1. Employability Skills, Professionalism & careers
By: Cindy Quisenberry

2. Soft skills
Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, career prospects and job performance. Unlike hard skills, which tend to be specific to a certain type of task or activity.

3. Soft skills
Soft skills are often described in terms of personality traits, such as optimism, integrity and a SENSE OF HUMOR. These skills are also defined by abilities that can be practiced, such as leadership, empathy, communication and sociability.

4. dependability
Being Timely
Accurate
Conscientious

5. integrity
Honest
Truthful
Reliable

6. Attend Additional Education
Willingness to learn
Willing to Learn
Adapt to Changes
Attend Additional Education
Maintain Skills

7. Performing Work Without Constant Supervision – Follow Through
Self-motivation
Performing Work Without Constant
Supervision – Follow Through
Willingness to Learn

8. Self-motivation
FACING The GIANTS

9. Being Tolerant Of Challenging Learn to Control Your Temper
patience
Being Tolerant Of Challenging
People & Situations
Learn to Control Your Temper
Overcome Obstacles

10. Be Willing to Listen and Learn
Acceptance of
criticism
Be Willing to Listen and Learn
Improve Your Work

11. responsibility
Being Accountable
For Your Actions

12. Display a Positive Attitude
Enthusiasm
Enjoy Your Work
Display a Positive Attitude

13. kindest or most fitting thing in a difficult situation.
tact
Ability to say or do the
kindest or most fitting thing
in a difficult situation.

15. Identify with and understand another person’s feelings,
empathetic
Identify with and understand
another person’s feelings,
situation, and motives.

16. (Especially With Confidentiality)
discretion
Using Good Judgment
In What You Say And Do
(Especially With Confidentiality)

17. Team player
Work Well with Others
Do Your Part on the Team

18. Professional appearance
Uniform/Clothing
(Neat, Clean, Wrinkle-free, Underwear, etc.)
Name Badge
Personal Hygiene
Shoes
(Clean, Good Repair, Good Support)

19. Professional
appearance

20. nails
Short
Clean
Natural
No Artificial Nails

21. None - Can Transmit Germs Small pierced earrings (studs)
Jewelry in
healthcare
None - Can Transmit Germs
No Body Piercings
CAN WEAR:
Watch
Wedding ring
Small pierced earrings (studs)

22. Professional appearance
Makeup
and Tattoos

23. Healthcare workers serve as role models Avoid use of Tobacco and Drugs
Good health
Healthcare workers serve as role models
Diet
Rest
Exercise
Good Posture
Avoid use of Tobacco and Drugs

24. Common reasons For losing a job
Poor Attendance
Abandonment
Falsifying Records
Violent Behavior
Weapons in the work setting
Having, using, or distributing ETOH or drugs
Taking a person’s drugs for your own use
Harassment

25. Common reasons For losing a job
Using offensive speech or language
Stealing or destroying property
Showing disrespect to patients, families,
co-workers, etc.
Abusing or neglecting a person
Invading a person’s privacy
Failing to maintain confidentiality
Defamation

26. Common reasons For losing a job
Sleeping on the job
Abusing meal breaks, etc.
Violating any agency policy
Failing to follow agency care procedures
Tending to personal matters while on duty

27. Be careful what You place/put on Social media
Facebook
InstaGram
Images/Photos
Texting
Twitter
YouTube
Blogging

28. What is it that
you want to
do in life?

29. The #1 reason people do not
have a career and life
that they love is . . .
fear

30. 4 Aggravati ons/ Distractions of life:
Resentment
Negative Thinking
Self-Doubt
Procrastination

31. A Successful and
Fulfilling career
Is one that focuses
On your strengths

32. Strengths creativity social intelligence vitality kindness spiritual
orderly
volunteerism
communication skills
independent
courageous
analytical
open minded
considerate
have a vision
love of learning
love of teaching
humorous
acute perception
etc.

33. Get a clear picture about what is most
important to you and what you are going to
do about it.
Establish your core values.
ethics
professionalism
loyalty
etc.
Know your strengths
To have a career/life You love all 3 must aligned.

34. Knowledge without
Action =
Nothing!

35. What is important to
You?
What are you going
To do about it?