Dependable:  Always do what is required, such as showing up for work when scheduled.
Empathy:  Ability to understand how another person thinks and feels about somethin
g.
Good Judgment:  Ability to make decisions about which actions and words are correct for 
a situation.
Honest:  Ability to do what is right.  Never lie, steal, or cheat — to others 
or a to businss.
Initiative:  Ability to start task without being told, and to continue working at tha
t task until it is done.
Integrity:  To have moral (do what is right) personality.  Follow the honorable, good values of life. 
Loyal:  Showing support for company.  Not talking bad about products, supervisors, coworkers, customers. 
Positive Attitude:   Ability to think about what’s right instead of what’s wrong; to speak about what can be 
done instead of what can’t be done; to share good events rather than complaints or gossip.
Reliable:   Do every task correct and complete every time.  Does not forget details of the task.
Respectful:  Feeling, actions, and words that prove concern for another person as im
portant.
Self-Discipline:   Ability to control temper, words, and actions to appear business-like in the work world. 
Tactful:  Ability to say the right words, or do the right actions in a difficult situation or while under stress.
Team Player:  Ability to work well and smoothly with coworkers and supervisors each wo
rk day.
Trustworthy:  Ability to make correct decisions when given the power to do something.
Confidence (or Self Confidence):  Feel, act, and talk with respect about yourself.  
QUICK CHECK	:
1.  a) Define dependable.  b) Why is dependability important for a manicurist?
2.  a) Define empathy.  b) Why is showing empathy important for an auto mechanic?
3.  a) Define good judgment.  b) Why is good judgment important for a paramedic?
4.  a) Define honest.  b) Why is honesty important for a police officer?
5.  a) Define initiative.  b) Why is showing initiative important for a computer technician?
6.  a) Define integrity.  b) Why is showing integrity important for a banker?
7.  a) Define loyal.  b) Why is loyalty important for a cell phone store sales clerk?
8.  a) Define positive attitude.  b) Why is a positive attitude important for a nurse?
9.  a) Define reliable.  b) Why is reliability important for a janitor?
10.  a) Define respectful.  b) Why is acting respectful important for a supervisor or manager?
11.  a) Define self-disciplined.  b) Why is self-discipline important for a firefighter?
12.  a) Define tactful.  b) Why is tact important for a cosmetologist or hair stylist?
13.  a) Define team player.  b) Why is teamwork important in the UPS company?
14.  a) Define trustworthy.  b) Why is trustworthiness important when your supervisor is out sick?
15.  a) Define confidence.  b) Why is confidence important for a substance abuse counselor?	
Work Ethic (Good Worker) Skills — For All Jobs
U.S. Work World
CAREER mini-lesson
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