Vocational Vocabulary #2

When you work at a job you are called:

• the employer

• an employee

• a supervisor

If you work at Walmart could you say that Walmart is your employer?

Yes or No

• Yes

• No

Under a heading called Employment History on a job application it might ask you to list your recent position first.

What does this mean?

• I should write down the first job I ever had.

• I should write down the job I just left or the job I still work at.

• I should write down my favorite job.

The person who is your boss at your job is:

• your employer

• your employee

• your reference

If you are currently employed at Walmart this means:

• you like to shop there

• you work at Walmart now

• you used to work there

If you work from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm you could say:

• I work at my job in the evening

• My shift is 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

• my recent position was during the day

If you tell an employer you are available to work on Mondays from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm that means:

• you are free to be scheduled for some hours during that time

• you want to work all of those hours

• you cannot work during those hours

When you apply for a job the employer may ask what shift you can work.

This means:

• They are asking what type of job you want

• They are asking what hours you want to work

• They are asking if you can work full time

If you see a chart that looks like a calendar on an application, what do you do?

• write down the hours I cannot work each day

• write down the hours I am available to work on each day of the week

• I should put an x on days I want to work

If you just quit a job, you would write it down as your recent position on a job application.

• that is true

• That is not correct