Glencoe Managing Life Skills Chapter 16 The Job Search Chapter 16 The Job Search 1 Section 16.1 Finding Jobs Section 16.2 Getting a Job Chapter 16 Chapter

Glencoe Managing Life Skills Chapter 16 The Job Search

Chapter 16 The Job Search

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Section 16.1

Finding Jobs

Section 16.2

Getting a Job

Chapter 16

Chapter The Job Search16



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• Create a résumé that will highlight your experience to help you impress prospective employers.

• A portfolio of work samples can show your skills. • You can find job leads in many different places.

Section 16.1 Finding Jobs



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Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary

résuméchronological résuméskills-based résuméreferenceportfoliojob leadnetworking

suitablecriteria



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Organizing a Job Search

• Prepare for your job search by preparing the documents you will need.

• A résumé will give a potential employer a written summary of your experience, educations, skills, and interests.

résumé

A written summary of a job seeker’s work experience, education, skills, and interests.



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• Include references from people who can tell an employer more about you honestly and in a positive way.

• A résumé should have your name, contact information, and objective.

Do you have a résumé?

reference

A person your potential employer can contact to learn more about you.



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• A portfolio is a collection of work samples that for some types of jobs will demonstrate your skills.

portfolio

A collection of work samples that demonstrates your skills.



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Finding Job Leads

• A job lead is information about a specific job opening that may come from many sources.

• Networking with relatives, friends, neighbors, business owners, former employers, and members of your community may lead you to a job.

networking

Using personal contacts to find a job.

job lead

Information about a specific job opening.



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Finding Job Leads

• When attending a job fair, be prepared, dress appropriately, be confident and courteous, and get names.

Where can you find out about local job fairs?



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• Knowing how to write a cover letter and fill out an application form can help you get the right job.

• Prepare before a job interview, make a positive impression at the interview, and follow up afterward.

Section 16.2 Getting a Job



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Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary

cover letterapplication formcompensation package

favorablesignificant



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Applying for a Job

• Making a good impression is the first step when applying for a job.

• A good cover letter should be short, look professional, explain your goal, introduce yourself, and sell yourself.

cover letter

A letter telling an employer that you are applying for a position with the company.



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Applying for a Job

• Read the application form carefully, print neatly, check your answers, and be prepared to discuss your qualifications.

application form

A form used to list personal information, such as your address, phone number, and Social Security number.



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Interviewing for a Job• One way to prepare for an interview is to learn as

much as possible about the company.• Practice your answers to questions that probably

will be asked.• Stress your skills, and be positive.



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Interviewing for a Job

• You may discuss pay and benefits at your interview, depending on the situation.

• Follow up after an interview with a thank you note, even if you do not want the job.



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Evaluating a Job Offer

• Carefully evaluate any offers you receive.• Treat rejection as an opportunity to learn about

what you did and did not do well. • Practice so that you will do better next time.



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Chapter Summary Section 16.1

• A carefully prepared résumé with well-chosen references can make the difference between getting a job and not getting a job.

• Create an electronic résumé, and compile a portfolio of work samples to showcase your skills.

Finding Jobs



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• You can find job leads by networking, through school resources, in printed ads, through Internet resources, and through employment agencies.

Finding Jobs



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• When you apply for a job, you must sell yourself through a well-written cover letter and a complete application form.

• Prepare for a job interview to make a good impression on a potential employer.

Getting a Job



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• Be neat and clean in your general appearance, listen carefully, and give short, honest answers to questions.

• Follow up afterward with a note, and carefully evaluate any offers you receive.

Getting a Job



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ReviewReview

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Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.

The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.



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résumé currículumA written summary of a job seeker’s work experience, education, skills, and interests.

Un resumen escrito del trabajo, la educación, las habilidades y los intereses de alguien que busca empleo.

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chronological résumé currículum

cronológicoA résumé in which the information is organized by work experience in reverse time order.

Un currículum en el que la experiencia laboral está organizada en reverso.

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skills-based résumé currículum

basado en habilidadesA résumé focusing on

workplace skills and giving examples of how you have used the skills.

Currículum que se enfoca en las habilidades que se tienen y que da ejemplos de cómo se han usado.

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reference persona que hace

una recomendaciónA person your potential employer can contact to learn more about you.

Una persona con quien tu empleador potencial podría comunicarse para saber más acerca de ti.

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portfolio carpeta de trabajos

A collection of work samples that demonstrates your skills.

Colección de muestras de trabajo que demuestran tus habilidades.

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job lead información

sobre un trabajo

Information about a specific job opening.

Información sobre un trabajo específico disponible.

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networking establecer contactosUsing personal contacts to find a job.

Usar contactos personales para conseguir un trabajo.

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suitable conveniente

Right for the circumstances.

Apto para las circunstancias.

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criteria criteriosStandards. Normas.

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cover letter carta de

presentaciónA letter telling an employer that you are applying for a position with the company.

Una carta que le dice al empleador que te solicitas para un puesto en su compañía.

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application form solicitudA form used to list personal information, such as your address, phone number, and Social Security number.

Un formulario que se usa para recopilar información personal como la dirección, el número telefónico y el número de seguro social.

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compensation package indemnización

extraPay and any additional benefits that an employer offers.

Salario y beneficios adicionales que ofrece un empleador.

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favorable favorablePositive. Positivo.

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significant significativoImportant. Importante.

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