This American Life Classified Ads (Act II) 1 How

this american life: classified ads (act ii) 1. how many pages was the aug. 25 sun-times help wanted section? 2. wh

This American Life: Classified Ads (Act II)
1.
How many pages was the Aug. 25 Sun-Times help wanted section?
2.
What was the jobless rate (at the time this show was recorded)?
3.
What is the man’s first name?
4.
What is the woman’s first name?
5.
How long has William been looking for a job?
6.
How many applications does he try to fill out each day?
7.
Name 3 of the restaurants he’s been to over the last 3 days.
8.
She is on her way up to the 40th floor in search of
________________.
9.
What kind of people does she imagine come into the restaurant
after work? (3 words)
10.
How long does she give herself in looking for a job?
11.
What type of job seems to be her last resort?
12.
How does quitting make her look?
13.
What does a “blue card” mean to William?
14.
How old is he?
15.
What action made him realize he had a “real alcohol problem?”
16.
What were Helen’s TWO drugs of choice?
17.
Fill in the blanks: “When you’re 18, you think you’re _________
____ _______ ____________.”
18.
What did William’s mother always tell him?
List 3 qualities about yourself that you would like to bring up in a
job interview. FOR EACH one, give some kind of evidence or story that
proves you have that quality. (For example, if I said I was honest,
I’d tell about the time I found $20 at a store and turned it in to the
lost and found).