2. Life Skills – Employability Skills – Soft Skills Is there a difference?  Life skills are a set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience that are used to handle problems and questions commonly encountered in daily human life. They are behaviors used appropriately and responsibly in the management of personal affairs.  Employability skills are a set of achievements, understandings and personal attributes that make individuals more likely to gain employment and to be successful in their chosen occupations.  Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance and career prospects. Unlike hard skills soft skills are interpersonal and broadly applicable.

3.  Communication  Planning, Organizing and Time Management  Analyzing and Problem Solving  Initiative  Numerical Interpretation  Personal Impact and Confidence  Self Awareness  Flexibility  Action Planning  Leadership  Networking  Commercial Awareness  Negotiating  Computer Literacy  Decision Making  Creativity  Global Skills

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7. Infancy Happy Old Age Honesty Perseverance CollegePrison Idleness Temperance OR 100 Years Later… Civil War Tamed the West Two World Wars Great Depression Rock & Roll Vietnam Assassinations: John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King Connection between hard work, character, and business success It’s a New GAME! Name Change Millionaire Acres “lucky day” and “share the wealth” New objective Rewards of social virtues, a strong work ethic, and adding value to the community is replaced with rewards, rewards, rewards. 150 Years Later…

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10. BLUE (NF) _____ Peacemaker _____ Caretaker _____ Optimistic _____ Always has a kind word _____ Passionate _____ Cause Oriented _____ True Romantic _____ Need to feel special _____ Strong sense of Spirituality _____ Cooperative rather than competitive GOLD (SJ) _____”Be Prepared” _____ Love to plan _____ Duty, Loyalty, Responsible _____ Punctual, Predictable _____ Strong belief in policies, procedures, rules _____ Values family traditions _____ Thinks before acting _____ Conservative and stable _____ ”Should” and “Should Not” _____ Most comfortable with a structured environment GREEN (NT) _____ “Should be able to” _____ Why _____ Intellectual _____ Very complex _____ Standard setter _____ Work is play, play is work _____ Cool, calm, collected _____ Need for independence and private time _____ Perfectionist _____ Approaches interpersonal relationships in a logical manner ORANGE (SP) _____ Energetic _____ Playful _____ “Just do it” _____ Master negotiator _____ Natural entertainer _____ Pushes boundaries _____ Thrives on competition _____ Impulsive and spontaneous _____ Appreciates immediate feedback _____ Most productive in non- structured environments

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15. PADMAN PLAN Presentation Ability Dependability Motivation Attitude Network “Being good at a job is often not good enough to get you hired if a manager perceives that you could cause problems”

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