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My Money - Earning It How Do I Land a Job? Here’s a fun quiz to test your knowledge about getting a job.
1. What is the best way to begin a part-time job search?
A. Call your family and friends, and let them know you are looking for a job. B. Search in the newspaper’s “Help Wanted” ads and on the Internet. C. If you’d like to work at a retail store or restaurant, stop by in person to pick up an application. D. All of the above.
2. Who probably would serve as your best reference for a job at a home improvement store?
A. A relative B. A neighbor whose yard you mow every week for extra money C. Your dogo D. Your best friend
3. The first day of your job your employer will need proof of your identity. Which of the following forms of identification are valid?
A. Your driver’s license B. Your Social Security Card C. Your student identification card D. Both A And B
4. Which tax form will you be asked to complete the first day of your job?
A. W-4 B. I-9 C. W-5 C. I-4
5. Why do you fill out the form listed in question 4?
A. So your employer will know how much money to pay you hourly B. So your employer will know how much money to withhold from your paycheck for taxes C. So your employer will know how many hours a week you are allowed to work D. So your employer will know where you last worked
6. If you claim two allowances on the form mentioned in question 4, more money will be withheld from your paycheck than if you had claimed zero allowances.
A. True B. False
7. Bring a resume with you to your job interview. (A resume is one typed page that lists your contact information, work experience, and skills.)
A. True B. False
8. Teenagers who are 14 and older can work an unlimited number of hours each week as long as those hours don’t conflict with school hours.
A. True B. False
9. If you don’t know the correct dress code for your place of work, what should you do?
A. Try and guess, judging by what everyone else is wearing. B. Ask a co-worker. C. Ask your employer. D. Just wear what feels comfortable.
10. When you go on a job interview, don’t do the following:
A. Take your best friend with you to the interview B. Forget to bring information about other jobs you have had C. Act like you don’t really want the job D. All of the above

ANSWERS: 1. D; 2. B; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. D Source: Adapted from the NEFE Teen Resource Bureau, www.ntrbonline.com 2005.