1 st period questions:

What is a dossier? A collection of important papers

What are unconventional/weakness questions? We’ll go over these next week.

Who will the “Industry Team” be comprised of? Your peers who are interested in pursuing a career in a similar field.

How to write a cover letter, thank you note, and comparison between Lifestyle Inventory and achievable lifestyle. I will teach you about these next week.

How many questions are needed for the interview? About 6 interview questions and 2 or 3 good follow up questions.

How long is the essay? There are no length requirements—long enough to answer all my questions.

How long is the research report? See above.

What do I need to include in a thank you note? In addition to literally saying thank you for the interview, you will also mention something specific from the interview that you enjoyed, and reiterate your desire to work for that company.

What should I include in a reflection essay? Answers to all the questions I asked on the Details sheet.

What do I put in a cover letter? A cover letter is a letter you send in with a resume. It is addressed to the person interviewing you and gives them additional information about you that doesn’t show up in your resume.

How do I prepare for the interview? You’ll choose some sample questions and have a partner practice with you.

What are basic interview questions? I’ll share some of these with you next week.

What do I include in my Portfolio before I turn it in? Look at the Documents section of the posters.

How many Interview questions should I be prepared for? Approximately 6.

What can I include in my thank you note? In addition to literally saying thank you for the interview, you will also mention something specific from the interview that you enjoyed, and reiterate your desire to work for that company.

Is it going to be hard like unit 2? If you use your class time to work, no. If you waste your time and procrastinate, yes.

What would I need to add to my portfolio to present? (as in to finish out your senior presentation?) you need to add you personal qualities form, your exemplary works, and any additional portfolio tools you want to talk about.

How long will this project take? 2 months.

Are we going to talk to real people from the industry about our occupation and interviews? You are highly encouraged to set up personal interviews with people in your industry. If you need connections, Ms. Irish may be able to help.

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What is a dossier? A collection of important documents.

How do I make a portfolio? Complete all the required documents (including a Table of Contents page), put them in a small notebook or folder, and turn it in to Ms. McClain

What are good interview questions? I will share examples with you in class.

What should I include in a Lifestyle Analysis Essay? A comparison between what the lifestyle you want costs and the lifestyle you will be able to afford with the career you have chosen to research. You’ll talk about housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment, gadgets, insurance, etc. Everything that makes up a lifestyle.

How do I make a reasonable future resume? You’ll base the information in this resume on the research report information you will have collected. You will write a resume showing what you have accomplished in the next few years based on your research and your plans.

Can I change careers if I change my mind? Yes, but the sooner the better. You must turn in a complete portfolio for whichever career you present on. If you change your mind in January, that will make it difficult for you.

How long does the presentation have to be for this unit? Approximately 10-15 minutes

What are we doing? I’m confused. (Since you were absent when we unpacked this unit, you should start by reading all of the project instructions.) You are doing an in-depth analysis of a career of your choice to discover everything you have to do to succeed in that career—including education/training, internships, interviewing, etc. You’re also creating support documents you’ll need for success such as a couple of different resumes and cover letters for different points in your life so you can see the difference between an high school resume, college/early training resume, and experienced career resume. You’ll be part of an interview team and be interviewed for a job in your selected field. You’ll do some analysis and reflection on what you want out of life and how well your plan for yourself matches up with your vision of your future. You’ll end the unit (semester exam) with a presentation of your ten year plan—this presentation is about a 90% match with your required senior presentation for Knight Skills.

How many interview questions? About 6 interview questions and 2 or 3 good follow up questions.

How to write interview questions. I’ll teach you with a plethora of examples and put examples on our website for you to access and tweak to use in the interview. These examples include questions for the interviewer to ask and for the interviewee to ask.

What questions do we have to ask after the interview? I’ll show you some examples. Basically, you’re asking clarifying questions about the position and/or the company. This time is an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve done a little research into the company and/or to show that you have some understanding of some aspects of the job and/or that you’ve thought about the potential work environment. You can also use these questions to show your work ethic and desire for success.

