Work Readiness and Life Skills - CV, Interview and Workplace Behaviour
This domain tests the behaviours that make a skilled person employable: a truthful CV, interview readiness, clear communication, teamwork, time management, goal setting, stress control and workplace ethics.
Core practices
- CV structure: name and contact details, career objective, education, technical skills, practical experience or projects, languages, references. Keep it one to two pages and truthful.
- Interview basics: research the employer, prepare a short self-introduction, answer with a concrete example, and ask one relevant question at the end.
- SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
- Time management: list tasks, mark urgent versus important, and schedule the important-but-not-urgent work before it becomes a crisis.
- Teamwork and ethics: listen, share credit, admit errors early, keep confidences, and refuse unsafe or dishonest instructions through the proper channel.
- Stress control: regular sleep, breathing pauses, and breaking large tasks into small steps.
Worked example
Goal as written: “I want to improve my skill.” Reasoning: it has no measure, no deadline and no evidence of achievement. Rewrite it as: “Complete the Level-2 welding practice module and pass the practical test with at least 80% by 31 March.” The rewrite names a specific action, a measurable target, a deadline, and a way to verify success - all four SMART checks are satisfied.
Traps that cost marks
- Padding the CV with a qualification or experience you do not have.
- Giving a one-word answer instead of a short example.
- Confusing assertiveness (stating your view respectfully) with aggression.
- Writing “good time management” as an answer with no method behind it.
- Criticising a previous employer during an interview.