vocab
Money paid to attend a college, school, or training program.
Answer: Tuition
coding
hard
A town has 20 restaurants, but only 3 qualified chefs are looking for work.
Question:
What's the supply/demand is it high/low?
Supply of chefs is Low
Demand for chefs is high
What does this mean for the chefs?
Scenario
Jordan wants a career working with technology.
Jordan has three options:
A
4-year college degree
B
2-year technical program
C
Entry-level job with employer training
Which option should Jordan choose?
Scoring
100 points: Gives an answer.
300 points: Gives an answer + reason.
500 points: Gives an answer + reason + discusses an advantage and disadvantage.
"You want to show an employer your skills, education, and experience. What do you use?"
resume
A document that summarizes your education, skills, experience, and accomplishments.
Answer: Resume
communication
soft
A town has 10 restaurants and 100 qualified chefs looking for work.
Supply/demand? Low/high?
Supply of chefs high, of restaurants low
demand of chefs low
A community grows and more people move into the area.
What might happen?
Possible answers:
You want someone who knows your work habits to speak positively about you.
reference
Define the term "employee".
Answer: Someone who works for a company or organization.
define hard skills
Specific, teachable abilities.
A popular restaurant becomes extremely busy and decides to hire 10 additional workers.
What happened to the demand for workers?
It increased.
A company begins using new technology to automate some tasks.
What might happen?
Possible answers:
I am the best worker in the entire world and I can do every job. I have 10 years of experience even though I have never had a job.
What's wrong?
Students should identify:
Answer: Ethics
A student says they know how to use a computer program even though they have never used it because they think it will help them get hired.
What vocabulary word applies?
Ethics
define soft skills
Personal and interpersonal skills that help you work effectively.
People in a community are spending less money. A local business has fewer customers and reduces the number of workers it needs.
What economic factor affected employment?
Consumer spending/economic conditions.
A new hospital opens in town.
What might happen?
Possible answers:
BAD RESUME
John
john123@gmail.com
Skills:
I'm good at stuff.
Experience:
I don't have any.
Objective:
I need money.
Name THREE things John could improve.
Possible answers:
What's the difference between a scholarship, grant, and loan?
Scholarship = free money
Grant = typically don't have to payback
loan = have to pay back with interest
Why do most jobs need both hard and soft skills?
Hard skills help someone perform the job, while soft skills help someone work effectively with others and handle responsibilities.
How does the economy affect the job market?
*answers may vary*
Imagine two people have the same job title.
Person A completed a 4-year college degree.
Person B completed a 1-year technical program.
Could both people have successful careers? Why or why not?
Scoring
100 points: Gives an answer.
300 points: Gives an answer + reason.
500 points: Gives an answer + reason + discusses an advantage and disadvantage.
True or False: I can use Ms. Lopez as a reference to apply for a job.
True BUT you have to ask