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Business Communications

Employability Skills 4

Instruction Sheet: Posted on Canvas

Professional Characteristics
Objectives:
Recognize personal characteristics that are professionally desirable
Determine what personal professional characteristics need development
Identify how personal behavior and characteristics contribute to teamwork
Identify personal leadership characteristics
Materials
The items below are needed for this exercise:
 Student Notebook
 Pencil or pen

Reflection
Use the questions below to engage students in critical thinking and discussion. Ask
students to write answers to the following questions in their student journal. Then
discuss each of the questions as a class.

1. What characteristics do you possess that would be desirable in a workplace setting?


2. What characteristics/behaviors do you feel you should work to improve to prepare for a professional setting?
3. How can your characteristics/behaviors positively impact to a team?
4. How can your characteristics/behaviors negatively impact to a team?
5. What leadership characteristics do you possess?
Work Sample with score and feedback:

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