Student Worksheets - 127 Pages

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Unit 1: Sourcing Information

Includes the main sources of employment in the local area, places where job vacancies are advertised, importance of Intreo, evaluating job advertisements, advantages and disadvantages of certain jobs, time, money etc. that has to be invested when searching for a job.

Unit 2: Investigating a Sample of Jobs

Includes choosing samples of four suitable job vacancies, personal characteristics needed for these jobs, qualifications/skills needed for these jobs, promotional prospects for these jobs, possible effects of working in an unsatisfying and unrewarding job.

Unit 3: Jobsearch Practice

Includes selection procedures used by employers, letter of application for a particular job, Curriculum Vitae (CV), job application form, techniques for contacting potential employers by telephone.

Unit 4: Interview Skills

Includes preparing properly for an interview, taking part in a mock interview, assessing performance.

Unit 5: Pay and Conditions

Includes unemployment assistance available while seeking employment, regulations governing employment, different types of employment, deductions taken from gross pay, advantages/disadvantages of certain jobs

Unit 6: Self-Employment

Includes the advantages/disadvantages of self-employment, preparing questions to ask a visitor who is self-employed, different agencies that help individuals set up their own business, skills/qualities necessary for self-employment