UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA STAVROS CENTER PRESENTS:
  • Home
    • Financial advice videos
    • Money in a Minute
  • Income
    • Standards for Earning Income
  • Buy
    • Standards for Buying
  • Save
    • Standards for Saving
  • Credit
    • Standards for Credit
  • Invest
    • Standards for Investing
  • Protect
    • Standards for Protecting and Insuring
    • Risky Business Resources
  • Blog

Use the News

By the USF Stavros Center in Collaboration with TBT NIE and FPES
Picture
Picture
Picture
With generous funding from State Farm
Picture

Old School Classified Ads May Have More Value Than You Think!

12/4/2020

 
Picture
When you think of the Classifieds section of the newspaper, what do you think about? Do you find classifieds in the local newspaper or online? Check out the new student guide we created to accompany this post.
The earliest newsprint ad on American soil was in the Boston News-Letter in 1704.  Printed ads actually date all the way back to 2000 BCE in Egypt. Rather than physically printing the ad on paper (or papyrus at the time), it was etched in the side of a pyramid. Outdoor advertising at its finest. By 59BCE, Rome was printing daily ads in the “Daily Acts” (Acta Diurna), a sort of daily gazette. Check out the history of the “classifieds” in this infographic.
The Evolution of Classified Ads

From Visually.

The classified are not just for selling a boat, a baseball card collection, or kittens; nor are they only for posting a lost pooch. Did you know that the Classified section of the newspaper can provide a starting place for those seeking a job? ​Check out the recent classified in a newspaper like the Tampa Bay Times or use the embedded section.
What kinds of jobs do you see listed? Play around with grouping them into a few categories. What does that look like? Are there any ads listed that interest you? Choose one ad that catches your attention. 
  • Write down the job description. 
  • What requirements must the applicant meet? 
  • Do you meet these requirements? 
  • How much is one financially compensated? 
  • Is the pay per hour or through annual salary? 
  • Does the pay rate surprise you? 
  • How do you think this wage is determined? 
  • Who do you reach out to about the job advertisement? 
  • What contact information is provided? 
  • What other information would you need to make an informed decision? 

Extensions:
  1. Devise your own classified ad and write an advertisement for a job you create. Think about what design and wording will attract the right potential employees. Be sure to include the name of your company, the job title and description, qualification requirements and a (fictitious) way to contact you. <Do not provide personal information.>  Get together with your peers and assemble your ads to make a small classified ad section of your own. 
  2. What jobs interest you? Check out O*Net Online to conduct research on different jobs. 

Florida Literacy Standards:
SS.912.FL.1.1: Discuss that people choose jobs or careers for which they are qualified based on non-income factors, such as job satisfaction, independence, risk, family, or location.
SS.912.FL.1.3: Evaluate ways people can make more informed education, job, or career decisions by evaluating the benefits and costs of different choices.
SS.912.FL.1.4: Analyze the reasons why the wage or salary paid to workers in jobs is usually determined by the labor market and that businesses are generally willing to pay more productive workers higher wages or salaries than less productive workers.

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    July 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

    Picture
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
    • Financial advice videos
    • Money in a Minute
  • Income
    • Standards for Earning Income
  • Buy
    • Standards for Buying
  • Save
    • Standards for Saving
  • Credit
    • Standards for Credit
  • Invest
    • Standards for Investing
  • Protect
    • Standards for Protecting and Insuring
    • Risky Business Resources
  • Blog