How do you do a Lifestyle Presentation? I have detailed outline created for you. The subtopics of the outline are the same as your senior presentation outline for Knight Skills. Under each subheading, I have specific questions for you to address—these questions are based on the research you will have completed.

How does a professional thank you note look? I will show you some examples. You’ll need to include something specific from the interview.

Does the presentation have to be 10-15 minutes long? This timeframe is an estimate on my part based on what I have required you to include and based on years of experience and based on your senior presentation requirements.

What do you include in your cover letter? The cover letter is a narrative expressing your interest in a specific position within a company. It is an opportunity to tell your potential employers something about yourself that doesn’t show up on your resume and would pique their interest in you as an employee. I’ll show you some examples.

What should you thank them for? You send the thank you letter immediately after the interview thanking them for interviewing you. You mention something specific from the interview that you found interesting or intriguing or that you appreciate about the people or the company. I’ll show you some examples.

When is this project due? The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

2 nd period questions:

What kind of questions will be asked in the interview panel? Questions about your skills, experience, education, philosophy, strengths, weaknesses, etc. We’ll look at some examples together.

What specific courses will I need to complete to achieve my career goal? You’ll find out when you do your research.

How will I prepare for the interview panel? You’ll choose some sample questions and have a partner practice with you.

When is it due? The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

An example of the project. We’ll look at examples of parts of it.

That we get warnings on upcoming projects/assignments. The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th. (I also gave you a syllabus and a year at a glance)

How long is this? 2 months

What are simple steps in com? I don’t understand this question.

What’s a dossier? A collection of important documents

How much time in class do we have to cry? 5 minutes spread out over 2 months.

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What kind of questions will be asked in the interview panel? I will give you some examples in class and put them on our website for your reference as you write questions. You’ll answer questions about your qualifications for the position and your fit within the company.

What specific courses will I need to complete to achieve my career goal? You will discover this answer as you do your research. It’s part of the required research questions.

When will we start the lessons? Dec. 1st.

Is the Works Cited supposed to have any specific websites, books, etc.? You will be carefully selecting all of your own sources. I am not requiring any specific ones from you for this project.

Will the resume be completely made up? Much of it will be—it will be based on your education/training plans which should be based on what you discover in your career research.

What do we need for the internship information? The name of the company; the location of the company; the company’s mission statement/philosophy/objective; the position; a description of the duties of the position; the educational/training/experience requirements of the position.

Interview attire? We will talk about appropriate attire but I will not require you to dress up for your interview.

What to compare in analysis essay. A comparison between what the lifestyle you want costs and the lifestyle you will be able to afford with the career you have chosen to research. You’ll talk about housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment, gadgets, insurance, etc. Everything that makes up a lifestyle.

When is the professional thank you note due? January 9th. The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th. In real life, you would want to deliver the thank you note within 24 hours, but yours is not due to me until January 9th because you’ll include it in your Portfolio.

Will there be an outline? Yes. The detailed questions sheets that were taped to the desk as you unpacked were in the form of an outline for each piece. Those documents are available on our class website under Unit 3.

I would still like to know how much time in class do we have to cry? You’re now down to 4 minutes.

What makes good interview questions to truly judge someone? Questions about your skills, experience, education, philosophy, strengths, weaknesses, etc. We’ll look at some examples together. I will give you some examples in class and put them on our website for your reference as you write questions. You’ll answer questions about your qualifications for the position and your fit within the

company. After the interview, you’re asking clarifying questions about the position and/or the company. This time is an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve done a little research into the company and/or to show that you have some understanding of some aspects of the job and/or that you’ve thought about the potential work environment. You can also use these questions to show your work ethic and desire for success.

