SkillsUSA Professional Development Test

What is a form that many employers use to identify worker applicants' qualifications for employment?

What color ink should be used when completing a job application?

Black

What term defines an organized display of materials, equipment and services from business and industry?

Trade Show

The diagram or chart that shows how a company or business is organized is called a/an

Organizational Chart

What is an appropriate question an employer can ask in an interview?

"Where would you like to be in five years?"

What is the term for a settlement of differences between opposing sides in which each makes concessions?

Negotiations

Who is someone who organizes, operates and assumes the risk of a business venture?

Entrepreneur

The process of directing or controlling activities with regard to use of time is called

Time Management

Conduct or attitudes toward work or a philosophy dealing with rules of right or proper conduct is referred to as

Ethics

A worker who continues difficult tasks until they are completed is said to have

Perserverance

A worker who does assigned tasks until they are completed is said to have

Reliability

What term defines a task performed to business and industry standards that is developed through repeated successful attempts?

Competency

Which term defines a collection of work representing education, self-development and career information about you?

Employment Portfolio

What term defines the mixing and blending of many people of different cultures who are involved in a similar activity or setting?

Cultural Diversity

What term describes a person's income before any deductions?

Gross

What are you doing if you are observing someone you respect during his or her job?

Shadowing

Who would you ask to write you a letter of recommendation?

Teacher/Employer

When you consistently meet or exceed your customer's expectations you are said to have or provided good

Customer Service

When completing the past employment section on an application, in what order should jobs be listed?

Start with current or most recent job

What term defines the prescribed forms and practices of correct behavior?

Etiquette

What term defines a person who others try to emulate or copy?

Role Model

What is a motivating factor in goal setting that will help you?

Internal or external

If you learn information in a concrete step-by-step manner, which learning style is yours?

Structured Style

If you set a goal for yourself, what would be your next step to reach that goal?

Establish a plan

What term describes a study to evaluate something in detail using a set of questions aimed to a specific group of people?

Survey

What has these three parts: What is going to happen? When will it happen? How will it happen?

Goal

If a goal describes your plans for retirement, what kind of goal is it?

Long term

What are considered the three basic parts of a speech?

Introduction, body, closing

When you take the concept of volunteering a step farther and tie the volunteerism to what you are learning in school, what is it called?

Service Learning

What is defined as the sudden unrestrained offering of ideas by all members of a group to seek solutions to problems?

Brainstorming

Someone who learns by focusing on ideas and abstract thoughts; likes to reason and test things and likes evidence to evaluate learns in which style?

Questions and tests style

Someone who learns new ideas through feelings and feeds on originality and images learns in which style?

Emotions and values style

A process that includes a sender and a receiver giving feedback to the other is called

Communication

Active and critical are two varieties of what kind of skill?

Listening

Confidence, reliability, loyalty, cooperation and leadership are all examples of what kind of competency?

Interpersonal

What skill is an individual said to have who believes in and respects himself or herself?

Confidence

What skill is an individual said to have who pays attention and catches on to ideas and situations?

Comprehension

Being able to give accurate and concise reports, follow oral directions or instructions, speak distinctly and give clear instructions or directions are examples of what kind of skills?

Communications Skills

What is the written list of the business that will take place during a meeting called?

Agenda

What tool would you use in a formal business meeting if you had an idea you wanted the group to consider?

Main Motion

Who is allowed to speak first when debating a motion in a formal business setting?

The maker of the motion

As a committee member, you are responsible for

Treating other people's opinions and ideas with respect

Which of the following is a good basic rule of a business meeting?

Distribute an agenda

What is a false parliamentary procedure rule?

The decision of the minority of members must be followed

To make a motion at a meeting, you must state your motion by saying

I make the motion that

According to basic parliamentary procedure

Every member should have an opportunity to express and idea or opinion

In a business meeting, how many people preside at one time?

One

Minutes are a record of

business transacted

What is the current SkillsUSA theme?

Skills USA: Champions at Work- Connecting You to Career Success

What component of the SkillsUSA Program of Work contains volunteer work?

Community Service

Which of the following is an example of a CTSO?

SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a student organization for students enrolled in career technical classes; what is the acronym for career and technical student organizations?

CTSO

There are how many points to the SkillsUSA Creed?

Five

The official SkillsUSA colors are

Red, white, blue, and gold

"To create enthusiasm for learning" is part of the

SkillsUSA Purposes

The orbital circles of the SkillsUSA emblem represent

Technology

The hands of the SkillsUSA emblem represent

The Individual

What does the color blue represent in the SkillsUSA emblem?

The common union of the states and chapters

What does PDP stand for?

Professional Development Program

"To honor and respect my vocation in such a way as to bring repute to myself" is part of the?

SkillsUSA pledge

Who is the National Executive Director?

Tim Lawrence

What does TPP stand for?

Total Participation Plan

Under which element of the Framework would you find the following skills listed?

(Communications, Decision Making, Teamwork, Multi-Cultural Sensitivity & Awareness, Planning, Organizing & Management, Leadership)

Workplace Skills

Under which element of the Framework would you find the following skills listed?

(Integrity, Work Ethic, Professionalism, Responsibility, Adaptability, Self-Motivated)

Personal Skills

The SKillsUSA Framework provides a(n) ______________ for students to articulate what they gain from SkillsUSA participation to employers, school administrators, parents and other students

Common Language

Through CEP chapters can earn different levels of distinction. What are the 4 levels of distinction?

Quality Chapter, Chapter of Distinction( bronze and silver), Chapter of Distinction (gold), Models of Excellence

What SkillsUSA program allows chapter to document their achievements and be recognized on the state and national level?

Chapter Excellence Program

Who is the current Maine high school president?

Darian Goggin

Who cues to begin eating at a dinner?

The host

Where should you place your utensils when you have finished eating?

At the 10- or 2-o'clock position

How much should you tip food servers?

15-20% of the total bill at restaurants, 10% at a self-service buffet if the server refills drinks or delivers parts of meals

How much should you tip hotel baggage carriers?

$1 - $2 per bag carried