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#1You loe nimls nd he been olunteering t thelocl niml shelter for more thn 4 months. Youeeen toyed with the ide of becoming eterinrin.Your superisors he complimented your dediction tothe cuse nd upon hering tht you were looking for job, offered you prt-time position working Mondythrough Fridy for 3 hours eery dy fter school,mking minimum wge. You would be responsible forhelping mtch potentil dopters to pets, s well swith clening cges, nd wlking the dogs. Best ofll, the eterinrin on stff greed to let you obsereher to lern more bout wht ets do on dily bsis.

You re thrilled bout the opportunity but weredisppointed t the minimum wge offer. also, youwere hoping for weekend shifts to ensure tht you heenough time to do homework on weeknights.

I would choose thIs Job

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#2You decided tht you wnt to get pying job so youcn strt sing for college t this point, you herelly good grdes nd re inestigting progrms thtwould help you become eterinrin one dy. Youpplied t few plces nd got n offer to work s serer t locl diner tht is lwys relly busy (yound your friends go there sometimes). While the pyis minimum wge, nother serer t the diner tells youtht she brings home up to $70 ech shift in tips! Youhe been offered prt-time position working threedys fter school nd one shift on the weekend. Whileyou re excited bout the potentil to se uite bit of

money t this job for college, you will no longer be bleto blnce school, work, nd your olunteer position tthe niml shelter, which you relly loe.

I would choose thIs Job

si a a i j a ( ) j a a i!Finlly, fter your humbling uest for work, the bll is in your court. You getto mke the cll bout which job option you wnt most. While t rst, you willundoubtedly be ttered tht more thn one employer wnts you for the job,

mking the decision cn be stressful.

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Maki the Fial CallAcceptIng And declInIng offers

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____ I aM CONFIDENT THaT I CaN PERFORM THE DUTIES aSKED OF ME; THE TaSKS SEEM REaSONaBLE____ WORK TO BE DONE SEEMS CHaLLENGING aND I CaN LEaRN NEW SKILLS FROM THIS JOB____ WORKING CONDITIONS aRE GOOD (PLaCE IS CLEaN, SaFE, aCCESSIBLE, ETC)____ I FEEL PRETTY COMFORTaBLE WITH THE MaNaGER aND OTHER STaFF,

FROM WHaT I COULD TELL DURING MY INTERvIEW EXPERIENCES____ I WOULD FEEL COMFORTaBLE aSKING MY SUPERvISOR qUESTIONS, aND I THINK

I COULD LEaRN FROM HIM/HER

____ THE COMPaNY HaS a GOOD REPUTaTION FOR TREaTING ITS STaFF WELL____ MY vaLUES aND LIFESTYLE aRE IN LINE WITH THIS COMPaNY; ID BE PROUD TO WORK THERE____ THE PaY IS WHaT I WaS HOPING FOR____ I WILL LEaRN SKILLS HERE THaT I KNOW I CaN aPPLY TO MY FUTURE CaREER PLaNS

pleAse lIst other fActors thAt you would weIgh.

Why might py be less importnt in the long run thn feeling like you re good t for the compny?

be sure to follow your gut when mAkIng your fInAl choIce!When deciding between two jobs, you may want to create a chart ike this:

Rnk on scle from 1-3 (3 = excellent, 2 = good, nd 1 = poor) COMPaNY a COMPaNY B

Tsks seem resonble, interesting, chieble

Job will be chllenging; there is room for growth

I will build skills towrd future creer here

Working conditions

Comfort leel with coworkers

Comfort leel with superisor; pprochble bossBusiness reputtion

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Be sure to thank them for the opportunity to interview and earnmore about their company; keep things as positive as possibe sinceyou may want to re-open that door in the future.

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Now is not the time to kick bck nd relx untilyour job strt dte. Its time to get professionllynd personlly prepred for your new opportunity.

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d ipp i . Keep intouch with your new employer een if you re not

strting right wy. Most employers loe to be remindedtht they he new, responsible worker strting soon!a simple phone cll or emil is enough to conrm yourstrt dte nd express your enthusism.

ogiz p if. Tke cre of some ofthe tsks tht you my not he s much time to doonce you strt working. Clen your room, deelop homework clendr tht fctors in your work shifts,open bnk ccount, do your household chores, etc.

d . si. Mke sure tht your workttire is clen nd ironed.

Mp . One of theworst impressions tht you cn mke is being lte onyour rst dy. Een legitimte excuses for being ltemen nothing to your new boss. Keep in mind tht treltiming might chnge if you re working odd hours, orif you commute during rush hour. Gie yourself mpleroom to rrie t lest 10 minutes erly.

d hm. Red nd memorize themenu, prctice your phone skills, lern more bout thecompny, nd sk friends with jobs for dice. Show upprepred.

