1) What is the difference between hard and soft skills? (it mentions this briefly at the beginning, you might have to look it up elsewhere)
Hard skills are technical abilities, whereas soft skills are personality qualities or "people skills". Soft skills are more difficult to quantify than hard skills For graphic design, hard skills could be knowledge in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and other software. Soft skills consist of communication skills, time management skills, or flexibility.
2) What are 5 hard skills you have? For those 5 skills list a specific example of when you demonstrated that skill.
-Photoshop - At my internship at William Frick and Company, I edited and cropped photos of products for promotional materials.
-Illustrator- I worked on Illustrator every day at my internship. I designed logos, tags, labels, etc. using measurements and colors from the client. I also used CAD tools to trace and recreate technical drawings.
-Photography- At my internship, I photographed products for promotional and marketing materials. I also have won awards at Carthage College for photographs I have taken.
-HTML/CSS - I am in a Web Design course learning the basics of HTML and CSS. We are currently creating our own personal webpage.
-Microsoft Office- I work in the Advancement office at Carthage, aiding in planning alumni events and programs. We use Powerpoint, Excel and Word to organize information.
3) What are 5 soft skills you have? For those 5 skills list a specific example of when you demonstrated that skill.
-Communication- I lead tours and work as an administrative assistant in the Advancement office. Both of these jobs require professional communication, leadership and public speaking skills.
-Time-Management- At Carthage, I have two on-campus jobs, I am involved in a sorority, I play Varsity tennis and maintain a 3.6 GPA. I am able to balance my variety of involvements with a positive attitude.
-Desire to Learn- While at Carthage, I have traveled to India and Africa, which allowed me the opportunity for hands-on learning. I was able to open my mind to a variety of new cultures.
-Motivated- As part of the Carthage tennis team, I have worked hard to obtain the player of the week award, as well as the all-conference award in 2015. I was motivated in all matches to be the best tennis player I could be.
-Leadership - I earned the Character Quest Leadership Certification. This involved a weekend of training and hands-on learning through team-work and leadership. The program also consists of weekly training sessions and mentoring students in groups and individually.