Getting a job
What is the first step in getting a job?
What is the difference between a job and a career?
A job is something you have while a career is something you work towards. It is your dream job.
What is time management?
To use your time wisely to get the most done you can
What is active listening?
To listen to someone attentively or closely
How many lobes of the brain are there?
Four
What happens when a job calls you after you have applied and they are interested in hiring you?
You have an interview
Why is a career often times take longer to get?
Why is it important to be on time?
It is important so that it doesn't mess up anyone else's schedule. It shows responsible.
What are qualities of good communication?
Eye contact, kind words, calm tone of voice, asking questions.
Why is it important to have good hygiene?
To keep yourself healthy and so others want to be around you.
How should you dress and talk in an interview?
Clean clothes, nice shirt and pants, professional language, eye contact, firm hand shake
Why is high school important to getting into college?
Your high school performance is used to apply for college. The better you perform in high school the more opportunities you have for college.
Define communication
Talking with others
What is team work?
Working together with other people to accomplish a goal.
How would your hygiene routine be different when you're hanging out at home versus going to hang out with your friends?
At home your hygiene is less important. When you go out and hang with your friends you will want to wear clean clothes, brush your teeth, brush your hair, wear deodorant, etc.
What else should happen when you give someone a hand shake and are first meeting them?
Eye contact
How could you turn working at McDonald's into a career?
By becoming a manager or potentially an owner.
What does good communication help you do?
Solve problems
Why is team work important at school and in a job?
It is important because you have to work with others and the better you work with others, the easier things will be.
Name 2 of the 4 lobes of the brain. Can you say what they are responsible for?
Occipital - vision
Parietal - The senses, body position
Frontal - emotions and decision making
Temporal - hearing
What kind of information will you need to know when filling out a job application?
Your full name, date of birth, address, past work experience, your school
List some hobbies that you could turn into a career through hard work.
Music (DJ, studio backup, teacher)
Sports (coach, professional, physical therapy)
Art (animation, artist, teacher, graffiti artist, illustrator)
using a calm tone of voice, listening to what the other person is saying, asking questions, explaining yourself
What are ways of showing someone you are actively listening to them?
asking questions, eye contact, repeating what they said.
What does your brain stem connect to?
The spinal cord