Hv m f f j.You wonthe s much free time soon enough, so relx nd get

energized - strt your job refreshed nd rested.

G h. If you he to wke up erlyin the morning, try to get on tht new schedule t lest few dys before you strt your new job.

t g imp ppim f . If you he n importnt ppointment within yourrst few weeks of work, let your superisor know ssoon s possible.

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clss or gym.

rmm, hi j i h ! Keep working towrdyour long term gols. Get educted, nd triningoptions, build experience, push yourself.

use the checklIst below to keep yourself orgAnIzed And ensurethAt you Are As prepAred As you cAn be on your fIrst dAy At work.

JOB OFFER DaTE: __________ JOB STaRT DaTE: __________ JOB STaRT TIME:__________

G E T T I N G R E a D Y F O R Y O U RFIR S T D aY aT W OR K

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Stay Positive!INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR COLLEaGUES; DONT WaIT FOR THEM TO aPPROaCH YOU.REMEMBER, GOOD EYE CONTaCT aND a FIRM HaNDSHaKE.Why might this be good pproch?

INvITE a COLLEaGUE TO JOIN YOU FOR LUNCH (IF aPPROPRIaTE) OR MaKE THE EFFORT TO GET TOKNOW COWORKERS WHEN YOU aRE ON a BREaK.Wht might this demonstrte to your collegues?

avOID WORK-RELaTED GOSSIP aT aLL COSTS!Wht re some dngers of gossiping bout your job or coworkers?

aSK a LOT OF qUESTIONS DURING THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS; THE SOONER YOU LEaRN THEROPES, THE FEWER MISTaKES YOU WILL MaKE.Will sking for help from your boss mke you nerous? Why might your boss pprecite uestions?

OBSERvE NON-vERBaL CUES TO BETTER UNDERSTaND WHaT THE COMPaNY vaLUES.Cn you think of exmples of when ctions spek louder thn words?

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Find plce to et lunch or to grb snck before/fter workRed the employee hndbook to understnd policies on personl clls nd emils, wht to do

when you re sick, holidys when the compny is closed, nd employee benets.Try out the compnys products understnd wht they offer

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Have Fu!Tell fmily nd friends bout your jobStrt thinking bout wht you wnt to se upto buy

LIST MORE WaYS TO HavE FUN aT YOURFIRST WEEK OF WORK:

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you know how to Answer the phoneseems sImple enough but remember thIs Is not your home phoneIi a asa a a a aia si! t a a i a i a d a i i a Aa eiAa ai a a aa

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Scenrio: Motown CfeIts 4:10 t Motown Cfe nd the kitchen is mess fter busy lunchtime. During therush, Joy spilled gllon of sld dressing on the oor nd three serers re getting the

mess clened up. Joy is not helping, nd is, in fct, no where to be seen.

Steen opens the bck door where serers sometimes tke cigrette breks, nd nds

Joy smoking nd tlking on her cell phone. Joy, would you come inside nd help out?Steen sked. Hng on Mom, Joy sid in the phone. Clening the counters is Crlos

job tody. I didnt get chnce to tke my brek, so Im tking it now. Steen rised hisoice little, This is n unusul sitution, nd eeryone else is pitching in to help, now

plese come inside.

Joy informs Steen tht she hs to rell ll the slt nd pepper shkers nd wipe the

tbles. She explins tht she is scheduled to lee t 4:30 nd if she helps with thtmess shell be lte. Steen sys, Joy, this is exctly wht I ws getting t before we wereinterrupted this morning. There re two people inside helping Crlos with tht mess,

becuse theyre his co-workers nd the sld dressingwhich you spilledis much morethn he would normlly he to clen.

Joy replied, sying I didnt do it on purpose, nd I ws busy with my tbles. It isnt my

fult he got the counter job tody.

Joy, Steen went on, this is prt of pttern with you. For exmple, during lunch tody,

I sw guest sk you for sod rell, nd you told him tht it wsnt your tble! Joyinterrupted, It wsnt! I dont get tips from tht tble! and nother thing, Steen wenton, Meliss sked if you could tke tble of 7 t 3:30, nd you told her tht you didnt

he big enough tble in your section. But you hd 3 smller tbles right next to one

nother tht were empty. Wht were you thinking?

Seting guests is Melisss job, nd they were ll old ldiesthey tke too long to ordernd etnd they probbly wouldnt een tip me right, replied Joy. She strted to wlkout nd Steen sid shrply, Your ttitude simply hs to chnge! Whteer, Joymumbled s she wlked inside. There re plenty of resturnts in Mnhttn.

