Welcome to Adulthood!
*hint* It is not to bore you
2. We are about you and want to do the best we can to prepare you for your future.
FALSE: Potential employers cannot ask these questions if they plan on basing their hiring decision off your answers.
Sometimes, potential employers might ask "get to know you" questions about your hobbies or if you have children; these questions are TECHNICALLY okay as long as they aren't basing their hiring decision on your answer.
If a student is going to school FULL-TIME, typically how long would it take them to get the following degrees:
1. Associate's Degree
2. Bachelor's Degree
3. Master's Degree
2. Four years of full-time classes
3. Two to Three years of full-time classes (Master's programs vary more than associate's or bachelor's programs)
A resume is a written document that includes someone's work history, education, credentials, and accomplishments.
A resume is important because it is usually the first thing a hiring manager looks at and is, therefore, the first impression they get of a potential employee.
Four-Year College/University: San Diego State, Cal State San Marcos, University of Southern California (USC), UCSD, UCLA, Stanford, etc etc etc etc
**Other answers will be accepted as long as they are a real community college or four-year college/university**
Name two types of financial aid available to help students attend college.
1. Grants
2. Scholarships
3. Loans
4. Work Study
(I really hope you guys get this one correct :)
TRUE: College graduates, on average, earned 56% more than high school grads in 2015, according to data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute.
BUT some well-paying careers do not require a college degree and more school does not necessarily mean you will earn more money. YOU need to do research about the career you want and what kind of degree is required before you decide to invest in college.
2. Social security number
3. Two documents proving that you live in California
4. $MONEY$
2. What is the best thing about this job?
3. What is the worst thing about this job?
4. What characteristic helps employees be successful in this job?
5. What is the salary/pay?
ETC ETC ETC ETC
True or False: You can't get any money for college if you don't have perfect grades.
FALSE: Some scholarships are not dependent on academics and grants are often based on financial need.
*Note: Some grants may require that you maintain a minimum grade point average once you start college in order to continue receiving the grant.
The Social Security number (SSN) was created in 1936 for the sole purpose of tracking the earnings histories of U.S. workers, for use in determining Social Security benefit entitlement.
Now, SSN's are use universally by the government and private sector as a way to identify and gather information about individuals.
Make sure you ask when you can expect to hear back from the hiring manager and/or when you should call to follow up on your interview.
*If you don't do this, you won't know when/if you should call and who to get in touch with if you have questions.
A trade or vocational school offers job-specific training for those wishing to practice a skilled trade. Usually these schools don’t have “general education” classes and classes are on specific topics related to the trade.
Usually short term (maximum two years).
What is does FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid