May 10 Career Management

Learning Goals:
Continue Unit 6.02 - Produce a career portfolio-
Create a resume, find a position, write a cover letter

Interims need to be signed and returned for a grade.
Bring it back today- - 90
Bring it back on Friday- 85
5 points off each day

Guided Lesson

1. Sample Functional Resume under "Professional Experience"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmtdE3bO04Y&feature=related
You should have at least:
Academic
Sports/Club
Part-time job
Other Talent/Skills

Academic (stress classes that work toward your career goal)

• Studied diligently and have a 3.5 GPA
• Excelled in Honors Biology class. Earned an "A" and developed an understanding of anatomy.
• Assembled a carburetor in Auto Class 1. Repaired an engine. Earned Auto Certification in Brakes.

Softball Team

• Demonstrated to team members the correct way to hold a bat.
• Mentored newer players on game strategies
• Won 2nd place for the 2011-2012 season through team work and dedication to practice.

"2. Find a job: Search on these 2 sites

Students will go to http://www.indeed.com or http://www.simplyhired.com
and find a position that is close to the one they want. Copy and Paste the hiring information to a Word document called "job" and save to your Career Portfolio folder.

"3. Review cover letters at this site and start your cover letter
We are going to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0suKZ-oU8s
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/samplestudentletters/a/studentcoverletters.htm
Make sure you use action verbs, complete sentences, correct spelling and grammar.
You should have an introduction paragraph.
Two additional paragraphs explaining how your skills match job requirements
A conclusion paragraph requesting a job interview.
Save to your Career Portfolio folder as "cover letter"

Miss W will meet with each student today and Friday.
Write down questions you have.

At 10:30 students will finish motivational posters. ALL posters must be finished today.