Chapter 6 Employment Basics Lesson 1

Chapter 6 Employment Basics Lesson 1

by Marcie Borchard

How much of your life will you spend working?

About 1/3 of your life will be spent at work. That's 90,000 hours over the course of a lifetime. The average American spends over 100 hours commuting. By the age of 30, most people will have had 7 or 8 jobs.

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Open Ended

What career are you interested in?

​What type of job might you have?

​How about in California?

​How do people in different stages of their careers find employment?

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​How did you find your job?

​Are there other ways to find jobs?

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​1) Indeed

​2) Monster

​3) Glassdoor

​4) Flexjobs

​5) Ladders

Multiple Choice

According to the book, when you decide to apply for a job, what do you need to send to your employer?

• Your height and weight

• Your shirt and pant size

• Your resume

• The days you want to take off

Multiple Choice

Once you get hired, what is one of the forms you will need to fill out?

• Form W-2

• Form W-4

• Your demand sheet

• Your benefits

Besides the salary...

there are also benefits.

​Health insurance.

• Paid time off (PTO) such as sick days and vacation days.

• Flexible and remote working options.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Retirement benefits or accounts.

• Financial planning resources.

Multiple Choice

$27K is your annual salary.  What does that mean?

• $27 karots

• $27,000

• $27 per hour

• I don't know yet.

Multiple Choice

How can you write $26,500 using K?

• $265K

• $2.65K

• $26.5K

• $26,500K

Multiple Select

Choose all statements that are true.

• There are 52 weeks in a year.

• There are 26 weeks in a year.

• There are 12 months in a year.

• There are 30 days in August.