Work: Applying for a Job
3. Discussion, Reading, and Vocabulary #1: Job Applications.
Learn about how to fill out a job application correctly.
Discuss your answers to the following questions with your classmates and instructor:
Take this non-graded Job Applications Quiz to check your understanding and as a preview to the reading in the textbook.
Read the article “Ten Tips for a Great Job Application” on page 48 in Unit 4, “Effective Job Applications” in the Ventures Transitions textbook. Check your comprehension of the main ideas and details and the vocabulary in the article by completing the exercises A and B on page 39 in the book.
4. Listening, Discussion, Reading, and Vocabulary #2: Applying for Jobs Online.
Learn about some sensitive issues related to job applications.
To prepare for the next reading in this unit, watch this Mind Reader video. While you are watching, ask yourself: “How is it possible that this amazing mind reader is able to know so much about complete strangers?”
The video shows how safety, security, and privacy issues are important to consider when sharing information about yourself online. Discuss your answers to the following questions with your classmates and instructor:
Watch this Online Job Scam video.
After you watch the two videos, discuss with your classmates and instructor the following:
Read the article “Online Job Searches: Beware of Scammers!” on page 36 in Unit 4, “Effective Job Applications” in the Ventures Transitions textbook. Check your comprehension of the main ideas and details and the vocabulary in the article by completing the exercises A and B on page 37 in the book.
Practice the vocabulary from the Ventures Transitions textbook Unit 4 with these Unit 4 flashcards.
Flashcards
Test Yourself
Extra resources related to the topics in this unit:
Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appropriately
GFC Learn Free Internet Safety
Google Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum
Jobscout - basic Internet skills you need to find a job
Welcome to USA.gov – Employment: Finding a Job
5. Writing: Fill out a job application.
Practice filling out a job application on the computer.
These days many job applications are online, requiring applicants to fill out a form using a computer. Preview this job application.
It is always a good idea to read the entire form first before you enter anything. Also, anytime you fill out a job application, remember that it will be the first impression the employer gets of you, so it must be neat (no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors!). With that in mind, you may want to print out the application and practice filling it out by hand first.
To complete the assignment, download and fill out the fillable PDF Job Application completely by typing your information in the form. Remember to enter “N/A” or make a line for anything that does not apply to you. Also note that in the Work Experience section, you need to enter your current or most recent job first and enter in other jobs in reverse chronological order.
Please note: For the social security number, telephone number, and other sensitive/private information, you should not enter your real information. Instead, you can use 555-55-5555 for your social security number, for example.
Enter all other information on the form as accurately as possible. Save the filled-in application form and print, sign, and submit it to your instructor. Optionally, you can email the completed form to your instructor. If your application has serious errors, your instructor will return it to you for revision.
This rubric shows how your application will be graded.
This learning unit modified from MiraCosta College EL Civics Employment Advanced Unit.
6. Assessment.
Measure your learning for this unit on Work.
Before you take the quiz, review your class notes, the readings, and vocabulary from this unit.
Take the Unit 4 Quiz: Effective Job Applications.
Best wishes for success in your job hunt! You have all the tools needed to get the job you want.
Be confident and positive!
You have almost completed everything in these Transitions Learning Units!
Continue to the Reflection section.
“Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity ...”
– U.S. President Barack Obama, Jan. 21, 2013 Inauguration Speech