Spanish Jobs, Skills and Qualifications Vocabulary Quiz

1. Which sentence describes a current skill?

Trabajé tres años en un hotel. Tengo un título en Administración. Sé usar Excel. Organicé un nuevo sistema de reservas.

2. Which sentence describes previous experience?

Soy capaz de trabajar bajo presión. Tengo experiencia organizando horarios. Tengo un certificado de nivel B2 de inglés. Soy supervisor.

3. Which sentence is a formal qualification?

Atendía a los clientes. Reduje el tiempo de respuesta. Tengo un certificado de nivel B2 de inglés. Puedo atender a clientes en español e inglés.

4. Which item is a job role listed in the lesson?

reservas informes recepcionista horarios

5. Which sentence describes a recurring responsibility in a past job?

Organicé un nuevo sistema de reservas. Gestionaba las reservas. Tengo un título en Administración. Sé usar Excel.

6. Which sentence describes a completed achievement?

Atendía a los clientes. Preparaba informes semanales. Formé a tres empleados nuevos. Coordinaba los horarios del equipo.

7. What contrast does the lesson make between “Gestionaba las reservas cada día” and “Organicé un nuevo sistema de reservas”?

Both are formal qualifications. Both are current skills. The first is a routine duty; the second is a completed achievement. The first is an achievement; the second is a job title.

8. Which tense/form is highlighted as useful for regular responsibilities in a past job?

The simple future. The present subjunctive. The imperfect. The imperative.

9. For a customer-service role, which experience is explicitly presented as relevant?

Experience unrelated to customers with no explanation. Resolving customer problems and working with bookings. Only a university degree. Only knowing a job title.

10. Why should qualifications and experience be kept separate?

Because experience is always more important than qualifications. Because qualifications should never appear in a profile. Because years of work are not the same as a formal certificate or qualification. Because certificates automatically prove years of experience.

11. If you can use a program only for basic tasks, which claim is more accurate?

Soy experto en el programa. Domino el programa completamente. Tengo conocimientos básicos del programa. He creado el programa.

12. Which sentence is an example of a current ability rather than past employment?

Durante mi último empleo, gestioné reservas y facturas. Trabajé tres años en un hotel. Puedo atender a clientes en español e inglés. Formé a tres empleados nuevos.

13. Which sentence is an achievement rather than a routine duty?

Preparaba informes semanales. Coordinaba los horarios del equipo. Reduje el tiempo de respuesta del equipo. Atendía a los clientes.

14. Which sentence belongs under formal qualifications?

Gestionaba reservas. Completé un curso de atención al cliente. Soy capaz de trabajar bajo presión. Trabajé tres años en un hotel.

15. What should guide the experience you emphasize for a target job?

The longest sentence you can write. Every unrelated job detail. Its relevance to the target role. Only the most senior-sounding title.

16. Which practice violates the lesson's employment-profile method?

Separating skills from past experience. Using accurate job titles. Describing completed achievements separately. Turning informal experience into a formal qualification.