Employment Vocab or Trivia?
Trivia
Jobs and their Qualifications
Original Experience(s)
Making a Resume
100
A paid position of employment or a book of the Bible.
What is a job?
100
The band who sang I Was Made for Loving You, Rock and Roll All Nite and Detroit Rock City.
Who are Kiss?
100
University degree, teaching experience, First Aid, childcare experience an asset
What is a teacher?
100
Leah volunteers as a baby cuddler in the NICU; research has shown that human touch can help newborns thrive. She might become qualified for this field with the skills and experience she is gaining.
What is childcare?
100
Information on how to get in touch with someone.
What is contact information?
200
A person who hires someone for a job or a really cool person.
What is a boss?
200
In basketball, this many players are allowed on the court at once per team.
What is five?
200
High school diploma, GED or some high school; friendly and approachable person; experience using cash register software an asset
What is customer service?
200
Joseph volunteers as a writer of transcriptions of videos for YouTube captions; without him, D/deaf and hard of hearing people might not be able to enjoy the site. He is building this skill.
What is (typing, certain software programs, listening, etc)?
200
Any history working in the industry.
What is experience?
300
A meeting with a potential employer to talk about your qualifications or a chance to be on TV.
What is an interview?
300
This number is Adele's most recent album title.
What is 30?
300
High school diploma, GED or some high school; friendly and approachable person; knowledge of Starbucks drinks an asset
What is a barista?
300
Casey wants to build their presentation and communication skills. This is one example of a volunteer position they could choose in order to do so.
What is (performing in seniors' homes, teaching workshops, serving on a council, etc)?
300
Things you are good at that might be relevant to the job you want.
What are skills?
400
The day that you get paid for your work or a chocolate bar.
What is payday?
400
According to Greek mythology, this famed warrior died because he took an arrow to the heel.
Who is Achilles?
400
Minimum 2-year Class 1 Driver experience; clean police record check; passport; experience driving transport trucks an asset
What is a truck driver?
400
Sean volunteers with the Vera Perlin Society as a program assistant at the Center; he helps clients through daily tasks and makes sure they are safe and happy. Name a skill he would learn and a job he could qualify for that uses that skill.
What is (communication skills- customer service, experience working with disabled people- support worker, adaptability- paramedic)?
400
A list of any schools and/or training programs you have attended (like here!).
What is education?
500
The minimum wage in Newfoundland or a lot of money to pay for gum.
What is $16.35?
500
A mountain chicken is this unexpected type of animal.
What is a frog?
500
High school diploma, GED or some high school; flexible regarding relocation; must not be afraid of heights; exemplary customer service; multilingual an asset
What is a flight attendant?
500
Janine volunteers as a virtual tutor helping students with their homework over Zoom. This is one example of a job where she could apply skills from this position... that is NOT in the educational field.
What is (customer service, secretary work, tech support, etc)?
500
An additional paper about why you are interested in the job you are applying for.
What is a cover letter?