Employment Terms
Building Skills
Building Experience
Make the Transition
Did you know?
100
A person or organization that employs people.
What is an employer?
100
Different types of assessments focuses on specific areas, such as skills, interests, or values.
What is a Career Assessment or Interest assessment?
Helpful hint:
It is beneficial to talk with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Career Advisor, and family members before making a career decision.
100
An event where employers offer information about the company to people who are looking for jobs.
What is a job Fair?
Helpful hint:
Your VR Counselor can explore and connect you with the dates and times of upcoming job fairs for you to attend.
100
This is a pre-employment activity that you should start thinking about six months prior to graduation. A VR Counselor can guide you and assist with this process.
What is a job search?
A VR Counselor and Career Advisor will guide you and assist with this process.
100
Over a lifetime, how many hours does the average person spend at work?
A. 25,000
B. 45,000
C. 90,000
D. 120,000
What is 90,000 Hours?
200
A check given to an employee for earned income.
What is a paycheck?
200
What is the name of the website that will be used throughout Job Club to empower individuals to discover, plan and pursue their dreams?
What is Virtual Job Shadow?
200
An informal conversation you have with someone working in an area of interest to you.
What is an informational interview?
3 Benefits of attending an informational interview:
1. Learn about working in a particular field, industry or position.
2. Learn about career paths you did not know existed.
3. Initiate a professional relationship and expand your network of contacts in a specific career field.
200
A service provided through Vocational Rehabilitation meant to provide students with a variety of opportunities to gain information about careers, the skills needed for different jobs and to uncover personal career interests.
What is job exploration counseling?
5 Benefits of job exploration include:
1. Clarify your career goals.
2. Understand your career goals.
3. Determine your strengths and weaknesses.
4. Learn new skills
5. Receive job search support.
200
There are _________ job search websites in the U.S.
A. 10,000
B. 20,000
C. 30,000
D. 40,000
What is 30,000 job search websites?
300
A person who works for a firm or company.
What is an employee?
300
This skill involves personal attributes and habits that enhance an individual's job performance.
What is a soft skill?
5 Common examples of soft skills:
1. Communication
2. Teamwork
3. Dependability
4. Adaptability
5. Flexibility.
300
This activity brings students to a place of employment to learn more about a company and its industry.
What is a company tour?
A company tour can include both walking tours of the workplace and sit-down presentations by employees about their work.
300
This activity shows a future employer what you have done in the past, details your skills, training, work experience, and education.
What is a resume?
5 High School Resume Tips:
1. Include a career objective.
2. Highlight any experience.
3. Provide a detailed education section.
4. List awards and achievements.
5. Highlight your hard and soft skills.
300
__________ is the average number of people who apply for any given job.
A. 60 People
B. 118 People
C. 180 People
D. 200 People
118 is the average number of people who apply for any given job.
400
The lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay you.
What is minimum wage?
Minimum wage for the State of Maine is currently $12.15/hr. As of January 1, 2022 it will increase to $12.75/hr.
400
These skills are gained through education, vocational training, and on the job experience.
What is a hard skill?
5 Examples of hard skills:
1. A degree (or other academic qualification)
2. An industry specific certification.
3. Coding ability.
4. Foreign language skills.
5. Computer skills.
400
This employment activity is aimed at helping students learn about and explore different jobs.
What is a job shadow?
Helpful tip:
Your VR Counselor will explore and assist you with identifying job shadow opportunities.
400
This is a document that you send to an employer with your resume when applying for employment. This document provides additional information about your skills and experiences related to the job.
What is a cover letter?
400
________ % of all resumes will end up unread and rejected due to an unprofessional, non-work-related email address.
A. 33%
B. 56%
C. 76%
D. 92%
76% which means only 24% of resumes are accepted and move on to the next phase.
Helpful Tip: Ask someone familiar with resume writing to review your resume:
- Family member
- VRC
- Career Advisor
- Teacher
500
The amount of money you make before you pay taxes.
What is gross income?
500
Also known as “portable skills,” these are qualities that can be transferred from one job to another
What is a transferable skill?
5 Examples of transferable skills:
1. Team Work
2. Leadership
3. Listening
4. Written Communication.
5. Verbal Communication.
500
An employment activity provided through VR to help individuals gain familiarity with the workplace environment and develop transferable job skills; and paid compensation for time worked on the job.
What is a paid work experience?
500
An official form that is submitted to an employer when applying for employment.
What is an application for employment or job application?
Helpful steps when completing an application:
- Prepare yourself: Get all of your personal information together (contact information, education, work/volunteer experience)
- Plan ahead: research what the employer wants, application deadline, apply prior to deadline
- Complete the application: give yourself enough time to provide details, complete sentences and examples if necessary
- Proofread your application before submitting to the employer; ask an experienced family member, friend, teacher, VRC or Career Advisor to review it as well
5. Keep a copy of your application and review it before you interview with the employer.
500
These are the three most common jobs in the U.S.A.
Salesperson
Cashier
Fast-food worker