1.01Employment Opportunities

VOCABULARY Career cluster – jobs or careers that are

closely related. Examples might be RN, LPN, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Phlebotomist

Career Ladder – a progression of related careers. EG. Orderly, LPN, RN, BSN.

Career Lattice – a chart showing related career opportunities with careers in slightly different subject areas placed horizontally and careers requiring more qualifications placed above them

Job description – a brief explanation of a particular job including duties, qualifications needed and opportunities.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES Cooperative education- technical classroom

instruction combined with paid employment directly related to the classroom instruction. School credit is received for both.

Apprenticeship – one of the oldest methods of career preparation, partnership with business, government, industry and school. Training provided in a formal program working under someone else in the field.

Shadowing, job shadowing- short term educational experience that introduces an individual to a career by pairing the student with an employee or agency. Student becomes familiar with duties associated with that occupation

LE CONTINUED Service Learning – work based learning

strategy that combines community service with career and academic learning goals. Students provide volunteer service to public and non-profit agencies or to civic, charitable and governmental organizations in the local community

Field trip – an opportunity for a class to leave the classroom to see content related experiences off the school campus. Short term visit to business or agency expands the learning opportunities.

TYPES OF PAY Hourly – based on number of hours

worked. Good to keep a record. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid (weather, sickness, etc.)

Commission – based on a percentage of the amount of sales.

Salary – set amount of money for performing their duties. Must work til duties complete, do not receive overtime but may be paid for vacation and sick days.

DECISION MAKING PROCESS 1. Identify the decision/problem 2. Identify alternatives (brainstorm, use

various approaches) 3. Choose the best alternative 4. Take action 5. Evaluate the results

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS Ambitious Patient Flexible Productivity accurate

BUSINESS ETHICS Punctuality Honesty Cooperation

COMMUNICATION Verbal nonverbal

SECTION 1.3Objective:Students will demonstrate job seeking

skills

Warmup: Poll EverywhereWhat are some mistakes people make filling out applications?

Lets look at some applications http://www.cteonline.org/portal/default/Curriculum/Viewer/Curriculum?action=2&cmobjid=447473&view=viewer&refcmobjid=393426

Set the scene: The student/s is/are the owner/s of a business, they need to hire someone as an employee.  

Pass out examples of three job applications (see attachment #1-print out a class set and ask students not to write on them so you may use again), have students work in their think/pair/share groups, list the areas they feel are done well or not so well. Give students about 10 minutes to do this activity. Decide as a large group who they would want to interview for their business and why, writing these reactions on the board.

Have students now analyze their own application they brought in as homework according to what the group thought was poor to excellent examples of applications.

Write a paragraph about if they would consider themselves as a potential applicant. This is to be attached to their original application for the teacher to check.

JOB SEEKING SKILLS Application Resume Cover Letter Interviews Follow up letter

APPLICATION GUIDELINES Black/blue ink Read before writing, think through your

answers Answer everything, N/A Be neat, white-out if necessary Spelling!!!! Personal fact sheet- name, title,

address, phone numbers, 3 references, not family

APPLICATION VIDEO

RESUME 1 page only Typed, standard paper, white or off white, easy to

read font Name and address most obvious Leave out personal information (birth date,

marital status, ssn, height, weight, religious preference

Organize chronologically from most recent back Use phrases/incomplete sentences that start with

action verbs. Avoid abbreviations, contractions, perfect

grammar and spelling

INTERVIEW BEHAVIORS Go alone Arrive 10 minutes early (not too early,

NEVER late) Dress well and appropriately for the

job Clean hair, clothes. Good posture and maintain good eye

contact Show enthusiasm Firm handshake when meeting Video example

(CONT’D) Wait until told to be seated Pay attention to body language/your

hands Emphasize positive things about

yourself…brag Be honest Preplan some questions of your own Remain calm and alert Thank the interviewer Send a follow-up letter

(CONT’D) Don’t: Bring anyone Arrive late Wear excessive makeup, jewelry or

perfume Ask about the salary (??) Hesitate to pause and think about

what you are going to say “bad mouth” a former employer Talk a lot about your personal life or

appear to be a know-it-all Lack confidence

COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Tell me a little about yourself Give me an example of a time when

you exercised leadership How do you handle yourself in stressful

situations What is the biggest mistake you ever

made? What did you learn from it? Tell me why I should hire you for this

job What is your greatest accomplishment Describe your ideal job What motivates you?

INTERVIEW VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=epcc9X1aS7o

WHY DID YOU NOT GET HIRED Poor personal appearance Inability to communicate clearly, poor voice, and grammar Lack of planning for a career...no purpose or goals Lack of enthusiasm and confidence in the interview Condemning past employers Failure to look the interviewer in the eye Limp handshake Late to the interview Does not thank the interviewer for his/her time Asks no questions Lack of knowledge about the business or the position

COVER LETTER Always send out with resume Tailor it to the specific company No typing or spelling errors Address it to the person who can hire

you (networking and research) Write it in your own words Show that you know something about

the company and the industry Use terms meaningful to the employer

if possible Limit the use of I, My, Me

FOLLOW-UP LETTER Should always send after an interview Thank them for their time Point out any new information learned Point out anything unusual about

yourself to reinforce yourself to the interviewer

Tell them anything that you forgot to say during the interview

Often the difference between nothing and a second look.

ASSIGNMENTYou will develop your own Career Portfolio using the Career Website.

www.f4k.org Make sure you add all info to your profile!

You will create( See Directions and Rubric) Cover letter (see sample on my wiki) Resume (Enter your info on profile) Thank you Letter Letter of Resignation The Portfolio will due Next Wed September

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