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Chapter 3
LOOKING FOR A JOB
3.1 Preparing to Look
for a Job
3.2 Finding Job Leads
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PREPARING TO
LOOK FOR A JOB
Objectives
 Describe the importance of
clarifying job goals before
looking for employment
 Explain how to get a
Social Security number
and work permit
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JOB GOALS
 Thinking about job goals
 Benefits of work experience
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Learning occupational skills
Developing employability skills
Establishing a work record
Earning while you learn
Discovering career interests and goals
Recognizing the relationship between education
and work
 Remaining employed after graduation
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Lesson 3.1
GETTING READY
 You need a Social Security number.
 You may need a work permit.
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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
 The government uses this number to
keep track of your earnings.
 Each number is unique.
 Your number remains with you for life.
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WORK PERMIT
 Minors are people who have not
reached the full legal age.
 A work permit is a form issued by
school officials that gives students legal
permission to work during school hours
as part of a work experience education
program.
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Lesson 3.2
FINDING JOB LEADS
Objectives
 Identify different sources
of job leads
 Illustrate how to prepare a
job-lead card
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SOURCES OF JOB LEADS
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Family and friends
In-school sources
Newspaper classified ads
Job service
Private employment agencies
Direct employer contact
Internet
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Lesson 3.2
25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS
FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
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Cashiers
Cooks, except short-order
Stock handlers and baggers
Waiters and waitresses
Janitors and cleaners
Secretaries
Laborers, except construction
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25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS
FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants
Sales workers, apparel
Receptionists
Child-care workers, except private
household
12. Food counter, fountain, and related
occupations
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25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS
FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
13. Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants
14. Supervisors and proprietors, sales
occupations
15. Child-care workers, private household
16. Truck drivers, light
17. Bank tellers
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25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS
FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
18. Construction laborers
19. Garage and service station related
occupations
20. Farm workers
21. Carpenters
22. Bookkeepers and accounting and
auditing clerks
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25 LEADING OCCUPATIONS
FOR WORKERS AGED 16–24
23. General office clerks
24. Groundskeepers and gardeners,
except farmers
25. Computer operators
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Lesson 3.2
KEEPING TRACK
OF JOB LEADS
 Preparing job-lead cards
 A job-lead card is a card on which to
record information and notes about a job
lead.
 Benefits of job-lead cards
 Following through
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PARTS OF JOB-LEAD CARD
Part 1: Job Lead
Part 2: Action Taken
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Source
Date
Type of Position
Person to Contact
Company Name
Address
Phone Numbers
URL
Call Made To
Date
Contact Made With
Date
Results
Date, Time, and Place
of Appointment
 Follow-up
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Lesson 3.2
SAMPLE
JOB-LEAD
CARD
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