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scenArIo 1:Jessic wkes up t 7 m with feer nd the u. She hs job prepping sndwiches t locl deli nd she issupposed to report to work t 9m. She is too sick to work, especilly becuse she hndles food, but the policyt her job is tht she must nd nother employee to coer if she cnt mke her shift. Jessic knows tht her onefriend t work is out of town nd she doesnt he ny other coworkers contct informtion t home with her,other thn her mngers cell phone number. She thinks her mnger is lredy t work opening the deli. whh h ?

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scenArIo 2:It is My, nd Smuels cousin is getting mrried in few months. His cousin hs sked him to be best mn t thewedding. Smuel knows tht July (the month of the wedding) is busy month t work, nd he lso oerherdnother collegue mention tht she is plnning to go on ction during the sme week s the wedding. Smueldoesnt nd his mnger to be ery exible bout reuesting time off, so hes too nerous to sk for it. Howshould he hndle this sitution?

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you wIll never be Able to keep A Job for very long or move up to A

better posItIon If you dont Act lIke A professIonAl. It seems sImplebut mAny people lose theIr Jobs becAuse they do not follow thIs rule.

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Plese red the following situtions. Then, circle the letter tht you think is themost pproprite nd best response nd brek into smll groups nd discuss thertionle behind your decisions.

Professioalism 101

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scenArIo 3:

Shnte loes chtting online with her friends. at her new job, she looked through the Employee Hndbooknd noticed tht it explicitly sys, no personl internet usge or phone clls during work hours which seemsridiculous to Shnte. Tht sid, she loes her new job nd doesnt wnt to get into trouble. She knows tht herfriends re plnning to meet fter work but she cnt get the detils on when nd where to meet them withoutchecking her emil or IMing them. Wht should Shnte do?

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scenArIo 4:an got into ght with her boyfriend lst night. They were both pretty upset when they hung up the phone. Shewoke up this morning thinking bout him nd relized she tht needed to pologize, but she hs to be t work t7m nd she knows he wont be wke tht erly. She wont get off work until fter 2pm, nd by then hell be this job. an doesnt wnt to wit until lter to cll him becuse she doesnt wnt him to sty md nd she knowsshell feel preoccupied t work ll dy thinking bout him. Wht should she do?

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scenArIo 5:Joe is pretty sure tht he sw his coworker put the wrong miling lbel on box tht they re sending to client.

They re sending out few boxes with importnt informtion to seerl different compnies. Joe is new on thejob, nd its the rst time hes worked with this prticulr coworker. He ssumes tht the coworker wouldntpurposely mislbel the box, nd doesnt wnt to get on his bd side, but he lso doesnt wnt them to mke bigmistke. Choose the best wy for Joe to del with this sitution.

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Getting the job done nd mybe tking uickbrek to reliee some tension.

Not joining in on the gossip trin (becuse

you know if they re tlking bout others theymight strt tlking bout you).

Wering something tht is pproprite to theenironment you work in while still showing

your personl style.

Csully strt conerstion it doesnt hurtto he more friends but you know you

dont wnt the drm of dting coworker.

You only use it when bsolutely necessrynd mke sure tht it does not get in the wy

of your work.

On the surfce you re nice nd keep upfriendly ibes, but on the inside you feel free

to secretly despise them

When sked, tell your coworkers the Bsics(you lee out nything tht might be

inpproprite).

Put yourself together, go to work nd ifneeded, tke brek to collect yourself.

Mybe cll friend during lunch.

completely whAckon trAck

Telling your boss you dont wnt to do it, rollingyour eyes, hey sighing, nd then proceedingto do something else.

Telling your coworkers other rumors you he

herd or rtting out the gossipers to your bossnd dding to the ofce drm

Wering the ltest trend to show off yourssets. You wnt to me noticed, so, Why notshow wht your momm ge you?

Wer your hottest outt nd shmelessly irtuntil you he dte besides, your coworkersprobbly he no ide wht is going on!

You re texting mnic becuse you cnneer be too busy t work to tlk to friends.Plus, texting increses your hnd-eyecoordintion.

Who do they think they re? You re notfrid of enemies or ght Eeryone cn feelthe tension nd people re rooting for you

You re shouting TGIFI m going to celebrtethis weekend! Who needs sleep? Prty. While

lso going into detil your plns

Show up looking wful nd explin you justbroke up with your bf/gf then go into detileither bout your reltionship or why/how youbroke up.

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1. Plese red the following exchnges.2. Decide on the best wy to hndle these difcult situtions.3. Then, brek into three groups with two of the groups mking recommendtions to

the third group (the third group will sere s the pnel for mking the nl cll onthe correct pproch).

