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Job Smarts

See how many of your answers to the following questions match the answers supplied in the answer key. This is a Think test. Not all of the questions have a right/wrong answer!

True/False

Type true or false at the angle brackets.

1. Most businesses have a minimum wage policy.

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2. Few companies hire without a job application form.

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3. Getting a social security number is a good idea, but is not required.

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4. In listing jobs you have held on an application, you should generally put your most recent job last.

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5. The best references to supply on an application are relatives.

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6. Answers on a job application are more important than the appearance of the form.

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7. Some people work well under the pressure of a tight schedule.

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8. Some employers think a job is for boys because girls do not bother to apply.

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Multiple Choice

Type the letter of your choice at the marker.

9. If you are unable to plan and stick to a schedule:

a. you may lack self-discipline.
b. you are a free spirit.
c. you have an unusual disease.

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10. If you want a job, you will probably not find:

a. anyone to hire you.
b. the time to work.
c. transportation.
d. a job that pays well above the minimum wage.

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11. To avoid being told by the manager of the supermarket, "Sorry, but you're not old enough," you should:

a. ask Mollie whose Mother works in the supermarket how old employees need to be.
b. ask the manager how old employees need to be.

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Agree/Disagree and Why

Tell whether you agree or disagree at the marker and why.

12. A good way to prevent problems is not to anticipate them.

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13. One of the best sources for finding a job is friends and friends of friends.

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14. Unreasonable teasing indicates that the person doing the teasing has a problem.

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15. Asking for a personal interview is a good way to gain practice in job interviewing.

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16. Sixteen-year-olds can ask to have a personal interview, but they should not expect to get one.

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17. A girl who wants a job known as a "boy's" job, ought to consider why she wants it and how to get it. Then she should go for it.

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18. Since you don't know a potential employer's level of reaction to things like dotting your "i's" with little circles, you might as well exercise your independence.

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19. Providing physical care - touching, helping, or serving people - is work best done by females.

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20. Undervaluing the work of waiters, waitresses, and others who serve the public indicates an underestimation of the job.

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21. People should feel ashamed of doing some kinds of work even though somebody needs to do it.

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22. Putting information on an application about ski teams or swim teams or other outside activities is not a good idea.

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23. Neatness is more important than fashion when you apply for a job.

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24. If you are planning to quit a job you don't like, you should be sure your co-workers know how you feel about it.

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25. If you take pride in your work there is a good chance that others will respect you for it.

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"Job Storming" Answers to Questions

True/False

1. True. Most businesses do have a minimum wage policy.

2. True. Most businesses do require a job application.

3. False. Getting a social security number is not only a good idea; workers are required to have one.

4. False. Generally list your most recent job first.

5. False. Your references should not be relatives. List friends or others who have knowledge of your character.

6. False. If your form is messy and difficult to read, your answers will not count for much. Neatness counts!

7. True. Some people work not only well, but better under pressure. They make time count!

8. True. If girls apply and an employer will not hire them because they are girls, that may be discrimination. Give an employer the benefit of the doubt and apply. Learn the reasons; don't assume.

Multiple Choice

9. "Job Storming" thinks if you are unable to plan and stick to a schedule that you may lack self-discipline. A free-spirited individual may be very self-disciplined. But lacking self-discipline is quite an ordinary "disease." Fortunately, you can be your own doctor for this ailment!

10. "Job Storming" believes if you want a job, you will probably find someone to hire you; the time to work; and transportation. Teen-agers should not expect to get jobs that pay well above the minimum wage. Most jobs will pay at about the minimum wage.

11. "Job Storming" advises you to ask the manager about company policy. Secondhand information may be valid. It may not. The person responsible should have the best information.

Agree/Disagree and Why

12. "Job Storming" disagrees. A good way to prevent problems is to anticipate them. You may not be able to prevent them, even when you see them coming, but at least you can be prepared!

13. "Job Storming" agrees. Let the word out that you want to find a job. People like to help!

14. "Job Storming" agrees. Usually, a person who teases unreasonably (that is, will not stop!) has a problem.

15. "Job Storming" agrees. Asking for a personal interview is a good way to gain practice in job interviewing and may open the door to a job in the future, if not now.

16. "Job Storming" strongly disagrees! Sixteen-year-olds have as much right as an older person to request and receive an interview.

17. "Job Storming" agrees. A girl who wants a job known as a "boy's" job ought to consider why she wants it and how to get it. Then she should go for it.

18. "Job Storming" disagrees. When you don't know a potential employer's level of reaction to things like dotting your "i's" with little circles, take the course of least resistance. Exercise your independence over issues that matter!

19. "Job Storming" disagrees. Human beings, male or female, provide physical care - touching, helping, or serving others. It is a question of concern, not sex. 

20. "Job Storming" agrees. Undervaluing the work of waiters, waitresses, and others who serve the public underestimates the requirements of the job.

21. "Job Storming" strongly disagrees. People should not feel ashamed of doing work that needs doing.

22. "Job Storming" disagrees. Information on an application about outside activities IS a good idea. It makes you an individual.

23. "Job Storming" agrees. Neatness is more important than fashion when you apply for a job.

24. "Job Storming" disagrees. Whether you quit a job you like or one you don't like, leave with as many good feelings behind you as you can. You don't have to lie, just stick with a simple explanation.

25. "Job Storming" agrees! If you take pride in your work there is a good chance that others will respect you for it. Try it! 


Good Luck from "Job Storming"


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