Are we writing an original essay and a reflection? Yes, and then some. You’ll write several papers: research report, analysis essay, 2 cover letters, 2 resumes, a thank you letter, a lifestyle reflection, a list of goals for the next ten years, interview questions, a company dossier, and an interview reflection.

How many sources do we need like to really know specifics about the company and its best fit individually? You should be able to find all of the company information in one or two sites. You’ll need additional resources for your research report though discovering all the different requirements to be eligible to be hired by this company.

Interview questions. You will ask questions about skills, experience, education, philosophy, strengths, weaknesses, etc. We’ll look at some examples together. I will give you some examples in class and put them on our website for your reference as you write questions. You’ll answer questions about your qualifications for the position and your fit within the company. After the interview, you’re asking clarifying questions about the position and/or the company. This time is an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve done a little research into the company and/or to show that you have some understanding of some aspects of the job and/or that you’ve thought about the potential work environment. You can also use these questions to show your work ethic and desire for success.

Can I get help for these assignments in order to be able to understand all this really well? Yes! Especially if you ask when you need help. Remember that I can predict what you might need help on, but I can’t read minds.

What is required for the thank you note? You send the thank you letter immediately after the interview (within 24 hours in real life ) thanking them for interviewing you. You mention something specific from the interview that you found interesting or intriguing or that you appreciate about the people or the company. I’ll show you some examples. (Your thank you note is due January 9th as part of your professional portfolio.)

What do we need in the presentation? You’ll be presenting on your research report information, your resume and cover letter, your goals for the next 10 years, your lifestyle reflection, the suitability of your career choice, and the feasibility of accomplishing your goals. Basically, you’re explaining your post high school goals and how you’re going to get there. Using a PowerPoint or a Prezi as a presentation tool, you will address the following subtopics: Who are you? Where are you going? What experiences have impacted you so far? School Work [Optional!!!] How am I going to get there? Conclusion. (The full outline with guiding questions is posted on our website in the Detailed Questions sheet under Presentation. Check it out.)

3 rd period questions:

When it’s due: The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

How much time will we have in class? Every day we’re in class in November, December, and January.

What’s a cover letter? A letter you send in with a resume. It is addressed to the person interviewing you and gives them additional information about you that doesn’t show up in your resume.

What should the essay encompass at its true base? There are a few “essays”. You’ll be writing about your career requirements, your desired and achievable lifestyle, your desired companies, your interview experience, etc.

How much time do we have to complete this? About 2 months.

Do we research in class? Yes, but you are welcome to work on it at home too.

What if the career doesn’t seem suitable, but you have the dedication to do it? Your career is your choice. If it doesn’t seem suitable, but you want to pursue it anyway, that’s up to you.

Elaborate more on the report. The research report? You’re explaining all about the requirements it takes to be prepared in a specific career of your choice and then what that career actually looks like in action.

Timeline: The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

Examples: yes, there will be some.

Expectations (clear cut): not sure what else you want to know. Everything you need is written exactly as I want it on the documents I provided and had you analyze. I’ll need a more specific question to address this concern.

How long will this project take? 2 months.

How do we write an essay on how prepared we are? It’s about the preparation you’ve done so far and about what you are willing to do compared with what is required. (If you hate going to school and plan to be a lawyer, how prepared are

you to attend school for the next 8-10 years to achieve you dream? If you want to be a biologist but hate science and stopped taking math as soon as you could, how prepared are you to pursue your studies in college? If you want to be an entrepreneur and are currently working a job in the field you want to pursue, have read every article you can find about starting your own business, and can’t wait to start college and major in business management, how prepared are you to achieve your dream?)

Documents. Not quite sure what the question is here. You will have to turn in documents, yes. They are listed on the posters under the section titled “Documents”. They are also listed on the assignment sheet and on the Detailed Questions sheet, both of which are posted on our website (and the assignment sheet is in your binder).

How long will this unit take? 2 months.

When is it due? : The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

When do we start? Officially Monday, but you have all the information now. You could begin researching today.