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) Hey, whts up? Listen, Im going to check out erly this fternoon. I hope thts cool with you.b) Do you he second? Thnks. Would it be possible to lee work one hour erly tody? I he somethingimportnt tht I need to ttend to. I will mke up the time tomorrow if need be.c) I he to lee work erly tody. Theres nothing I cn do bout it becuse I cnt reschedule wht I needto do. Sorry, but I he to tke my friend to the doctor for this procedure nd she hs no other wy of gettingthere.

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li ia i ai . c aia a ia i.) Mrs. Smith, do you he moment to tlk? I need to discuss the fct tht your dughter hs recentlybecome iolent with me. I he been trying to explin to her tht this is not pproprite behior, but I wntedto get your feedbck on the sitution in cse you hd ny ides on how to mke this stop.b) Listen, Mrs. Smith -- your dughter keeps hitting me nd if she doesnt stop it, I just might hit her bck oneof these dys. My ptience is t n end. I dont come to work to get beten up by children.

c) This is my lst wrning. If your dughter does not stop hitting me, I m going to reuest tht she is remoedfrom our cre.

p a a a ai a A . hi i a i i a i aai a i. p i qi ii. c a i a i i iai.

) Pedro lees the room without sying word nd ssumes he understood the directions. He crosses hisngers nd hopes tht nothing bd will hppen.b) Pedro lees the room, but decides to sk his co-worker nd friend Miguel for clriction.c) Pedro repets the directions to his superisor nd sks for conrmtion tht he understood correctly.

ka i a a a . f a a i ai . r, i a i ka aa a i ai. ka a i a a a a i ia i a ii. h, a a, ka a a j ai a. di i i, i. A i a aaa. s ai a i i i a. pa aia aia:

) Kthleen should set up meeting with her superisor nd tell him/her the problem. Then, she should skthe superisor to help her prioritize her tsks.b) Kthleen should nswer phone clls until told otherwise.c) Kthleen should stop nswering the phones nd continue to le becuse tht is wht she ws initilly hiredto do.

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Quick Quiz:

True or False?____ t ii a a a i a i u.s. i aa

i 16.

____ sa aa i a a aa a i aa i a a i a.

____ w a a i i qa a a i aa a 180 a a a a a ii .

____ y a i i a a i .

____ I a a aai i a ii a i i a.

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w i a j, a qi a a aa i ui sa. A e eiiii viai (I-9 f) a . na, a a a I-9 i j.

Go online (http://www.uscis.go/les/form/i-9.pdf) nd print out copy of the I-9 form -

prctice lling it out & become fmilir with identiction documents needed for forms.

i-9employmntelgbl

ty

VrfcatonForm

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Form I-9, EmploymentEligibility Verification

OMB No. 1615-0047; Expires 06/30/08

Please read instructions carefully before completing this form. The instructions must be available during completion of this form.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE: It is illegal to discriminate against work eligible in dividuals. Employers CANNOT

specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee. The refusal to hire an individual because the documents have afuture expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination.

Section 1. Employee Information and Verification. To be completed and signed by employee at the time employment begins.Print Name: Last First Middle Initial Maiden Name

Address (Street Name and Number) Apt. # Date of Birth (month/day/year)

StateCity Zip Code Social Security #

A lawful permanent resident (Alien #) A

A citizen or national of the United StatesI am aware that federal law provides for

imprisonment and/or fines for false statements or

use of false documents in connection with the

completion of this form.An alien authorized to work until

(Alien # or Admission #)

Employee's Signature Date (month/day/year)

Preparer and/or Translator Certification. (To be completed and signed if Section 1 is prepared by a person other than the employee.) I attest, underpenalty of perjury, that I have assisted in the completion of this form and that to the best of my knowledge the information is true and correct.

Address (Street Name and Number, City, State, Zip Code)

Print NamePreparer's/Translator's Signature

Date (month/day/year)

Section 2. Employer Review and Verification. To be completed and signed by employer. Examine one document from List A ORexamine one document from List B and one from List C, as listed on the reverse of this form, and record the title, number andexpiration date, if any, of the document(s).

ANDList B List CORList A

Document title:

Issuing authority:

Document #:

Expiration Date (if any):

Document #:

Expiration Date (if any):

and that to the best of my knowledge the employee is eligible to work in the United States. (State(month/day/year)

employment agencies may omit the date the employee began employment.)

CERTIFICATION - I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I have examined the document(s) presented by the above-named employee, thatthe above-listed document(s) appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee named, that the employee began employment on

Print Name TitleSignature of Employer or Authorized Representative

Date (month/day/year)Business or Organization Name and Address (Street Name and Number, City, State, Zip Code)

B. Date of Rehire (month/day/year) (if applicable)A. New Name (if applicable)

C. If employee's previous grant of work authorization has expired, provide the information below for the document that establishes current employment eligibility.

