Labor Laws: Use the NYS Dept. of Labor website to answer the following: What are Labor Standards? What is the minimum wage? __________ What are meal guidelines? What are the labor laws for kids under 18? How are migrant workers protected? Why are migrant workers important in our society? Exercise 1: KNOWING YOUR CODE” “HOLLAND One way of exploring careers is by looking at occupations according to occupational interest. John Holland conducted research that divided jobs and job seekers into six broad categories: REALISTIC, INVESTIGATIVE, ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, ENTERPRISING, CONVENTIONAL Your Holland Code is a generalization, not likely to be an exact fit. However, it might help you discover where you can find occupational satisfaction. There are a number of instruments designed to help you identify your Holland Codes. This condensed survey is not intended to be as accurate or comprehensive as a full instrument. But completing this survey might help you identify the cluster(s) of occupations in which you would have the most interest and get the most satisfaction, and it will give you a place to start your career exploration. Step One: Circle the number of any item–subject, activity, or type of person–that is appealing to you. Leave the rest blank. 1. Farming 18. Setting type for a printing job 34. Attending sports events 2. Advanced math 19. Using a chemistry set 35. Being elected class 3. Being in a play 20. Reading art and music president 4. Studying people in other magazines 36. business machines 21. Helping people solve personal 37. Building things 5. Talking to people at a party problems 38. Doing puzzles 6. Word processing 22. Selling life insurance 39. Fashion design 7. Auto mechanics 23. Type reports 40. Belonging to a club 8. Astronomy 24. Driving a truck 41. Giving speeches 9. Draw or paint 25. Working in a lab 42. Keeping detailed records
Labor Laws: Use the NYS Dept. of Labor website to answer the following: What are Labor Standards? What is the minimum wage? __________ What are meal guidelines? What are the labor laws for kids under 18? How are migrant workers protected? Why are migrant workers important in our society? Exercise 1: KNOWING YOUR “HOLLAND CODE” One way of exploring careers is by looking at occupations according to occupational interest. John Holland conducted research that divided jobs and job seekers into six broad categories: REALISTIC, INVESTIGATIVE, ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, ENTERPRISING, CONVENTIONAL Your Holland Code is a generalization, not likely to be an exact fit. However, it might help you discover where you can find occupational satisfaction. There are a number of instruments designed to help you identify your Holland Codes. This condensed survey is not intended to be as accurate or comprehensive as a full instrument. But completing this survey might help you identify the cluster(s) of occupations in which you would have the most interest and get the most satisfaction, and it will give you a place to start your career exploration. Step One: Circle the number of any item–subject, activity, or type of person–that is appealing to you. Leave the rest blank. 1. Farming 2. Advanced math 3. Being in a play 4. Studying people in other 5. Talking to people at a party 6. Word processing 7. Auto mechanics 8. Astronomy 9. Draw or paint 18. Setting type for a printing job 19. Using a chemistry set 20. Reading art and music magazines 21. Helping people solve personal problems 22. Selling life insurance 23. Type reports 24. Driving a truck 25. Working in a lab 34. Attending sports events 35. Being elected class president 36. business machines 37. Building things 38. Doing puzzles 39. Fashion design 40. Belonging to a club 41. Giving speeches 42. Keeping detailed records
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