How many assignments total are being submitted? About 12 pieces.

How long will the whole unit take to complete? 2 months.

How to speak louder. You need to stand up straight, take a deep breath, and speak from your diaphragm to the back wall.

What’s in a dossier? You’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

What will be in the thank you letter? In addition to literally saying thank you for the interview, you will also mention something specific from the interview that you enjoyed, and reiterate your desire to work for that company.

What is the Lifestyle Inventory? It is a document you completed in Knight Skill last year in which you determined how much it would cost to lead the life you want. (You can revise it for this year to be more up to date if you want.)

How long will this take? 2 months.

What’s the difference between lifestyle and Lifestyle Inventory? The Lifestyle Inventory helps you put a price on the lifestyle you want.

Better info for 7? After you have completed all the research for your company and career, analyzed your lifestyle desires, and reflected on what you are actually willing to do, write an essay in which you reflect on how plausible your career goals are.

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Interview questions. You will ask questions about skills, experience, education, philosophy, strengths, weaknesses, etc. We’ll look at some examples together. I will give you some examples in class and put them on our website for your reference as you write questions. You’ll answer questions about your qualifications for the position and your fit within the company. After the interview, you’re asking clarifying questions about the position and/or the company. This time is an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve done a little research into the company and/or to show that you have some understanding of some aspects of the job and/or that you’ve thought about the potential work environment. You can also use these questions to show your work ethic and desire for success.

What constitutes an interview question? See previous answer above.

How do I set up an interview and where is the interview? For this project I will set up the interview for you in the library. In real life, you will submit an application, resume, and cover letter to a company and your potential employer will contact you to set up an interview at a designated location (if he/she is interested in you based on the paper work you submit).

Are we able to job shadow while this is happening? Yes.

What is penalties for improper presentation time management? I’m not quite sure I understand the question, but I’ll give it a go! The 10-15 minute time frame is an approximation of how long it will take you to share everything that is required. I

cannot permit you to take much longer than 15 minutes because everyone needs an opportunity to present so I have to manage class time in that manner. If you mismanage your time and are not ready to present…this presentation is your final exam. You cannot earn credit for the course without completing your final exam. You will earn an incomplete for the course if you don’t finish and present before the end of January.

How many interview questions do we need? About 6 as the interviewer and about 2-3 as the interviewee.

Is it just a 2 person interview? No. You will be grouped together into Industry Teams based on your career choices (i.e. one Industry Team will be for medical personnel, one Industry Team will be for engineers, etc.)

What does it mean by coming up with a company name? You will conduct research and find a company for whom you are interested in working in real life.

What needs to be included in the interview questions? You will ask questions about skills, experience, education, philosophy, strengths, weaknesses, etc. We’ll look at some examples together. I will give you some examples in class and put them on our website for your reference as you write questions. You’ll answer questions about your qualifications for the position and your fit within the company. After the interview, you’re asking clarifying questions about the position and/or the company. This time is an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve done a little research into the company and/or to show that you have some understanding of some aspects of the job and/or that you’ve thought about the potential work environment. You can also use these questions to show your work ethic and desire for success.

What has to be included in the cover letter? The cover letter is a narrative expressing your interest in a specific position within a company. It is an opportunity to tell your potential employers something about yourself that doesn’t show up on your resume and would pique their interest in you as an employee. I’ll show you some examples.

4 th period questions:

Will we have time in class to make the resume and cover letter? Yes.

Will we have examples? Yes.

Will we be graded on both interviewing and being interviewed? Yes.

How long is this project going to take? Until January 29th

Will you help us when we start it? Yes.

Is there a more direct way to do this? I don’t understand this question.

How long must I present this project? The presentation is 10-15 minutes long.

What will you be looking for job choice wise? I want you to choose a job you would really want.

What did I unpack? 2 assessments from Unit 3—the Interview and the Presentation which include various written documents as well. (You also have the handout I gave you about these projects.)

