Workplace+Wed.

Workplace Wednesday
Wednesday's we will examine:
 * careers & career trends
 * your interests
 * job search techniques
 * setting goals for success in school and in the workplace
 * resumes and more

Save this document to your **Workplace Wednesday** folder and **use it for these lessons:**
 * Open your BZ1 folder** and **create a new folder**. Name it **Workplace Wednesday**

Career Explorations

 * Lesson 1 - Career Choices **
 * 1) Define the following words in your **Workplace Wednesdays** document:
 * 2) career
 * 3) trend
 * 4) occupation
 * 5) options
 * 6) skilled
 * 7) unskilled
 * 8) vocational
 * 9) job outlook
 * 10) List **4 paths** can you take after you graduate high school...(a full-time job OR college OR....
 * 11) **Career Explorations**. Download to your class folder and do: [[file:1. Career Explorations - Class Do Now.doc]] We will do page 1 together. Follow instructions on page 2.

How do you choose a career that is right for YOU?
 * 1) Take a [|personality test]

The U.S. Government sponsors a web site called //The Occupational Outlook Handbook//. It is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years. > Present your information in the following way:
 * Lesson 2 - Training **
 * 1) **Going to College**. Download to your class folder and do: [[file:2. Skilled Jobs - College Degrees.doc]]
 * 2) **Going to a vocational school for specific training.** Download to your class folder and do: [[file:3. Skilled Jobs - Vocational.doc]]
 * Lesson 3 - Career Information **
 * 1) Go to: [|U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook] Read the home page.
 * 2) How can you search this web site?
 * 3) You will search 3 occupations of your choice. Use the search box or index to find them.
 * 4) List each occupation and name 4 new facts you learned about the occupation.


 * 1) Occupation 1 =
 * 2) Fact 1 =
 * 3) Fact 2 =
 * 4) Fact 3 =
 * 5) Fact 4 =


 * 1) Occupation 2 = ......and so on.....


 * Lesson 4 - Career Research Report **
 * 1) Download to your class folder and do:[[file:4. Career Research Report.doc]]

Once you are trained and have a skill or college degree, you need to create a resume to prepare for the job search.
 * Getting the Job **
 * Lesson 5 - Preparing for the Job Search **
 * 1) Use the resume wizard in word and **create a resume** for yourself.


 * Lesson 6 - The Job Search **
 * 1) List 4 ways to find a job.
 * 2) Download to your class folder and do: [[file:5. Job Research.doc]]


 * Lesson 7 - Interview Tips **
 * 1) How can you prepare for an interview?
 * 2) Download to your class folder and do:[[file:6. Interview Tips.doc]]
 * 3) Have a resume. If you don't, get the student resume template from this page and modify it to reflect YOU.
 * 4) Create a cover letter. Use the example on [|this page as a guide.]
 * 5) Put both of this documents in a folder named: RESUME

View this video: [|World of Work]
 * Lesson 8 - Interview 2 people **

> ===[|Best //Careers 2010// (usnews.com.]List the top 10 careers of 2010===
 * Future Jobs **
 * Lesson - Career Trends **
 * 1) Do you think there will be jobs in the career or occupation that you are thinking about for YOUR future?
 * 2) Go to Google and do a search on "top 10 careers 2010" - CLICK on:
 * 1) Go to: [|Ten Best Jobs in American 2010] List the top 10 in American for 2010 and describe what each occupation does (it's on each page).
 * 2) Do any of these occupations interest you? If so, which ones?