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WorksheetsLooking For a Job
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 49mins
Personal Qualities are...
ways you relate to other people and to the world around you; your personality.
ways to play video games with your family; you parents
ways to get around your city; your town
ways to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; your hunger
Skill is...
something you do well
something you sing about
something you cook on
something you use to make a sandwich
Interest is...
something you care about or like to do
something you don't want to do
something meaningless
something that is a joke
Flexible means...
able to change
able to be the same
able to make others change
able to quack like a duck
Career is...
the type of work a person does throughout his or her life to earn a living
the type of work a teenager does when in high school
the type of work done as chores around the house
the type of style used to play video games all day
Informational Interview...
a discussion with someone who has a job that interests you
a discussion with a cashier in a grocery store
a discussion with the leader of a band
a discussion with your family about dinner
What was the problem of Floyd in the story on page 129 of the Employability Skills book?
He watched people who rode the city bus with him
He went to school
He wondered what kind of jobs people had
He would have to start looking for a job
Being good at something means you really like to do
False
True
Income is...
The money you earn
The money you find in your couch
The money you pay
The money you find walking to school
Skill means...
something you do well
tupe of work a person does throughout his or her life to earn a living
the money you earn
a discussion with someone who has a job that interests you
Career means...
the type of work a person does throughout his or her life to earn a living.
something you do well
the money you earn
a discussion with someone who has a job that uinterests you
Personal Qualities means...
ways you relate to other people and to the world around you; your personality
able to change
something you care about or like to do
something you do well
Discussion means the action or process of talking about something, typically in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas...
True
False
Money is a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
False
True
Change means to make or become different.
True
False
Type is a category of people or things having common characteristics.
False
True
Work is activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
True
False
Making a living is having an income sufficient to live on
True
False
Earn obtain (money) in return for labor or services
True
False
Personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
True
False
Relate means to make or show differences between.
False
Truw
An employee handbook is a book that describes company rules and jo benefits.
True
False
Shift is a period of time for work
True
False
Social Security number is a number assigned to each person by the government
True
False
A job board tells what new movies are out.
False
True
Knack is an acquired or natural skill at performing a task.
True
False
Changeable is able to change or be changed.
True
False
Big cities offer a wide variety of job opportunities.
True
False
It is important to think about what you like to do when looking for a job.
True
False
It is important to decide what you need from a job before choosing one.
False
True
It is possible that your job needs right now may be different from your job needs years from now.
Yes
No
If you want to get more information about jobs, talk to your guidance counselor.
True
False
During an informational interview, some questions to ask are...
what kinds of things do you do on your job?
What skills do you need to do this job?
What special training did you have that helped you get this job?
All of the above
Want ads shorten some words to save space.
True
Falswe
Want ads tell you what kinds of jobs have the most opening.
True
False
Does everyone have the same job needs?
Yes
No
Fill in the blank:
Before you look for a _________________ think about your personal qualities, skills and interests.
hamburger
job
river
milkshake
Fill in the blank:
A job can fill a _______________ for income, scheduling, training, flexibility, training and education and working conditions.
need
void
space
value
Fill in the blank:
You must __________________ which needs are most important to you.
decide
answer
leave
answer
Fill in the blank:
People's job needs ______________ over time.
play
change
static
snow
