Applying for Jobs

The _________ is an essential job-search tool.

• TV

• Radio

• Internet

All the following are signs that the job posting could be fake:

• The job sounds difficult

• The job sounds too good to be true

• The company name is on the posting

What should you do when preparing or/attending a job fair?

• Walk-in talking on the phone

• Dress in shorts and flip flops

• Bring several copies of your resume

Employers prefer job applicants to...

• Wait for the employer to call them

• Follow up on their application after 3-5 days

• Follow up several times a day

Which of these are ways to follow up? Choose 3

• Email

• Sending your friend to the business

• Call

• Go in person

When following up on the phone you should - Choose 2

• Practice what you will say with a friend or family member

• Call while you are hanging out with friends

• Smile

When following up on a job application in person, you should

• Dress nice- like you would for a job interviews

• Go into the business with your friends

• Takes copies of your resume

When going for an interview, you should

• Wear nice shoes

• Boys wear a shirt with buttons and long sleeves

• Boys wear a tie and nice slacks

• Wear flip flops

When does the interview start- choose two

• When you arrive in the parking lot of the business

• When you sit with the manager

• When you walk in the office

What questions might the manager ask you in an interview?

• Tell me about yourself

• Tell me something bad about someone else

• Tell me why you are the best person for this job

• Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

• Tell me something negative about yourself