Document #: Expiration Date (if any):Document Title:

Section 3. Updating and Reverification. To be completed and signed by employer.

l attest, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my knowledge, this employee is eligible to work in the United States, and if the employee presented

document(s), the document(s) l have examined appear to be genuine and to relate to the individual.

Date (month/day/year)Signature of Employer or Authorized Representative

Form I-9 (Rev. 06/05/07) N

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I am (check one of the following):

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maai iwa a a, aiii, a iiii a a a? ti a a a a i ai i ia a. t, i a ii ai a ia (i, i, ). y ai i ii ai aiiia a ai a i, ai. mi ii aiiia a a a aai a. l ii a a a i .

y j . M h hv m im h ( hf h!) mhig j h pig im

ih fi iig mi!

actiity Time Priority

TOTaL HOURS:

P vi igi:

Where Does the Time go?

do you hAve more thAn 24 hoursscheduled Into your typIcAl dAy? wherecAn you get some tIme bAck?

Isthrxtratimlftinyour24houray?doyouwanttoaanactivity,orincrasthtimyouspnononthatyouhavalraylist?explain.

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Nme ________________________ Dte _______

ti ti: wa a i a a aa i?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

t 10 i a a:1. You think coffee is the new wter.

2. Sleep is for the wek.3. Wht dy is it?4. Doesnt eeryone wke up in the middle of the night pnicked bout wht they he to do the next dy?

5. You he not seen your friends in long time.6. Your eyes re bloodshot, hir is frizzy (from pulling of course) nd you he frzzled look.7. Your mood swings re cusing fmily nd friends to wlk on eggshells round you.

8. Eerybody ets (slurps) down their mels s uickly s possible, right?9. You dont eer know wht the wether is like outside, een if you he window.10. You think the world will stop if you tke dy off.

h a a i ?

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1. wh m f your piii? (.g. pig im ih m gifi, ppig m fmi, gig g)

2. wh h hig h hv ? (.g. hm, -i M, g hp f Gm) Hf hv f igi?

3. H i h xiig piiii ih j? d f i? (.g. m g hp f Gm, xpi gifi h I hv im h igh h)

4. li i hg h pv fm pig j (.g. hi i p, hig).H i vm h ?

5. wh m pp h hv hp ? wh hp g p h hg iv? (.g. mv i ih iv h h hig)

I dont wAnt my whole lIfe to be About my Job.

sig j f m h hv hg if i,

pi if ig h h piii. thi h hig h imp : fmi, fi, hh, . a h hig (.g. mmi, piii, hi,

f xi). eihig g /if hp hppi m f i .

how do i balac it ?

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Maya

Mayas

-Maya

Hey Patrick -

y i it is relly hrd to be nncilly independent nd still semoney for the future. The good news is tht most people gure out how tomke it work. and, youre lredy wy hed of most people becuse you he creer pln, know how to nd job, nd he cler gols.

t i i - crete budget nd stick to it.Budgets re gret wy to keep trck of your hrd erned money. Once youunderstnd your pycheck nd know how to budget, you will be much moreprepred to think bout sings nd credit crd responsibilities.

To be nanciay responsibe you shoud:1. la a aBe wre of how much money you ctully tke home reiew the txes ndmke sure there re no errors.

2. pa a aii Budgets re only helpful when they re relistic. If you re big spender inone re, mke sure you cut bck in nother. Your budget should lwysbe blnced.

3. saSings re gret for unexpected expenses, big purchses, or for futureplns. Since you re mking money, try nd se some ech month. Itdds up.

Here are a few tips!

sa i a i Se your py stubs, your receipts, nd your money!Keep it rel - I know I like to spend money on clothes, so I cutbck in other res.Pln - If there is something I relly wnt, I mke sure I cn fford

it before I mke the impulse purchse.

sai a i. Be ptient nd tke smll stepsin the right direction. If you se $10 eery week for twentyyers, youll he oer $10,000 in the bnk (plus interestccrued) enough for mjor purchse.

emAIlfrompAtrIckrodrIguez

Ihaveheardthatitshardtomakegoo

dmoney,especiallywithyourrst

job. Iknowgoingtocollegewouldhelp

meearnmoremoneybutIneedto

startworkingnow. H

owcanIgetbywithanentry-leveljobs

alaryandstill

saveenoughmoneytoenrollintraining,orgotocollegeinafewyears?

I

dontwanttoworkandstillbebroke.

forMoneyMngement

ShwmthMoNeY:-Lernboutthe txesyoupyndwhtbenets retkenfromyourpycheck.