What is the correct order? Several are intertwined—happening simultaneously, but I numbered them in the order you will most likely begin them.

What are we doing? Researching deeper into your career choice and putting it all together.

What’s going on? We’re learning more about careers, practicing interviews and presentations, creating professional resumes and cover letters, writing analysis essays.

Why am I lost? You need to ask more questions until you are not lost anymore.

Are we focusing on our career? Yes.

Lifestyle Presentation: Can we use notecards—yes, but the same rules apply—you may only speak when looking at your audience (not the screen or the cards!!!!!)

How do we make a dossier? You’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

Is there not another way to learn this info? There are millions of ways to learn information. (not sure to which info you are referring though)

How will we know our future plan? You will develop your own future plan. No one else gets to tell you what to do with your future.

Use correct PowerPoint etiquette? Yes.

Should we have notecards? No, but you may.

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What does a company write up look like? It can be in paragraph form, bulleted info, or a combination thereof. You’ll include important details about the company like who they are, their purpose, their philosophy or mission, how large they are, how long they’ve been around, etc.

How to make a comparison between lifestyle and lifestyle inventory. The Lifestyle Inventory is a form you filled out last year as part of the required documents in your Knight Skills Portfolio (you may want to update this form). The comparison is an essay in which you compare the lifestyle you want to have with the lifestyle you’ll actually be able to afford with the career you have chosen.

What is a dossier and how do you create it? A dossier is a collection of important documents. In this project, your dossier will contain the information you have researched about your company and internship. You will share this dossier with your Industry Team, so it will need to be complete by December 8th.

Research support. I don’t know what you want to know. You’ll have to put this request in the form of a question.

Lifestyle Analysis Essay. The Lifestyle Inventory is a form you filled out last year as part of the required documents in your Knight Skills Portfolio (you may want to update this form). The comparison is an essay in which you compare the lifestyle you want to have with the lifestyle you’ll actually be able to afford with the career you have chosen to research. You’ll talk about housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment, gadgets, insurance, etc. Everything that makes up a lifestyle.

Will you give us a step by step plan to follow when it comes to our research on our career? Yes, it’s already on our website.

When are each of these assignments due? The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.

6 th Period Questions:

Will we be comparing to business leaders, etc.—No.

Will we be working in more groups—a little bit in writing interview questions.

Will we get to practice before we get interviewed—that could happen.

Would we do this in real life? Thank you note even if we don’t get hired? In real life, you send the thank you note immediately after the interview, before a decision has been made. Doing so puts your name in front of the hiring personnel again and ingratiates you to them.

More details about the lifestyle essay: The Lifestyle Inventory is a document you completed as a junior in Knight Skills (you can complete it again this year if you didn’t do it last year or if you want to update it.) You’ll write about the type of lifestyle you would like to live and compare that with the type of lifestyle you can actually afford based on your career choice.

What if they don’t hire you? (Does this have to do with the thank you note? If so, see response above.)

Do we have practice time before our actual interview? You can.

Why is the PowerPoint so long? The 10-15 minute timeframe matches pretty closely with the KS senior presentation time frame. You should need approximately that amount of time to discuss all the parts you need to include. In fact, some may struggle to finish in 15 minutes.

Do you have to compare all basic requirements to specific goals? I don’t understand what this question is asking. To which basic requirements are you referring? Which specific goals? What part of the project? Some of the overall goals of this project include figuring out exactly what you need to do to achieve the goals you have for yourself and determining if your goals are realistic and a good match for what you want in your life.

I would still like to know everything. What the project is on. See responses above. Read the assignment sheet I gave you. Read the posters that everyone else contributed. Basically, you are researching a career, discovering the specific steps it takes to be qualified and hired in this career field, comparing this career choice with the lifestyle you would like to lead, setting some specific goals, and figuring

out how you’re going to achieve your goals. The two main events are the interview and the presentation, but you will also submit paper work, too.

