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What document tells an employer about your education, skills, and work experience?
Resume
What document summarizes your education, skills, and work experience?
A resume.
What should you wear to a job interview?
Clean, neat, appropriate, professional clothing.
Your shift starts at 8:00 AM. What time should you plan to arrive?
A few minutes early, ready to work by 8:00 AM.
What is a paycheck?
Money you receive from your employer for the work you've done.
What information should you have ready before filling out a job application?
Contact information, education, work experience, references, and availability.
True or False: Your resume should include your phone number or another way for an employer to contact you
True.
What should you do when an interviewer asks, "Tell me about yourself?"
Give a brief introduction about yourself, your skills, interests, education, and/or experience.
Why is it important to follow workplace rules?
Rules help keep everyone safe, productive, and professional.
You earn $15 per hour and work 20 hours. What is your gross pay?
$300.
Why is it important to research a company before applying for a job?
So you understand what the company does and can decide if it is a good fit.
Name one skill that could be included on a high school student's resume.
Communication, teamwork, organization, problem-solving, computer skills, customer service, etc.
What is a good way to answer the question, "What is one of your strengths?"
Give a real strength and an example of how you have used it.
Your supervisor gives you instructions that you don't understand. What should you do?
Ask politely for clarification rather than guessing.
What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
Gross pay is what you earn before deductions; net pay is what you actually take hom
What is a reference?
Someone who can speak positively about your skills, character, or work experience.
Why should you check your resume for spelling and grammar mistakes?
Mistakes can make you appear careless or unprofessional.
If you don't understand an interview question, what should you do?
Politely ask the interviewer to repeat or clarify the question.
A coworker is being disrespectful to you. What is a professional way to handle it?
Stay calm, communicate respectfully, and involve a supervisor if necessary.
You get your first paycheck and it is smaller than you expected. Why might this happen?
Taxes and other deductions may have been taken out.
You apply for a job but haven't heard back after a week. What is a professional thing you could do?
Follow up with the employer politely about your application.
You don't have much work experience. What can you include on your resume instead?
School activities, volunteer work, clubs, sports, projects, leadership, skills, or community involvement.
Your coworker asks you to clock them in because they're running late. What should you do?
Don't clock them in. Explain that everyone needs to accurately record their own time and follow workplace policies.
You make a mistake at work. What is the best response?
Take responsibility, tell the appropriate person, learn from it, and work to correct it.
What is interest?
Money paid for borrowing money, or money earned on certain savings or investments.