NIOS Class 12 Employability Skills Chapter 2 Connecting the Dots

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NIOS Class 12 Employability Skills Chapter 2 Connecting the Dots

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Connecting the Dots

Chapter: 2

Module – I: The Employee Everyone would like to Employ

INTEXT QUESTION 2.1

Consider the following situations and write answers in the space given below: 

1. You are a newly inaugurated ladies tailor in Baroda. There are certain periods of times through the year when your services are high in demand. You aim to make maximum profit and earn big name among the ladies for your services.

2. You have just opened a sweet shop in Agra. You want to make it big. You know that some periods during the year require high demand of sweets. The workload will also be heavy at such times and you may even need to hire extra workers. 

Think and write your answers in the space given below: 

(a) List 2 ways in which your services will fit in to everyone’s need and appeal? 

(i) _______________________________________________.

(ii) ______________________________________________.

Ans: (i) I will have to make my services readily available and on time especially during peak period.

(ii) I will stock all the festival specific required material well in advance to combat delays.

(b) Mention two way in which you will conduct yourself that shows that you appreciate social and cultural diversities? 

(i) _______________________________________________.

(ii) ________________________________________________.

Ans: (i) I will keep myself informed about my customer’s cultural values and beliefs. 

(ii) I will greet my customers in their traditional greeting. 

(iii) I shall make my services available on all festivals irrespective of where 

(iv) I come from and what I believe personally.

(c) Share two ways that you plan to cater to your employees’ needs during the time of peak seasons? 

(i)  ________________________________________________. 

(ii) _______________________________________________.

Ans: (i) Give them overtime.

(ii) Provide pick and drop facilities.

INTEXT QUESTION 2.2

1. Read the following case study and select the appropriate answer. Give reasons for the selection of your answer. 

You are the employer. You keep an eye on the employees for their behaviour and work within the professional space. You do not interfere in their personal space. You have observed two of your employees X and Y getting physically close on various occasions like break time, informal meetups, recreation time etc.. They have been spotted holding hands together. X does not get too close to other males on her team as she does to Y. Y in return gives X a lot of attention, assists her wherever needed and spends a lot of time with her. On one occasion X with her friend comes to you and appears quite depressed. X breaks down and tells you about instances where Y tried misbehaving with her even when she stopped him. Y has also been sending X inappropriate messages and threatens X. It happens during office time and beyond. 

A. You will not blame the female as you are a broad minded feminist and you will not judge X on this kind of behaviour. 

B. You clearly tell both of them that you have observed the interaction between the two. You have no clue what went on between them but whatever it is should not affect work or else both of them will be fired. Any personal matter should be resolved by them mutually outside office. 

C. Clearly X never stopped Y before. Now suddenly she has flood of complaints against his physical behaviour towards her. You give her a sermon on how decent girls should behave from the very start to avoid such situations. 

D. You listen to both X and Y. Discuss self-control to avoid such situations altogether especially in professional space, prevention is better than cure. Also No means No and Stop means Stop no matter how far ahead you are in any relationship

Ans: D.

2. Common cliches are given below with twisted meanings under ‘Misninterpretation of Consent’. Give it a sensible meaning under the heading ‘True Interpretation’. Examples have been given.

Misinterpretation of Consent	True Interpretation
(a) Hansi toh Phasi!	(i) Smiling is my right and I must enjoy it without being judged
(b) You asked for it!	(ii)  ______________________
(c) Silence means a yes!	(iii) ______________________
(d) I swear he was looking at me!	(iv) There is a difference between looking and gawking when one uses eyes
(e) Would you like to catch a coffee!	(v) ______________________
(f) No means yes!	(vi)  _____________________

Ans:  

Misinterpretation of Consent	True Interpretation
(a) Hansi toh Phasi!	(i) Smiling is my right and I must enjoy it without being judged
(b) You asked for it!	(ii) I remember having a good time but definitely did not ask to be troubled.
(c) Silence means a yes!	(iii) Silence means I am considerate enough to not to be rude, please consider my silence as an answer!
(d) I swear he was looking at me!	(iv) There is a difference between looking and gawking when one uses eyes
(e) Would you like to catch a coffee!	(v) Coffee is a good energizer for fresh ideas at work and for work. Nothing more.
(f) No means yes!	(vi) No means no and only a yes means yes. For hidden meanings read poetry, not me.You can come up with true interpretations of your own

3. Keeping the above points in mind, as a future employee, worker or employer give at least 3 precautions you plan to take to avoid irresponsible sexual behaviour? 

(i) ____________________________________________. 

(ii) ____________________________________________.

(iii) ___________________________________________.

Ans: My mantra for avoiding irresponsible sexual behavior will be self-control. 

(i) Never believe in clichés and respect the rights of others.

(ii) Never behave in an unwanted and inappropriate manner.

(iii) Accept rejection gracefully.

(iv) If the proposal is accepted I will still make sure that unnecessary affection displays are avoided within the workplace and otherwise. 

(v) Any other.

INTEXT QUESTION 2.3

1. You have just been given a promotion. Your sub-ordinates still see you as the old employee and you have to direct them to do work. Now give two suggestions how you will get work done while maintaining good relationship with your employees without being considered a mean boss? 

(i) _____________________________________________.

(ii) _____________________________________________.

Ans: (i) I will try to maintain my original relationships at workplace through trust and not being unnecessarily dominating. 

(ii) If I am facing an issue regarding some matter I will try to talk about it with the concerned person/s. Indulging in backbiting and gossip is always bound to create unhappy relationships. 

(iii) I will try to maintain a balance between work and personal relationships. Though I aim to be a dedicated worker, I also plan to be a good listening ear so the employees. I will also try to give sound advice wherever required.