How do we pick a company? You’ll pick 2—they could be the same. The first one is for an internship—a starter place for your first career-job experience. The second is for when you have completed all of your education/training, have some experience, and are looking for your dream-job company. You will conduct research to find an appropriate company for each choice. For the first one, you will begin with a website called InternMatch. For the 2nd one, you will begin with Google or prior knowledge.

What do we put in a 10-15 minute presentation? The exact requirements are written in the detailed question sheet that I had taped to the desk with section 8 Lifestyle Presentation. This document is also on our website under Unit 3. This 10-15 minute presentation is all about the research you’ve done on your career, your required education/training, the company you want to work for, the Lifestyle Inventory, one of your resume and cover letters, etc. It is about 90% (or more) correlated with your senior presentation.

How do you tell if you’ll be suited for a job? You’ll do extensive research to learn a whole lot more about the job, the company, the requirements, the benefits, etc. You’ll compare this information with the type of life you want to live and with what you already know about yourself—your likes and dislikes, your talents and weaknesses, etc.

How do you put together the dossier? You’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

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What is a dossier? A collection of important documents. For this specific project, see the answer just above.

What documents are we supposed to have for our portfolios? Research report, analysis essay, 2 cover letters, 2 resumes, a thank you letter, a lifestyle reflection, a

list of goals for the next ten years, interview questions, a company dossier, and an interview reflection. They are all listed on your assignment sheets, on the Detailed Questions sheets, and on the unpacking posters.

What do we need to know to create a dossier? You’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

Are we going to compare lifestyles with people in our career field? I am not requiring that.

What will the reflection contain? There are 2 of them. One is about your lifestyle and the other is about your interview. For the lifestyle reflection, you’ll talk about the feasibility of attaining your desired lifestyle, how well your work requirements match with your personality, and how well your desired lifestyle matches up with what you’ll be able to afford. There are specific, detailed questions for you to answer in this essay on our website on the Detailed Questions sheet. The Interview Reflection is about how your interview went—how prepared were you, what did you do well on, what did you struggle with, etc.

Are these assignments in order of how we will do them in this class? They are numbered in the order that you will begin them, but not necessarily in the order you will finish each one.

How long should a cover letter be? Short—no more than a page including appropriate business letter headings.

What’s the best way to deliver a thank you note? The best way is to hand deliver it to the secretary. Mail and email are acceptable but not the best. Email is better than mail, only because it’s faster.

What is the difference between lifestyle inventory and achievable lifestyle? The lifestyle inventory helps you put a price on the lifestyle you want. You determine if that lifestyle is achievable by comparing it with what you will earn in the career you are researching.

How to compile all documents into a professional portfolio. Your portfolio will be a small notebook or a folder. All documents will be typed, unwrinkled, spaced correctly, in the order of your Table of Contents, etc.

What kind of content should I include in my presentation? The exact requirements are written in the detailed question sheet that I had taped to the desk with section 8 Lifestyle Presentation. This document is also on our website under Unit 3. This 10-15 minute presentation is all about the research you’ve done on your career, your required education/training, the company you want to work for, the Lifestyle Inventory, one of your resume and cover letters, etc. It is about 90% (or more) correlated with your senior presentation. You’ll be presenting on your research report information, your resume and cover letter, your goals for the next 10 years, your lifestyle reflection, the suitability of your career choice, and the feasibility of accomplishing your goals. Basically, you’re explaining your post high school goals and how you’re going to get there. Using a PowerPoint or a Prezi as a presentation tool, you will address the following subtopics: Who are you? Where are you going? What experiences have impacted you so far? School Work [Optional!!!] How am I going to get there? Conclusion. (The full outline with guiding questions is posted on our website in the Detailed Questions sheet under Presentation. Check it out.)

