Common First Jobs
This person is paid by a family to supervise and take care of their child/children.
What is a Babysitter?
Don't give your whole life story, but share where you go to school, what your strengths are, and how that relates to the job.
Tell me about yourself?
Document used by job seeker to present their skills and experiences.
What is a Resume?
One of the most important parts of employment and teamwork. Imparting or exchanging information or news.
What is communication?
This person helps students build work skills in a group settings, offers work experiences, and job shadows/tours at City High.
Who is the TAP Specialist? (Aka Who is Jilly Boudreau?)
This person helps their peers improve their understanding of a certain subject, such as math.
What is a Tutor?
Use adjectives to answer this question and share 1 or 2 things that highlight your best quality. See if you can relate that to the job.
What are your strengths?
A letter that explained the reason for wanting a job, and goes into more detail about what qualifies you and why you're a great fit.
What is a Cover Letter?
Poor Attendance
Negative Attitude
Not following Directions
Unwilling to work with others
Not completing work
What are the top reasons for getting fired?
This service is a possible next step after joining TAP. They help individuals with disabilities gain the skills and tools they need to get a job on a more individualized and intentional basis. If you applied for this, you would be able to work with TAP until the age 25.
What is Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS)?
This person scans customers’ items, pack them, take and process payments and return change. They may also stock shelves, do inventory, and help customers find items.
What is a Cashier/Grocery Store Clerk
By asking this question, the interviewer is trying to gauge your self-awareness and honesty. Try to pick something you are actively working to improve.
What is your greatest weakness?
Employee or department that is responsible for hiring, firing, payroll, benefits, etc.
Who is Human Resources (HR)?
The process of organizing your time effectively.
What is time management?
This is the IVRS Counselor that works with City High. She helps plan groups and works with individuals outside of groups to help students and adults get and keep a job.
Who is Ashleigh Meiburg?
This person clears tables at a restaurant in timely manner so the dishwasher can clean tableware and get it ready to be used again.
What is a Busser?
This question allows you to show that you've done research on the company and have genuine interest in the role.
Its a good idea to prepare this in advance. The answer should never be "No."
Do you have any questions for us?
Instead of leaving something blank on a resume, use this to indicate not applicable.
What is N/A?
Quality employers look for: when you are willing to adjust your schedule or job duties to meet the needs of an employer.
What is flexibility?
This person teaches you and supports you. They can help you connect with TAP or IVRS, and help you feel more confident in your skills inside and outside of class.
Who is your IEP case manager/teacher?
This person serves customers in restaurant or through a drive thru. Duties might include taking orders and money, cooking or preparing food, and cleaning.
What is a Fast Food Team Member?
Say "That's a great question, let me think on it for just a second." Take a deep breath, and allow yourself the time to think of a response.
What should you do if you don't know how to answer a question?
Before or after hiring, a job might ask you to provide names and contact information of people that have worked with you. They are asking for _.
What is a reference?
A job you do to help your community, but not get paid for. This is a really great way to get experience for a paid job.
What is volunteer?
This is a weekly email that gets sent out by Jilly and shares all of the upcoming services and opportunities she is offering, along with helpful resources and a way to contact her for help.
What is The TAP Newsletter, the City High Tappenings?