procrastinating which is a reason I would rather to use something which is not technology. Is productive? I am productive at most times but there are moments where I will start to procrastinate on the technology which can cause me to get behind and off track. This is something I need to work on extremely.

42. Job-Specific Technologies Post-Assessment Selects and safely uses technological resources to accomplish work? Is productive?

43. Information Technology Pre-Assessment Uses computers, file management techniques, and software/programs effectively? I do use computers and managing files and more effectively due to I use the shortcuts on the keyboard which gets things done a lot quicker.

44. Information Technology Post-Assessment Uses computers, file management techniques, and software/programs effectively?

45. Internet Use and Security Pre-Assessment Uses the Internet appropriately for work/school? At times, as I do procrastinate on the internet by going on sites which would not be useful for what I am working on, but besides things like funny and time consuming things, I try my best to use it appropriately. When I notice I am doing this I stop myself as I know I should be doing something else.

46. Internet Use and Security Post-Assessment Uses the Internet appropriately for work/school?

47. Telecommunications Pre-Assessment Selects and uses appropriate devices, services, and applications? I do use the appropriate devices and services that I have at hand but there are times which I would have to use something else due to that application does not work appropriately which means I would have to use something that is less appropriate in the situation.

48. Telecommunications Post-Assessment Selects and uses appropriate devices, services, and applications?