1. CHAPTER 3 3.1 Preparing to Look for a Job 3.2 Finding Job Leads
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Chapter 3
LOOKING FOR A JOB
3.1 Preparing to Look for a Job
3.2 Finding Job Leads
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2. PREPARING TO LOOK FOR A JOB
Lesson 3.1
PREPARING TO LOOK FOR A JOB
Objectives
Describe the importance of clarifying job goals before looking for employment
Explain how to get a Social Security number and work permit
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3. JOB GOALS Thinking about job goals Benefits of work experience
Lesson 3.1
JOB GOALS
Thinking about job goals
Benefits of work experience
Learning occupational skills
Developing employability skills
Establishing a work record
Earning while you learn
Discovering career interests and goals
Recognizing the relationship between education and work
Remaining employed after graduation
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4. GETTING READY You need a Social Security number.
Lesson 3.1
GETTING READY
You need a Social Security number.
You may need a work permit.
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5. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Lesson 3.1
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
The government uses this number to keep track of your earnings.
Each number is unique.
Your number remains with you for life.
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6. WORK PERMIT Minors are people who have not reached the full legal age.
Lesson 3.1
WORK PERMIT
Minors are people who have not reached the full legal age.
A work permit is a form issued by school officials that gives students legal permission to work during school hours as part of a work experience education program.
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7. FINDING JOB LEADS Objectives Lesson 3.2
Identify different sources of job leads
Illustrate how to prepare a job-lead card
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8. SOURCES OF JOB LEADS Family and friends In-school sources
Lesson 3.2
SOURCES OF JOB LEADS
Family and friends
In-school sources
Newspaper classified ads
Job service
Private employment agencies
Direct employer contact
Internet
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9. 25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
1. Cashiers
2. Cooks, except short-order
3. Stock handlers and baggers
4. Waiters and waitresses
5. Janitors and cleaners
6. Secretaries
7. Laborers, except construction
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10. 25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
8. Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants
9. Sales workers, apparel
10. Receptionists
11. Child-care workers, except private household
12. Food counter, fountain, and related occupations
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11. 25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
13. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
14. Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations
15. Child-care workers, private household
16. Truck drivers, light
17. Bank tellers
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12. 25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
18. Construction laborers
19. Garage and service station related occupations
20. Farm workers
21. Carpenters
22. Bookkeepers and accounting and auditing clerks
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13. 25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
23. General office clerks
24. Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farmers
25. Computer operators
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14. KEEPING TRACK OF JOB LEADS
Lesson 3.2
KEEPING TRACK OF JOB LEADS
Preparing job-lead cards
A job-lead card is a card on which to record information and notes about a job lead.
Benefits of job-lead cards
Following through
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15. PARTS OF JOB-LEAD CARD Part 1: Job Lead Part 2: Action Taken Source
Lesson 3.2
PARTS OF JOB-LEAD CARD
Part 1: Job Lead
Source
Date
Type of Position
Person to Contact
Company Name
Address
Phone Numbers
URL
Part 2: Action Taken
Call Made To
Date
Contact Made With
Results
Date, Time, and Place of Appointment
Follow-up
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16. Lesson 3.2
SAMPLE JOB-LEAD CARD
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