CHAPTER 6: FINDING A JOB

AFTER YOU'VE CONTACTED A PERSON ON A JOB-LEAD CARD, YOU SHOULD

• THROW THE JOB LEAD CARD AWAY BECAUSE YOU WON'T NEED IT ANYMORE
• MAKE NOTES ON THE CARD ABOUT THE CONVERSATION
• PASS THE JOB-LEAD CARD ON TO A FRIEND.
• CONGRATULATE YOURSELF

QUINCY ORGANIZED HIS JOB LEADS AND CONTACT LIST IN A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT ENABLED HIM TO STORE THE INFORMATION AND SEARCH ACCORDING TO A PERSON'S NAME OR A BUSINESS' NAME. THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM IS CALLED A 

• WORK PROCESSING PROGRAM
• DATABASE
• JOB LEAD CARD
• JOB REPORT

INFORMATION ABOUT A JOB OPENING IS KNOWN AS A

• JOB LEAD
• JOB MARKET
• WORK PERMIT
• REFERRAL

MANY COMPANIES PRODUCE A DOCUMENT EACH YEAR THAT SUMMARIZES THEIR BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR. THIS DOCUMENT IS KNOWN AS

• AN ANNUAL REPORT
• A DATABASE
• A COMPANY PROFILE
• A COMPANY RESEARCH

ACCORDING TO THE TEXTBOOK, FINDING A GREAT JOB IS A LOT LIKE

• DETECTIVE WORK
• GARDENING
• COACHING A TEAM
• COMPLETING A SCHOOL PROJECT

MANY PEOPLE FIND JOBS BY ASKING PEOPLE THEY KNOW IF THEY KNOW OF JOB OPENINGS. THIS IS KNOWN AS

• CREATING JOB LEADS
• NETWORKING
• GETTING REFERRALS
• CREATING A DATABASE

BY VISITING A COMPANY WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK, YOU CAN LEARN

• HOW MUCH PROFIT THE COMPANY MAKES EVER YEAR.
• HOW MUCH EMPLOYEES ARE PAID
• ABOUT NETWORKING
• WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE TO WORK THERE.

WHEN YOU MAKE A JOB LEAD CARD, YOU SHOULD INCLUDE

• THE PERSON'S NAME, BUSINESS, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
• RESEARCH ON THE PERSON'S COMPANY
• A THANK-YOU NOTE
• A COVER LETTER

WHY DOES A PERSON WHO RESEARCHES A COMPANY STAND OUT AMONG OTHER APPLICANTS?

• BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO DOES RESEARCH IS SMART
• BECAUSE DOING RESEARCH SHOWS YOU PAID ATTENTION IN SCHOOL
• BECAUSE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT YOU ARE SERIOUS AND GENUINELY INTERESTED IN THE COMPANY
• THEY DON'T. EMPLOYERS CONSIDER ALL APPLICANTS EQUALLY.

A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT ALLOWS A MINOR TO HOLD A JOB IS KNOWN AS A

• JOB LEAD
• JOB MARKET
• WORK PERMIT
• REFERRAL