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EMPLOYMENTLearning Goals Expectations Activities6. Knows how to search foremployment.a. Read and interpret employment information innewspaper ads and other print material.b. Use the Internet to locate job openings.c. Describe the importance of personal contactsin the employment search (e.g., the “hiddenjob market”).d. Locate job openings using one or more searchmethod.e. Explain what public and private job placementagencies do and the costs associated witheach.Developing Your Vision, Book 4.Life Skills Activities for Secondary, V-12, Searching for a Job,p. 338-340.Making It on Your Own, How Do I Find A Job? p. 3.Making It on Your Own, Learn More About Finding Jobs, p.3-6.Making It on Your Own, Reading Job Advertisements, p. 7.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Job Hunting, p. 41-47.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Newspaper Ads, p. 72-77;79-81.Pocket Guide, Employment, p. 20-21.f. Describe services offered by and utilize thelocal department of employment training.Pocket Guide Instructions, Employment, p. 23-27.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #5.g. Apply to at least one job.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #6.SEALS II, Ask Wendy, p. 23.SEALS II, Getting Ready for Work, p. 24.Young Person’s Guide, C. 6, 7, 8, and 13.Mapping Your Future, Conducting the Job Search –http://mapping-your-future.org/planning/thejobse.htmLife Skills Guidebook 37©2004 by Casey Family Programs.