-Plnhed. Ifyouhvebigexpensecoming,mkesureyou re

svingforit.

-Find therightblnceifyouoverspendinonere,try to cutbckinnother.

-arethereothersourcesofincomesidefromyourpycheck?

-Rememberthttobenncillystble,youshouldnotccruedebt,somkesureyourmonthlybudgetis

notinthenegtive.

-Creditcrdsmyseemlikegoodide,butmkesureyoupythemoffbecusethepenlties cnbeveryhighndffectyourfuturegols.

-Putwylittlemoneyttimeforthefuture.Ifyoure tkingsmll steps now,youwillbe betterprepredto rechthesegols.

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g

ua, ai. I a, i i a- a i a ai. ti i a i ia . di a i:

wa i a a a i a-a a ai?

wa i i a i i aa ai?

nOt aBle tO UnDerstAnD

YOUR PaYCHECK?R E a D B E L O W T O G E T W H Y Y O U a R E N O T G E T T I N G W H a T Y O UT H O U G H T Y O U W O U L D !

ap fm Mig y M c: H f p v m. th epi Fi. 2000.

Blw is a saml aychc stub

socIAl securIty tAx

Income tAxmedIcAre tAxstAte or locAl tAxes

heAlth And/or lIfe InsurAnce

retIrement plAntrAnsportAtIon

EaRNINGS RaTE HOURS THIS PERIOD YEaR TO DaTErg 13.02 80 $1,041.60

G P $1,041.60 $12,323.81

DEDUCTIONS STaTUTORYFederl Income Tx -82.19 959.85Socil Security Tx -64.59 764.08

Medicre Tx -15.11 178.70Stte Income Tx -34.27 402.34City Income Tx -3.14 34.50Helth Insurnce -80.00 80.00

net Pay $762.30 $9266.07

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hOw mUCh Do You MAke?I i , a i a i. I a a j, aa a aa a a . I a a j, a a a ai $10 a a a a i 30 . f :

First, multiply your hourly wge by the hours you work per week. Then, mul-tiply your weekly slry by 4.33. This number is your monthly gross income.

Then, clculte your net income. To do this, you should gure out whtpercentge of your income needs to go to txes. This will ry somewherebetween 20-34% depending on how much you ern.

If you re txed 20% of your income, then multiply your monthly income by

.80. This is becuse you will only be tking 80% home. This number is yourmonthly net income.

TIME FRaME CaSH INCOME OTHER MONEY TOTaL INCOME(E.G. SaLaRY) (E.G. TaX REFUND,

LOaN)

Monthly

Weekly

Dily

Totl

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optIonAl expenses cAsh out rAnk In terms of ImportAnce(1 being most importnt)

totAl:

n a a aa aai i, ai? d a a i a a iia ?

whAt cAn I elImInAte? whAt does thIs Add to my Income?

totAl sAvIngs

wAys to IncreAse your Income:

ma , ia , a ii i i a ,i, a .

Check out www.ernbenets.org to see if you re eligible for ny progrms.

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ka i a 20 a a i i, a .s a i a a a a saci . s i a a i j a i ii $7 . s i 35 a ( i).

b i j, ka a i aia. na i i, i i ii , a a . I aii aa, i i $250a aia a $150 f sa.ka i a i i a a ia . ka a a a a a .

QuestIons1. wa i ka a a?

g = _________

n = _________2. A ia, m ca, f sa, a aaia i i?

pa a a aa ka ai, , a i.

TIP:Dont forget to clculte gross ersusnet py. Gross py is your totl pyfor this py period before deductions,reductions nd txes he been sub-

trcted. Net py is your tke-home pyfter reductions; txes nd deductionhe been subtrcted from your grosspy. The net py is the mount depos-ited into your ccount. Remember thttxes pid out should eul bout 20%.

TIP:Mny of Krens in kind benets re

trnsitionl nd therefore time limited.

Conseuently, she should be thinkingbout wys to ern job upgrdes so thtshe cn increse her ernings. Think bout

how Kren would chnge her budgetingfter her 6 month trnsitionl child cre

benets re oer.

takingaClOserookaKan

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1.ev im I hv m vi I hi :)Sing it for something fun lterb)Spending it right wy on myself or othersc)Putting it in the bnk for my future (for college, to strt business, etc)

2.If m ff m h p vig , I m i hi:)Wht? Sings wht? Oh no- Im too young for thtb)Im not mking much nywys now, so Ill think bout it fter Ie been working for

while.c)Sounds good- I wnt to know more!

