Education & Training
A place you learn job related skills during high school.
What is vocational or technical school. BOCES will be also be accepted.
A person who starts and runs a business.
What is an entrepreneur.
A meeting between a job applicant and an employer to discuss a job and a candidate's credentials.
What is an interview.
Something you want to achieve.
What is a goal.
Items and activities that attract your attention and you become involved in.
What is an interest.
Job related skills that are learned on the job and possibly include classroom instruction. Key idea is: ON THE JOB.
What is an apprenticeship or internship or on-the-job training.
Giving up something in order to get something that is more important. (Hint: This is a two word answer.)
Trade-Off
A written account of qualifications, including education, work experience, strengths and personality characteristics.
What is a resume.
A goal which involves the immediate future.
What is a short-term goal.
A natural talent and capacity for learning in a certain area.
What is an aptitude.
These schools usually take two years AFTER high school and you earn an Associate Degree.
What is community or junior college.
Why is choosing the right career important?
Answers will vary but should be similar to: Because you will be working for a very long time!
Other answers may be:
Happy employees are more productive and get greater promotions.
Work can fulfill you by complementing your interests and strengths.
Reasonable and logical answers will be accepted. The judges get to decide to the verdict. No arguing or you lose points for your team!
The person who watches over your work and checks your performance.
What is your supervisor. (I will accept boss.)
A goal that requires several months, even years to achieve.
What is a long-term goal.
A skill that you develop through practice.
What is an ability.
These schools usually take four years AFTER high school and you receive a Bachelor Degree.
What is colleges or universities.
Name 2 benefits of starting out as an entrepreneur while you are still a teen. Remember a teen entrepreneur could start a business in lawn care, snow removal, pet care, catering (food), woodworking, jewelry, etc.
Answers may vary.
A form you fill out when wanting a job that gives the company basic information about you.
What is an application form.
A goal that has no definite time limit in which it needs to be accomplished.
Flexible goal.
The things that are important to you (but you cannot see.)
What are values.
After graduating with a Bachelor Degree, you may go on to study more than four years to learn special skills. What type of school do you earn a Master, Medical, Law or other specialized degree?
What is graduate school.
We are going to give you extra time on this. Put on your thinking caps ;) and work together as a team. Name 2 possible VALUES (what is important to you or your personal preferences) that you should consider when selecting a career. For example: Being indoors or outdoors - You can NOT use that example in your answer.
Possible answers may include:
helping people, making money, taking vacations, working as a team, working by myself, setting my own hours, being safe, being adventurous, competition, being respected, etc.
A job for which little or no experience is needed.
What is an entry level job.
People who will recommend you for a job.
What are references.
Getting an advancement on the job (word must be from the career bingo vocabulary)
What is a promotion.