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Managing Your Future – Skills Quiz Can you answer yes to all of these questions?
There are 5 sections to this document
Values, Life Skills & Abilities Other/ Budget Employment Skills
Career Exploration: 2. I know what salary is earned for the career choice I am pursing? 3. I know the hiring outlook for the career choice I am pursing?
4. To learn more about a job, students can often arrange to meet someone in the profession to ask questions and spend a few hours with the person
5. I know how to call, write or email a person to request an informational interview? 6. I understand the connection between the classes I am taking or could take and my career choice?
7. If interested in the military, I know the websites to visit to explore this option? 8. I have an adult person in my life that can help me make decisions about my future?
9. I know where to sign up to attend Career Spotlights, when career speakers come into the building? 10. I know I can arrange to have Junior or Senior Co-op work experience in my schedule?
Values , Life Skills & Abilities: 12. I know the type of salary I want to earn? 13. I know how much education I need to make that type of salary 14. I know my top 3 strengths?
15. I know my top 3 weaknesses? 16. I know what I value (friends, material living, service to others, living with integrity, trust, security)?
17. I know about housing costs?(example I know what 1 bedroom apartment rents for in the area? ) 18. I know what kind of car payment I can afford making 20K or 40K?
19. I know what car insurance costs for 1 year for the vehicle I want? 20. I can cook and plan a healthy, balanced meal? 21. I have shopped for groceries?
22. I can use a washer and dryer? Employment Skills 23. I know the steps needed to get a job? and where the Troy High Job Boards are located in the building? 24. I know the types of questions interviewers often ask during a job interview? 25. I have practiced answering interviewing questions? 26. I have practiced or been taught how to shake an employer's hand? 27. I know how to smile, and introduce myself clearly without mumbling my name? 28. I know how to make eye contact during an interview? 29. I know to ask questions at the end of an interview and have planned out what I will ask? 30. I know what skills and character attributes employers value and look for when they hire? 31. I know what is considered professional dress? And how to dress for an interview? 32. I have practiced filling out a sample employment application? 33. I have asked someone to be my reference for the employment application? 34. I have the reference person's name (correctly spelled first and last name),home or work address, phone number (cell or home) and an email address 35. I have completed a resume? (Career Cruising has a resume builder feature) 36. Someone has reviewed my resume for content, spelling and grammar? 37. I know how to write a cover letter? 38. I know how to write a thank you letter after an interview?
39. I understand the value of a network of contacts? (teachers, coaches, neighbors, friend's parents, family members, church or club members) 40. I am maintaining a written or electronic format of keeping names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for my contacts? 41. I have an email account? 42. I have a professional, appropriate email account name? 43. I have a professional message on my cell phone?
44. I have saved my resume on my home computer/flash drive, O drive of school computer and have it stored my email account. 45. I know that work permits are in the Counseling Office? I know to return it to the Counseling office for a signature? 46. I know that I need to turn in a work permit to my employer if I am under 18? 47. I know how to use job search websites, newspaper classified ads and approach people in my personal network of contacts to find job leads? 48. I know how to upload my resume to a job search website and have gotten permission from my parents to have my personal information on the internet? 49. I have the confidence to ask a business if they are hiring and ask for an employment application? 50. I have talked to my parents about transportation arrangements and hours that I can work before I begin job hunting? 51. I know where my social security card is? I know to put the words "furnished upon employment" in the social security line of my applications. 52. I know where my birth certificate is? 53. If you don't have a license, do you have a picture ID? Do you know where you get one?
54. I am familiar with an I-9 Immigration Documentation form that I need to complete when I become employed? 55. I am familiar with knowing that I will fill out W-4 forms so an employer can take out necessary taxes from my paycheck. 56. I have a bank account? and some employers will ask me to complete a Payroll Direct Deposit Form.
57. I know about the free Troy Career Center (on Stephenson Hwy & 15 Mile in Troy) and that it's resources for job hunting after high school for
Post Secondary Schooling
58. I have toured the school or training place where I might go for more schooling? 59. I understand the connection between the classes I am taking or could take and what colleges require for admission?
60. I know the minimum test score and GPA needed for my 4 year college choice?
61. If you leave your 4 year "live away from home college" after year one, do you know what local community college choices are open to you?
62. Do you know how to research the costs & transfer requirements of classes between a 2year and 4 year college ? 63. Do you know how to do an on line or paper college application?
64. I know how where the scholarship drawer in the Career Room is located? 65. I know how to use my college website to access scholarship info?
66. I know what 1 year of college costs? (tuition, room & board, books)? 67. I have talked with my parents about how my education will be financed? And the portion that I will contribute 68. I know how to go the FAFSA web site (Free application for federal student aid) web site and where to click to begin an application? 69. I know how to create a fastweb free scholarship search account?
70. I know what to give a teacher, when I ask for a teacher letter or recommendation? 71. I know if my college requires a letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor?
72. I know how to access the schedule of when college representatives come to visit THS? Go to THS website, click on Guidance Office Update
73. I plan to meet with college reps in the fall when they come into the building? 74. I know how to check to see if my college does an on-site
visit at my high school for admission? I know how to sign up for an appt? 75. I know the deadline date to apply to my college? 76. I know that there is a
College Night held at Athens in October and that it is for juniors and seniors at Athens and Troy High? 77. I have an appropriate email account name to use when I complete my college applications?
78. I know if I pass the MME, I qualify for $4,000 to use for Michigan tuition costs during my freshman & sophomore years of college? Other/Sample budget
80. I have taken a practice ACT test by Feb. of my Junior year to be prepare for the ACT in March as part of the MME?
81. I know how to log on to Career Cruising from home and access my EDP? 82. I am volunteering in the community or doing community service work? Volunteering helps explore Sample Budget based on $25,000 (Divide by 12 = $2,083 a month)
15.5 % taxes $320.00. The employer will automatically withhold this money.
30 % housing $625.00 (rent =474 + heat=75 + electricity=75 )
12% food $250.00 divided by 4.3 weeks in a month = $58.13
15% auto $313.00 Car payment ($82) + insurance ($70) + gas ($40X4= $160)
2.5% medical $53.00
2.5% debt $53.00
5% entertainment $104.00 (26$ a week) 5% savings $104.00
5% charity $104.00
5% misc $104.00 Hair cuts & gifts & household & car repair 2.5% cell phone $ 53.00 100% $2083.00
*** On this budget you aren't able to afford Cable TV. What kind of car would you drive, if a car payment was just 82$ a month
Based on $35,000 (divided by 12 = $2,916)
15.5 % taxes $452.00
30 % housing $875.00 (rent =600 + heat=100 + electricity=100 CABLE $75 )
12% food $350.00 divided by 4.3 weeks = $81.37
15% auto $437.00 Car payment (150) + insurance (90) + gas 49X4=197)
2.5% medical $7300
2.5% debt $73.00
5% entertainment $146.00 (36$ a week) 5% savings $146.00
5% charity $146.00
5% misc $146.00 Hair cuts & gifts & household
2.5% cell phone $ 73.00 100% $ 2,916 monthly income lheinze08 |
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