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Overview

6 M e topics discussed in t is unit will prepare you for t e job

application process and for employment in t e business
community simulation.

6 M e compre ensive job application and uman relations

activities ask relevant questions t at will encourage you to
t ink about your work abits and ow you spend you
personal time.
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¦ou will prepare

6 ½ Resume

6 Cover Letter

6 Job ½pplication

6 W-4
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Miming

6 M e job application is an integral part of Mean Jeans and will

give you an opportunity to explain w y you would like to
manage a particular business.

6 M e resume, letter of application, and uman relations

activities are part of t e application process.
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usiness Forms

6 ºmployee·s Wit olding ½llowance Certificates (W-4)

6 Job applications

6 Job performance evaluations

6 Notice of employment forms

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u.1 Preparing for Work
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6 [nterviewers often say t at t ey consider extracurricular

activities on a resume just as important as work experience.
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usiness ºt ics

6 e advised t at embellis ing information on a job

application will probably not get you a job.

6 Companies routinely call job applicants· previous employers

to verify job descriptions, salaries, and job titles.

6 M ey also contact colleges and universities to verify t at

applicants actually graduated and old t e degrees
described on t eir resumes
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6 Practice for interviews is extremely important

6 Mock interviews
6 Personal interviews
6 Panel interviews

6 Sample interview questions and tips are on page 28u and 2u2
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6 ¦ou may not get your first c oice of jobs during t e

simulation.

6 Many students apply for t e same management positions,

and sometimes no one applies for a management position at
a business.

6 Rest assured t at even t oug t e businesses are different,

most of t e activities are t e same.

6 ½ll managers write c ecks, posts to a cas book, prepares

payroll, invoice customers, writes business letters, etc.
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Managing Mip

6 W en completing job applications, you are reminded t em

t at your employer is an organization and your supervisor is
a person

6 Refer to page u for formatting instructions for business

letters

6 Many employers today ask student applicants to sign

releases so t at t ey can contact t eir sc ools.
6 M ey want to see student transcripts to look at grades and
attendance
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Managing Mip

6 One of t e forms listed on t e supplies request for eac

business is t e ºmployee·s Wit olding ½llowance
Certificate.

6 M is is not a form t at is printed by t e student or t e

instructor.

6 ¦ou will find it in ½ctivity u.3 on page 305.

6 ¦ou will complete t e W-4 during t e Presimulation Group

½ctivity and give it to your [nstructor.

6 M e instructor will return t e W-4 to eac student during t e

´Getting Ready to Do usinessµ p ase of t e simulation.

6 M e student will be instructed to place t e form in t e Office

File.
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Managing Mip

6 Students will be rewarded for exemplary performance

during t e simulation by recognizing one or more students
as Manager of t e Week.
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u.2 ºvaluating Job
Performance
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6 ¦ou will be printing your job performance evaluation at t e

beginning of eac workweek.

6 M e [nstructor will be viewing your performance t roug out

t e week.
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Managing Mip

6 For example
6 [f a manager is found off task or out of t e assigned work area, t e
instructor will make a notation under ´½ttitude Moward Workµ on
t e performance evaluation.
6 M e instructor will make a notation under ´½bility to Follow
[nstructions and Use Reference Sourcesµ if a manager asks t e
instructor a question instead of reading t e reference source.
6 Managers will also be rewarded wit positive comments w en
t ey are found doing somet ing good!
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6 1st absence during t e simulation = 6 points

6 2nd absence during t e simulation = 4 points

6 3rd absence during t e simulation = 2 points

6 4t absence during t e simulation = 0 points

6 ºmployees t at are late will be docked one point per eac

late arrival
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6 ºmployee enefits Specialist

6 ºmployment [nterviewer

6 Human Relations Specialist

6 Labor Relations Specialist

6 Mraining Specialist
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Managing Mips

6 [t will be easier for you to be onest wit yourself w en you

evaluate your uman relations skills

6 Meam leaders are asked to report findings to t e class on t e

Human Relations in ½ction activity.