by Cynthia Warger | Jul 23, 2019 | Exceptional Innovations, Job-Related Social Skills
Greeting customers is an essential job-related social skill. Students should learn appropriate ways to greet customers and practice this job-related social skill in a variety of settings and situations, preferably those in which the student might work or volunteer....
by Cynthia Warger | Sep 28, 2018 | Job-Related Social Skills
September has been targeted as a month for remembering to use manners—whether in school, the community, at home, or in the workplace. But why limit the focus on manners to only September? In a USA Today article (p. 5B, 9-8-18), “Why You Gotta Be So Rude? Spot These...
by Cynthia Warger | Sep 28, 2018 | Job-Related Social Skills
Afterschool job clubs can be both instructive and fun for students. They provide an opportunity for older students to learn and practice important job skills while interacting with their peers. The afterschool job club may be offered to students who have work or...
by Cynthia Warger | Sep 28, 2018 | Job-Related Social Skills
You’ve heard it before: Student: “I know this is a stupid question but …” Teacher: “No, there are no stupid questions.” But are there so-called “stupid” questions? And if so, should students have an opportunity to learn what an acceptable question looks like, as well...
by Cynthia Warger | Aug 15, 2018 | Job-Related Social Skills
Consider the many opportunities throughout a typical work day that employees might be expected to use the job-related social skill apologizing: The customer complains that the soup you just served is cold. A co-worker is upset because you broke his favorite mug. The...
by Cynthia Warger | Aug 15, 2018 | Job-Related Social Skills
Of all the skills that employers look for, it might surprise you—or come as no surprise at all—that job-related social skills are at the top of the list along with hard or technical content skills required for the position. Sometimes called “soft skills,” job-related...
