Jessica is applying for a new job. she knows that she will be more likely to obtain a job (and keep it) if she improves the quality of her work skills. in two or three sentences, list at least two factors that improve human capital and describe how these factors would improve jessica's chances of obtaining and keeping a job.

Regardless of your area of expertise, developing writing and oral communication skills are important for a person to be successful in finding a job. If a person develops his/her writing better by reducing the amount of errors, it may give the recruiters a good impression.

Similarly, developing effective communication skills is of paramount importance. If a person can express themselves well and properly in a job interview, recruiters will be aware that he/she will be able to integrate well with teams and represent the company at meetings or any type of event where a message should be given.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)