All About You/ Unit 1 Working with Others/ Unit 2 Getting the Job/ Unit 3 After High School

Question What is a value? Give 1 example of a value.

Answer 1 – 10 Things that are most important to you.

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Answer 1 – 20

Question How do values affect your behavior? Give an example

Answer 1 – 30 Your values should help you make decisions. If you are true to your values, your actions will always reflect your values.

Question What is a short term goal? What is a long term goal? Give an example for each.

Answer 1 – 40 Short-term goals are ones that you will achieve in the near future (e.g., in a day, within a week, or possibly within a few months). – Do well on your finals next week Long-term goals are ones that you will achieve over a longer period of time (e.g., one semester, one year, five years, or twenty years). – Go to college

Question True/False: – A good listening technique is to decide how you will respond when the speaker starts talking.

Answer 2 – 10 False!

Question What is body language and how does it affect communication?

Answer 2 – 20 Body language is the way that your gestures, posture, expressions, etc. communicate how you are feeling. When communicating, body language is very important!

Question What are 3 ways that you can tell someone is an active listener?

Answer 2 – 30 Leaned slightly towards the other person, listen and paraphrase, make eye contact, ask questions.

Question What are the six steps of the decision making process?

Answer 2 – 40 1.Identify the decision 2.Gather information 3.Identify the alternatives 4.Evaluate the consequences 5.Choose the best alternative and act on it 6.Evaluate the results

Question What is an interview

Answer 3 – 10 A formal meeting between an employer and job applicant. The job applicant will answer questions to decide if he/she is the right person for the job.

Question What is a cover letter?

Answer 3 – 20 A one page document telling who you are and the job you’re interested in

Question What is a resume?

Answer 3 – 30 A brief summary of personal information, education, skills, etc.

Question What is networking?

Answer 3 – 40 Communicating with people you know that have other connections that could help you get a job

Question This option prepares doctors, lawyers, dentists and veterinarians for the workforce

Answer 4 – 10 Graduate school

Question At this type of school, an associates degree is the highest degree they offer.

Answer 4 – 20 Community College

Question Each branch provides training through on the job assignment, specializes schools, or both

Answer 4 – 30 military on-the-job-training

Question Compare and Contrast Public and Private colleges.

Answer 4 – 40 Private- usually smaller, more expensive, smaller class sizes, usually less sports teams/ extracurricular activities Public- larger, usually less expensive (if in state), lots of majors and class choices, less one-on-one time, usually lots of choices when it comes to extracurricular activities