Employability+Skills

Health care workers are employed in many different career areas and in a variety of facilities, there are certain professional characteristics, attitudes, and rules of dress and appearance that must be adhered to by everyone. These basic requirements are referred to as employability skills. Listed below are some practices that will aid you on your quest to participate in job shadowing/clinical experiences and to ultimately become gainfully employed.

__** WORK-BASED LEARNING **__ __** JOB INTERVIEW PRACTICES **__ The objective during the interview is to convince the interviewer that you are the person to hire. This can be accomplished by demonstrating maturity, self-assurance, poise, interest, and knowledge of what is expected in a business situation .

** Do ** 1. Be prepared. 2. Arrive on time; telephone if you are unavoidably delayed. 3. Stress your qualifications and interest for the job. 4. Be businesslike and brief. 5. Provide requested information; have up-to-date credentials. 6. Let the interviewer take the lead in the conversation. 7. Talk in terms of training, rather than saying, “I’ll take anything.” 8. Make certain you understand what is required in the employment setting. 9. Be realistic in discussing wages. 10. Dress appropriately. 11. Act natural. 12. Listen very carefully to the interviewer. 13. Ask appropriate questions. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">14. Make yourself understood. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">15. Describe your potential service to the employer. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">16. Know reasons for entering your profession. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">17. Get telephone numbers, names, and addresses for follow-up purposes. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">18. Thank the interviewer as you leave. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">19. Become knowledgeable of the company. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">20. Exhibit good eye contact. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">21. Write a follow-up letter.

** Don’t ** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">1. Play with articles of clothing during the interview. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">2. Wear/use personal communication devices during the interview (cell phones, pagers, etc.) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">3. Smoke or chew gum during the interview. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">4. Interrupt the interviewer. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">5. Criticize former employers. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">6. Make salary the main theme of your conversation. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">7. Mention your personal, domestic, or financial problems. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">8. Freeze or become tense. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -12pt;">9. Be late or miss your interview. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10. Present exaggerated appearance. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">11. Talk too much or too little. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">12. Try to be clever or funny. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">13. Make elaborate promises. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">14. Become emotional. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">15. Become impatient. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">16. Over-emphasize rewards. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">17. Prolong interview. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">18. Suggest how the employer should run the business. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; tabstops: -1.0in list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">19. Take anyone to the interview with you.

The following link contains an excellent powerpoint about employability skills. Please view it. []

Click on the following link and take the Employability Skills Assessment. Write a brief summary of your results and turn into me. Due Date: TBA []