Teacher Information

CAPÍTULO 14
Cómo buscar trabajo

Objectives

• To talk about professions and occupations
• To talk about future events
• To talk about probable events
• To state work qualifications
• To prepare for a job interview

• You may want to have students read the Lectura cultural on pages 412–413 and the Lectura opcional 1 on page 414 of the textbook before beginning this activity.

• Remind students to use the subjunctive tense when completing the second question of Antes de navegar.

• You may want to remind students that they will need to scroll to the bottom of the trabajos.com Web site to find the Buscador de ofertas section. They will then need to enter a profession and/or a location. Tell students that they can select cualquier país or cualquier profesión to get a broader selection.

• You might want to direct students’ attention to the fact that while it is illegal in the United States to specify that candidates be of a particular race, age, gender, marital status, or physical appearance, it is not uncommon for foreign job announcements to do so. Students will also notice that it is recommended that candidates bring a photo of themselves when going on a job interview in Mexico.

Expansion

• Have students investigate what they need to do to prepare for the career of their choice.

• Have students divide into small groups. Ask students to exchange their résumés with another group. Then have them review the résumés as though they were potential employers. Have each group choose the two candidates they would be most likely to interview based solely on the résumé. Then allow time at the end of the activity for students to share their critiques of each other’s résumés.

• Have students investigate the minimum wage in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries. Next, have them convert the wage to U.S. dollars and discuss their findings with the class. Use the Universal Currency Converter (http://www.xe.com/ucc).

• It might be interesting to have students make a list of the jobs available to people within their age range based on the job postings they find on the Internet. Use the list as a basis for discussion of the fact that it is not as common for teenagers to work in Spanish-speaking countries. Explain that this is due to factors such as high unemployment rates, the greater emphasis that is placed on the importance of academics for adolescent youth, and the accompanying idea that parents should provide for their children as a result.