3.wh I m iig h , I imgi:)Buying ll my friends nd fmily new houses nd crsb)Putting ll the money into high-yield sings ccount or strting businessc)Buying n islnd for myself, becoming recluse, nd neer thinking bout money

gin

4.M i:)The root of ll eilb)a necessry prt of success when used ppropritely

c)Something I m creful to se

5.If I h $50 i m p, I :)Go buy something to tret myself shoes, ideo gme, etc.b)Put it wy until I relly needed itc)Spend it on rious necessities groceries, toothpste, interiew ttire

6. If m j ff m mi h qi $40 fm mph v , I :

)Decline nd hope I dont get sick or reuire medicl creb)Sign up right wyc)assess my budget nd if I dont he $40 to enroll in benets nd Id nd other wys

to cut down my expenses

7.si ig ami hv x v , h I g j, I p :)Ignore tx seson nd hope the goernment doesnt nd out one dyb)Try to ll out the forms myself, sk my prents for help, nd hope I do it rightc)Inestigte if there re free or low-cost tx preprtion serices so I cn mke sure

tht I get tx refund if Im eligible

DOllARS AND SENSEti qi i i a i Quiz

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scorIng: 1) A1, b2, c0 2) A2, b1, c0 3) A1, b0, c2 4) A2 ,b1 ,c0 5) A2, b0, c16) A1, b2, c0 7) A2, b1, c0 8) A2, b1, c0 9) A0, b2, ,c1

what your score?

p -2 i) a i a

a - a i i a- i ai - y a i a a a aa a i f

aa ia - a - ai i i

m c (3-10 i)- y ai a i - y i a a ii i i a - y a ii a a ai, aa a- f , i i a aa i a , aa

- I , a i i a, aa i bi s (a 10 i)- y a a a i a a- y a a a i i a i- wa i i ai i a i i? I a i - y i i a ia a i- sai a a i

8. If I g mf h I ih m, I: )Gie myself n F I cn neer keep trck of money (nd he ctully lost money

before by being creless), spend when I cn, nd hte singb) Gie myself B I feel I m pretty responsible: I try to se when I cn, but I lso

spend when I shouldnt, nd I dont mke enough effort to pln for my future. If I wsgien help on how to be more nncilly secure, I would tke the dice.

c) Be the a+ student In fct, Im probbly too much of penny pincher, neer tretmyself, nd I worry ll the time bout not being ble to se enough money

9. I g i :) Build my credit scoreb) Buy stuff I wnt now without worrying bout money in the bnkc) For emergency purposes only

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Luren lies in Crown Heights in two bedroom prtment with her sister. Luren brings homebout $1150 fter txes. Her prents lso gie her $100 month. Her monthly rent is $700. She

pys $40 month on her Con Edison bill. Her groceries come to bout $40 week. She hs

fmily cell phone pln (with her sister) tht costs bout $45 month. Eery Sundy Luren goesout with fmily nd friends for mel t locl resturnt. This usully costs her $25/week.

Luren lso dontes $10 to her plce of worship eery Sundy.

l pii. sh m gm pfi f h j. lg mi h $12. sh p $20 mh hi. sh p

$70 mh hig i, . l g ihi ig i f h pm h i v xi.

o a , a i p pa. ti a $4 i ( a i) a a a $6 i a

a i. la a $81 a ii mca. s ai aa .

AnAlyze her monthly Income And expenses bAsed onthe scenArIo Above. fInIsh fIllIng out the followIngbudget sheet for lAuren by plAcIng the Amount In theApproprIAte column- eIther expense or Income. In thebAlAnce column, eIther Add (Incomes) or subtrAct(expenses) from prevIous bAlAnce. look In the

pArenthesIs for A clue of how the formulA works.

WHEREDOES AllTHE MoneY GO?

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Nme ________________________ Dte _______

la m b

ti Im exp b

Beginning blnce (1st of the month) $0

Py check $1,150 $1,150 ($0+ $1,150)

Prents $100 $1,250 ($1,150+$100)

Rent $700 $550 ($1,250- $700)

eig b =

H l p m h h h h? o h hv m m f v?

wh hgh h g?

H l impv h i ii?

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Cdit Cards101

Imrtant DisclsursAnnual prcntag Rat (ApR) fr urchassa xed rte through your billing period. Begins with your rst billing period, t rible rte, nd cn rnge. The aPRis bsiclly the totl cost of credit to the consumer, expressed s n nnul percentge of the mount of credit grnted.aPR is intended to mke it esier to compre lenders nd lon options, but it does not represent the totl cost of borrow-ing, becuse tht depends on wht your blnce is oer time.

Variabl rataPRs my ry urterly; py close ttention to it to mke sure you re wre of ny chnges. The Wll Street Journlpublishes the Prime Rte (the interest rte chrged by most bnks to their most creditworthy customers) on the 25th

dy of Dec, Mr, June, nd Sept. as of December 11, 2007, the Prime Rte ws 7.25%

Grac ridsGrce periods refer to the mount of time you he to repy your blnce ech month. Crds offer minimum of 25 dyswithout nnce chrge on new purchses if the blnce is pid in full ech month by the due dte. Grce periods differfrom crd to crd.

