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Study Guide Questions

1.     What percent of today's high school students work an average of 18 hours a week during the school year?
2.     What percent of teens work at full-time or part-time jobs in the summer months?
3.     What legislation was the government's response to the concerns business owners had about the capabilities of the nation's high school graduates?
4.     In the school-to-work program, academic instruction is integrated with what?
5.     Name five part-time jobs that are available to teens in most communities.
6.     Name five places where teens can generally find seasonal employment during summer months.
7.     Explain what "networking" is.
8.     Name five businesses that teens who want to be self-employed might consider trying.
9.     Federal and state laws are designed to protect the teen worker from what in the workplace?
10.     If state laws are stricter than federal laws, which set of laws will apply?
11.     People under the age of 18 cannot work in a meat-packing business. True or false?
12.     People under the age of 18 can operate a forklift./ True or false?
13.     People who are 14 or 15 years old may work during school hours under what conditions?
14.     If a job begins to affect your grades, what should you do?
15.     What can a teen gain from doing volunteer work?
16.     When it's time to fill out a job application, what are you advised to do?
17.     What's the main purpose of your job interview?
18.     Name three things that you should do at a job interview.
19.     How should you handle the situation if friends show up at your workplace?
20.     In most states, work permits are issued for a fee. True or false?
21.     In most places, what do you need to have with you when applying for a work permit?
22.     Why do most teens have minimum-wage jobs?
23.     How can you make yourself more marketable?
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