What is in a dossier? A dossier is a collection of important documents. For this project, you’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

How do we find travel requirements? The travel requirements could be found either on the company webpage and/or in the description of a job posting.

How do we find all the company FAQs? You’ll be reading everything you can about this company on its webpage. You can also often research this company through the Better Business Bureau.

How long is a PowerPoint? 10-15 minutes with as many slides as you need. The exact requirements are written in the detailed question sheet that I had taped to the desk with section 8 Lifestyle Presentation. This document is also on our website under Unit 3. This 10-15 minute presentation is all about the research you’ve done

on your career, your required education/training, the company you want to work for, the Lifestyle Inventory, one of your resume and cover letters, etc. It is about 90% (or more) correlated with your senior presentation. You’ll be presenting on your research report information, your resume and cover letter, your goals for the next 10 years, your lifestyle reflection, the suitability of your career choice, and the feasibility of accomplishing your goals. Basically, you’re explaining your post high school goals and how you’re going to get there. Using a PowerPoint or a Prezi as a presentation tool, you will address the following subtopics: Who are you? Where are you going? What experiences have impacted you so far? School Work [Optional!!!] How am I going to get there? Conclusion. (The full outline with guiding questions is posted on our website in the Detailed Questions sheet under Presentation. Check it out.)

How do we know which career is right for us? You’ll select a career in a field that you find interesting. As you conduct your research on the topics required for the research report, you’ll discover more about the educational/training requirements to which you must commit and you should be able to decide if you’re willing to make that commitment. You’ll also learn more about what you do in this job and you should be able to decide if those tasks are appealing to you on a daily basis or if they will be too challenging or if you will be too bored. You will put together a vision of what kind of future you’d like to have—the lifestyle you’d like to live—and you’ll be able to decide, based on your research, if the career you have selected will be able to provide you with this lifestyle. If not, you’ll have to make some choices. There are a lot of factors to consider when deciding is the career is right for you. Please put a lot of serious thought into the feasibility of accomplishing the requirements and looking at the daily tasks/schedule of a person in this profession. You don’t want to invest a lot of time and/or money into becoming qualified only to discover you hate it! Talking with someone who does this job is a great idea. Ask them what they love about it. Ask them what they hate about it. Ask them what was most challenging in becoming qualified. Ask them, now that they’re in this profession, if they would have made any different choices if they could have a do-over.

What goes in a resume? It depends on your work experience, but basically, you’ll include education and work experience. Entry Level resumes (little or no work experience in the profession) often contain extracurricular info, interests, etc. More experienced professionals emphasize their work experience, leadership on the job, etc.

What’s a dossier? A dossier is a collection of important documents. For this project, you’ll find your internship and research the company. In a Word document, you’ll write up the information you find about the company and the details of what the internship requires. You’ll create a cover letter and resume to show that you meet the requirements for the internship. You’ll give all of these documents to your Industry Team to review and use to write your interview questions.

What exactly are we doing for this project? Please spend 10 minutes or so reading the assignment sheet I gave you and asked you to put in your binder. You’ll be amazed at how many questions that will answer. You should also check out the Detailed Questions sheet I posted on our website. You are doing an in-depth analysis of a career of your choice to discover everything you have to do to succeed in that career—including education/training, internships, interviewing, etc. You’re also creating support documents you’ll need for success such as a couple of different resumes and cover letters for different points in your life so you can see the difference between an high school resume, college/early training resume, and experienced career resume. You’ll be part of an interview team and be interviewed for a job in your selected field. You’ll do some analysis and reflection on what you want out of life and how well your plan for yourself matches up with your vision of your future. You’ll end the unit (semester exam) with a presentation of your ten year plan—this presentation is about a 90% match with your required senior presentation for Knight Skills.

When is this project due? The Dossier is due by December 4th. Interviews are due between Dec. 8th and Dec. 19th—we’ll rotate through the groups. The paper work is due by January 9th. Presentations will begin January 12th and go through January 29th.