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ACT WorkKeys includes twelve workplace skill assessments: Applied Mathematics - applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems
Applied Technology - understanding technical principles as they apply to the workplace Business Writing - composing clear, well-developed messages relating to on-the-job situations
Listening - being able to listen to and understand work-related messages Locating Information - using information from sources such as diagrams, floor plans, tables, forms, graphs, and charts Workplace Observation - paying attention to details in instructions and demonstrations Reading for Information - comprehending work-related reading materials such as memos, bulletins, policy manuals, and governmental regulations
Teamwork - choosing behavior that furthers workplace relationships and accomplishes work tasks Writing - measures the skills individuals use when they write messages that relay workplace information between people
Performance - related to attitudes toward work and the person's tendency to engage in unsafe work behaviors Talent - includes dependability, assertiveness, and emotional stability Fit - how interests and values correspond to a particular career
Power Point is a tool for presenting all of the desired understandings, not a substitute for knowing how to organize one's thoughts. Without the former Power Point just becomes another meaningless computer skill. "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
It actually is an acquired skill, and one that, like concision and intelligibility, is not well respected in academia. Presumably because it is believed that there is a tradeoff between precision and concision and between correctness and intelligibility. Which is not as false as some consultants would have you believe... but not as true as some professors hold either.
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