Junior AchievementJunior Achievement 4.2 4.2

““Help Wanted”Help Wanted”

Let’s review some vocabulary.Let’s review some vocabulary.

Interest:Interest: Something a person likes to do.Something a person likes to do. Skill:Skill: A developed ability or aptitude a A developed ability or aptitude a

person does well.person does well. Career Cluster:Career Cluster: A way to organize and categorize A way to organize and categorize

career clusters.career clusters.

““Alone we can do so little; together Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”we can do so much.”

- Helen Keller- Helen Keller

Do you agree with Do you agree with this statement? this statement?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

During your time with JA During your time with JA BizTown, you will be BizTown, you will be

working with others in a working with others in a business. What is the one business. What is the one

way you can support way you can support others?others?

During today’s During today’s lesson you will lesson you will learn about the learn about the skills and talents skills and talents you have to offer you have to offer as you work with as you work with others as part of a others as part of a JA BizTown team.JA BizTown team.

Turn back to page 46; Turn back to page 46; your Interests and Skills your Interests and Skills Inventory. What did you Inventory. What did you learn about yourself?learn about yourself?

It’s important for It’s important for you to remember you to remember what you like to do what you like to do and what you are and what you are good at doing good at doing when you think when you think about what kind of about what kind of job you want at JA job you want at JA BizTown.BizTown.

Your employer will want to hire:Your employer will want to hire:

A good problem-solverA good problem-solver A team playerA team player A good communicatorA good communicator Someone who is detailed in their Someone who is detailed in their

workwork Someone who is punctual (turns up Someone who is punctual (turns up

on time)on time)

What is an employer?What is an employer?

An employer is a person or An employer is a person or business who employs (hires) business who employs (hires)

people, usually for a salary people, usually for a salary (money).(money).

If you work for an employer, you If you work for an employer, you are called an “employee”.are called an “employee”.

Take some time to read Take some time to read the job descriptions for the the job descriptions for the businesses we get to run businesses we get to run

while we are at JA while we are at JA BizTown. Select your BizTown. Select your three favorite jobs.three favorite jobs.

Now that you have picked Now that you have picked your “top three”, let’s look your “top three”, let’s look at the job application you at the job application you

will need to fill out. will need to fill out. (transparency 4-2(transparency 4-2))

Try to pick some Try to pick some jobs that match jobs that match your interests and your interests and skills. Your job skills. Your job application is your application is your first chance to first chance to impress your impress your employer, so take employer, so take time to do a neat, time to do a neat, complete job.complete job.

Please fill out the Word Please fill out the Word Bank on page 53 when Bank on page 53 when

you have completed your you have completed your job application.job application.