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  JA It's My Job®

  Pre and Post Assessment
• When are you taking this survey?
  Please Select Before the JA program begins After the JA program finished
• Have you had JA before?
  Please Select Yes No I don't remember.
• What is the name of your school:*
• For this class/period, what is your teacher's LAST name:*
  During the class period you taking this survey
• Class Period
  During which class period are you taking this survey?
• What grade are you in:*
  8th9th10th11th12thOther
• Select your school district:*
  Please Select Alburnett Community School District Benton Community School District Cedar Rapids Community School District College Community School District Iowa City Community School District Other - my school district is not listed
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• What is your District ID:*
  🛑 If you are entering more than 10 digits, this is not the correct ID. Educators: If you’re unsure where to locate this ID, please contact JAEI before administering the test. This ID is not the State ID . The correct ID typically consists of 5–8 digits (always fewer than 10). In College Community, this is called the Person ID. In Cedar Rapids, it’s called the Student #.
• Student Name (First and Last):*
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• Student Reflection

• Rate your confidence level,4 is high and 1 is low.*

  Rows	4 Agree	3 Somewhat Agree	2 Somewhat Disagree	1 Disagree
  I have dreams for my future that make me want to work hard.
  I think about what I’m good at and what I like, and how that can help me choose a job someday.
  I am confident that I will be successful in life.
  I know how to get a job.
  How I choose to spend and save my money is important and can affect my future.
  Going to school and working hard now will help me earn money and reach my goals later.
  Starting my own business is part of my future goals.
  I feel empowered to make thoughtful and informed choices about how I spend my money.
  Being on time, working well with others, and solving problems are important skills to have at a job.
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• Student Longitudinal Study Data

• Rate your confidence level, 4 is high and 1 is low.*

  Rows	4 Agree	3 Somewhat Agree	2 Somewhat Disagree	1 Disagree
  I know how to spend and save money carefully.
  I believe I will have a job that will help pay for my needs and wants.
  During JA, I learn about jobs that I did not know existed.
  Doing well in school will help me get a job that lets me buy what I need and want.
  I believe the choices I make about how I spend and save money are important and will impact my life.
  I know what I want to be when I grow up.
  I like and find value in the stories my JA volunteers share about his or her life.
  I might want to own my own business when I grow up.
  I know how to get and keep a job.
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• Program Assessment

  Job Applications and Resumes
• 1.   Why is a job application or resume important to an employer?*
  It demonstrates a potential employee’s good penmanship.It shows where a company is located.It is a useful written representation of a job applicant.It is a form a potential employee can use to keep notes.
• 2.   Fill in the blanks. It is important that job seekers list their ______, ______, _______, and _____ on a resume.*
  possessions, grades, media sites, and bank cardeducation, skills, previous jobs, and contact informationschedule, income sources, training, and credit scorecars, previous addresses, work preferences, and neighbors
• 3.  How would you define the term professional reference?*
  a recommendation from someone you have worked fora recommendation from someone you grew up witha recommendation from someone who understands your travel habitsa recommendation from someone with your personal contact information
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• Cell Phones in the Workplace

• 4.    Which of the following demonstrates good cell phone etiquette in the workplace?*
  keeping your phone off or muted during meetingsa way to share company information with friendssending quick texts during a job interviewchecking social networking sites
• 5.   Which of the following are examples where cell phone use can fulfill a job function?*
  checking the weather for an upcoming business tripchecking the price of a product at two different locationstranslating a phrase into another languageall of the above
• 6.    Fill in the blank. Cell phone rules in the workplace aren’t always clear. If you’re starting a new job, always ask __________for guidance about what is acceptable.*
  a co-workersecurity personnela supervisora past employee
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• Communicating About Yourself

• 7.  Which of the following is proper attire for a job interview?*
  new t-shirt and jeanshat, sunglasses, and sandalsworkout clothesneat, clean clothes with no rips or tears
• 8.  Which of the following are two ways to show you are an active listener?*
  asking “yes” or “no” questions; anticipating a responseusing technology while someone is speaking; thinking about your own thoughtsshowing sensitivity to the person speaking; paraphrasing the speaker’s wordslooking away; being inattentive
• 9.  What behavior demonstrates appropriate manners in the workplace?*
  being on time, saying “please” and “thank you”being a little latesharing sensitive topics with team memberstalking loudly
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• Workplace Communication

• 10.   Which of the following best defines professional workplace communication?*
  a community speakerspeaking clearly, politely, and in an even toneprofessional advice offered by a companypersonal characteristics
• 11. What is the definition of voice modulation?*
  a whisperspeaking dramatically and with emotionthe control of the loudness, pitch or tone of a voicesounding professional
• 12.   What are two topics not typically appropriate for workplace discussion?*
  work schedules and work deadlinesconference travel dates and hotel reservationsoffsite meetings and customer callspolitics and personal problems
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• Interviewing for a Job

• 13. How would you describe a brag sheet?*
  a list of goals you hope to accomplish in the futurea list of your life achievements, key experiences, skills, and employmenta personal recommendation letter for a frienda list of your personal attributes or values
• 14.  Which of the following demonstrates proper behavior during a job interview?*
  checking the timeslouchingmaking eye contactleading the conversation
• 15. What are two questions an applicant might anticipate during a job interview?*
  Tell me about yourself; What is your greatest weakness?Name someone you admire; Describe how your skills can help the organization.Describe a time you successfully adapted to change; Describe a key achievement.All of the above.
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• Workplace Writing

• 16. Fill in the blank. Professional writing documents should be clear, formal, and ______.*
  error freedirected to many audienceshaving only a few grammar mistakesbe four pages or longer
• 17. Professional work-related communications include which of the following?*
  supply lists, lunch orders, personal notesnewsletters, emails, textsdraft documents, greeting cards, graphic organizerssticky notes, tablet paper, notebooks
• 18. Professional emails should do which of the following:*
  be entertaining and informalbe concise and well-organizedtell a storyuse well-known jargon and initials for words
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• Junior Achievement helped me realize the importance of staying in school.*
  Please Select Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree
• The volunteer/instructor made the program more interesting with his/her personal stories.
  Please Select Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree If applicable.
• If a JA volunteer helped with the JA It's My Job program, please enter their name below:
  If applicable.
• How will you use what you learned in Junior Achievement?*
• What impact did your JA volunteer have on your program experience?
  If applicable.
• What lessons made the biggest impact on your understanding of career readiness?*
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