PG Chamber of Commerce Employment Readiness Survey Question Title * 1. Which of the following best describes your current educational status? High school student High school graduate Trade school student Trade school graduate College student College graduate University student University graduate Question Title * 2. In your current job, are you: New to the work force Previously employed For each of the five following competencies, on a scale of one to five, with one indicating low competence and five indicating high competence, please rate your own competence at the time you were hired for your current job and how important each of these competencies are for this job. Question Title * 3. Time- Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. Low/ no competence Limited competence Some competence Good competence High competence Ability Ability Low/ no competence Ability Limited competence Ability Some competence Ability Good competence Ability High competence Importance Importance Low/ no competence Importance Limited competence Importance Some competence Importance Good competence Importance High competence Question Title * 4. Money- Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 5. Material and Facilities - Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials of space efficiently 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 6. Human Resources - Assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performance and provides feedback 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 7. comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities. Ability to efficiently use interpersonal skills : works with others Question Title * 8. Participates as a member of a team - contributes to group effort 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 9. Teaches others new skills 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 10. Serves clients and customers - works to satisfy customer's expectations 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 11. Exercises leadership - communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 12. Negotiates - works toward agreements involving exchange of resources, resolves divergent interests 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 13. Works with diversity - works well with people from diverse backgrounds 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 14. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities Ability to efficiently use information: Acquires and uses information Question Title * 15. Acquires and evaluates information 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 16. Organizes and maintains information 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 17. Interprets and communicates information 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 18. Uses computers to process information 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 19. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities. Ability to efficiently use systems: Understands complex inter-relationships Question Title * 20. Understands systems- knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively in them 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 21. Monitors and corrects performance - Distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on systems performance and corrects malfunctions 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 22. Improves or designs systems - Suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 23. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities Ability to efficiently use technology - Works with a variety of technologies Question Title * 24. Selects technology - Chooses procedures, tools or equipment, including computers and related technologies 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 25. Applies technology to task- Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 26. Maintains and troubleshoots equipment - Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 27. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities These five competencies are based on a three-part foundation: (a) basic skills, (b) thinking skills, (c) personal qualities For each of the following skills and personal qualities, please rate the average skill/quality level at the time of employment for the people you have hired in the past two years and how important each of these skills/qualities for the persons job Basic skills: Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens and speaks Question Title * 28. Reading - Locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 29. Writing - Communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing; and creates documents sue}, as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 30. Arithmetic & Mathematics - Performs basic computations and approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 31. Listening - Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 32. Speaking - Organizes ideas and communicates orally 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 33. Speaking - Organizes ideas and communicates orally 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 34. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities Thinking Skills: Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons Question Title * 35. Creative Thinking -- Generates new ideas 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 36. Decision Making -- Specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses best alternative 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 37. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 38. Seeing Things in the Mind's Eye - Organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects, and other information 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 39. Knowing How to Learn - Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 40. Reasoning - Discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 41. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these abilities Personal Qualities: Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity and honesty Question Title * 42. Responsibility - Exerts a high level of effort and perseveres towards goal attainment 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 43. Self-Esteem - Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 44. Sociability - Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 45. Self-Management - Assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 46. Integrity & Honesty - Chooses ethical courses of action 1 (Low/ no competence) 2 (Limited competence) 3 (Some competence) 4 (Good competence) 5 (High competence) Ability Ability 1 (Low/ no competence) Ability 2 (Limited competence) Ability 3 (Some competence) Ability 4 (Good competence) Ability 5 (High competence) Importance Importance 1 (Low/ no competence) Importance 2 (Limited competence) Importance 3 (Some competence) Importance 4 (Good competence) Importance 5 (High competence) Question Title * 47. Comments: Specific strengths and weaknesses you have observed in new hires in these qualities Thank you for your participation.If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Admin@pgchamber.bc.ca at the PG Chamber of Commerce. Done