Post-Secondary
Employment Regulations
Learning Style & Personality
Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviews
Mixed Bag
100
This word refers to school after high school.
What does the word "post-secondary" mean?
100
This is the current minimum hourly wage for employees in B.C.
What is $11.35/hr?
100
These are the reason that everyone learns differently?
What are (different) learning styles?
100
On this, you list your education, work experience, skills and reference information.
What is a resume?
100
When you graduate from university, you get one.
What is a degree?
200
These are what you receive when you complete a course at a post-secondary institution.
What are credits?
200
This "act" is the government policy that provides rules and guidelines for non-union employment in B.C.
What is The Employment Standards Act?
200
Different kinds of "smarts" people possess.
What are multiple intelligences?
200
An employer may call you to come for one after they have read your resume in order to make sure that you're a good fit for the job.
What is a job interview?
200
The group of workers most often seriously injured in workplace injuries.
What are young workers?
300
This is the department within a post-secondary institution that you could contact for more information about applying to that institution.
What is admissions (or student services)?
300
This is the agency under which workers are covered in the event of injury at work.
What is WorkSafe BC?
300
"Hands-on" learning.
What is kinesthetic learning?
300
An introductory, business-style letter that accompanies your resume when applying for a job.
What is a cover letter?
300
An employee must not work more than this many hours in a row without a meal break, according to the Employment Standards Act.
What is 5 hours?
400
This is the name for the course and admission fees for any post-secondary institution.
What is tuition?
400
According to the Employment Standards Act, this is the rate at which employees are to be paid when working on a Statutory Holiday (provided they have been working for 30 calendar days prior to the holiday).
What is time and a half (for the first 12 hours, double time after 12 hours, PLUS an average day's pay)?
400
If I easily learn songs and patterns, I likely have this type of intelligence.
What is musical intelligence?
400
It is important to do this when meeting with an employer - whether at an interview or just handing out a resume.
What is a handshake (shake the employer's hand)?
400
New Year's Day, Victoria Day, Family Day, and Good Friday are examples of these.
What are Statutory Holidays?
500
These are a type of course credit from one post-secondary institution that you may be able to use at a different institution.
What are transfer credits?
500
This organization is made up of leaders from the labour unions in B.C. and advocates for workers' rights.
What is the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED)?
500
Betty learns best when the teacher tells stories and talks about the concepts that they're covering. Betty is this type of learner.
What is an auditory learner?
500
Doing this at an interview is an opportunity to show the employer that you're serious about working there, and that you're curious (and serious) about the job.
What is asking questions (about the job)?
500
Some post-secondary institutions have this type of admission requirement that students must have lived in the province for a certain amount of time before attending the school.
What is a residency requirement?
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