Mastering Transferable Skills: A Guide for University Students, Exams of Advanced Education

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UNIV 104 CHAPTER 10 PRACTICE ANSWERS LIBERTY

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1. One of the keys to persistence, as listed in the text, is to connect with services. Which of the following is the BEST example of this crucial advice? a. Seek help from any of the school resources. b. Keep a record of your academic successes. c. Create plans to help fund your education. d. Meet with your instructors outside of class.
2. Which of the following LEAST exemplify transferable skills? a. Technical skills b. Social skills c. Communication skills d. People skills
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the "four C's" that, according to the American Management Association (AMA), employers are now looking for in prospective employees? a. Communication b. Consideration c. Collaboration d. Creative thinking
4. Among the hundreds of transferable skills, there are subsets of skills. Which of the following transferable skills would BEST fit into the "time management skills" subset? a. Coaching, consulting, and counseling b. Planning projects for teams c. Writing and editing d. Using basic software
5. When evaluating your trial choice of a major, you might want to determine whether or not you are making the right choice. To do so, you should evaluate your trial choice much like a scientist would. If you do take on this "scientific" role, which of the following experiments will be LEAST likely to help in your evaluation? a. Enroll in a course that is within your possible major. b. Interview students who have declared in majors other than yours. c. Meet off hours with instructors who teach courses in the major.

d. Consider whether declaring this major would mean transferring to another program or school.

6. Why might you want to "think like an entrepreneur" in order to start creating a career? a. Entrepreneurs are not profit-driven. b. Entrepreneurs are risk takers. c. Entrepreneurs are more passionate. d. Entrepreneurs have more choices.

7. To respect your colleagues' workloads is to. a. assume the posture of a learner b. focus on your own performance c. demonstrate humility d. demonstrate initiative
8. One of the most useful job skills you can ever develop is the ability to discover job openings. a. before others begin interviewing for them b. before they are filled c. as soon as they are advertised d. before they are advertised
9. Which of the following BEST sums up the hidden job market? a. Jobs that are done by workers who have relocated from other countries b. Jobs that are done without the general public knowing about them c. Job opportunities that haven't yet been or never will be posted d. Job opportunities exclusively for people just out of college
10. Which of the following will help you to master new ways of thinking and learning? a. Keep a journal. b. Take a class unrelated to your major. c. Form a support group. d. All of these will help.