Avrag Daily BalancThis is method of computing the blnce used in clculting nnce chrges for purchses. Most credit crd comp-nies trck your blnce dy by dy longside dding chrges (purchses) nd subtrcting pyments s they occur. Toget your nnce chrge they tke the erge of the dily totls nd multiply this by the monthly interest rte. a crdwith n nnul rte of 18 percent would he monthly periodic rte of 1.5 percent. If tht crd hd $500 erge dilyblnce it would yield monthly nnce chrge of $7.50.

Annual Mmbrshi Fs (AMF)Some compnies lso chrge n dditionl nnul membership fee, prticulrly if you he bd or no credit. Try to ndcrds tht dont chrge n nnul membership fee if you cn.

Minimum Financ ChargSome credit crds he minimum nnce chrge ( nnce chrge is the dollr mount you py to use credit. Themount depends in prt on your outstnding blnce nd the aPR), een if the clculted mount of your nncechrge is less. For exmple, your nnce chrge my be clculted to be 35--but if the compnys minimum nncechrge is $1.00, youll py $1.00. a minimum nnce chrge usully pplies only when you must py nnce chrge--tht is, when you crry oer blnce from one billing cycle to the next.

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STOPch v f. chg h h f h v; m f (f xmp,$3.00) pg f h h v (fxmp, 3%)

b-f f. chg h f fm h i (y i mp m h p ff hh . th i f h f h h p h m h h

l-pm f. chg if pm iiv f h

ov-h-i-imi f. chg if g v i imi

ci-imi-i f. chg if f i i i imi

s-p f. chg h i i p

r-im f. chg if p i h h h i f -fif (h i, h )

oh f. sm i mpi hg f if p ph (h i, if g ph f pm f fm h mp) v h fpig i , viig , pviig h m vi. r hifmi i i gm ifh h f hg.

whAt credIt reAlly costs:Clculte the interest pid ech yer if your erge dily blnce is:

aPr $1000 $2000 $3000 $400012% $120 $240 $360 $48013%14%15%16%17%18%

19%20%21%22%

ki a a a a i a i a?

wa, i ii, a 3 i a ii a i a?1.2.

3.

wa a a ii i i i?

ti aa Other fees to look out for :

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Mny people worry tht if their fmilies struggle nncilly, the will lso he hrd time getting by.

How do you brek this cycle when some estimtes show tht 85% of americs welth is in the hndsof 20% of the popultion? Its een worse in some communities, where fewer thn 50% of africnamericns nd Hispnics owned their own homes in 2005, compred to more thn 75% of whites.(Bsed on reserch done by New York Uniersity Economics Professor Edwrd N. Wolff).

You cn strt working on creting different future for yourself.

It tkes hrd work nd scrice but its possible.

1. c p! Deelop personl budget nd set gols for yourself. Mke sure your nncil

gols re in line with your life nd creer gols.

2. k ff. Mny people do not know how much money they mke, or how much they spend.They sign up for credit crds nd he no ide tht those crds cn cost lot of money.

3. sv m. Sounds simple but mny young people wit until they re older to strt sing money,which is huge mistke! If you se $20 eery week for ten yers, youll he oer $10,000 in thebnk.

4. av i . Dont get stuck in job tht doesnt offer you growth opportunities.Continue working towrd your gols. When you ern more, you cn se more.

5. bi . Wht re ssets? assets re things you own, like property. Once you strtccumulting welth, you cn continuously build ssets. For exmple, you cn inest your money inthe stock mrket (mke money off your money), obtin lon from the bnk to purchse home or cr, or strt your own business.

Whydoesitseemlike

therichgetricher

andthepoorgetpoorer?

Chris Rock, in Never Scared, sid tht Sh is rich but the guy who signs his check is welthy. Rockprefers to be welthy. Wht does being welthy men to you? For wht resons might you se money?Exmples: Py for College or Trining; Tke vction; Specil Occsions; Emergency



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Jnury 15, 2008

Hiring Mnger (use nme if possible)

Business Nme

address

Der Hiring Mnger:

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(employee/student) t (work plce or school).

He/She hs the skill set tht mtches the position reuirements.

His/her interests nd lues re lso in line with the mission of your

orgniztions. (This is where your recommender would mention your

ctiities nd experience tht reltes to your t t the job.)

He/She is ery well liked mong his/her peers nd techers/bosses.

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cndidte for this position nd compny. If you he further uestions,

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