Job Unit: GMS, 2015

Job Quiz  Go to the link (on my website)link  Do the quiz Copy and paste your results into a word document and SAVE it as MY POSSIBLE CAREERS

Job vs Career  What is the difference between a job and a career?  Think, pair, and share.  Fill out the worksheet

Remember Your resume is a picture of who you are, but it is a selective picture. It's more like an outline than a full autobiography. It gives the person who reads it a quick, general idea of who you are, leaving out what is unimportant and letting you fill in the details in your job interview. The resume is probably the most effective job search tool you will have. Its purpose is to get you an interview. Writing an effective resume is a process. This process includes the following stages: gathering information, sorting information, writing a rough draft, and editing your draft.

BEGIN to Build Your Resume  Use a Word Template  Make sure you include courses you’ve taken (i.e. Babysitting, First Aid, etc.)  Make sure you include any volunteer hours  Include any awards, accomplishments

Job Unit: Lesson 2  Entrance Ticket  Silent Reading  Skits of Good vs Bad  Work on Resumes  Exit Ticket

Entrance Ticket:  Explain Job vs. Career on a sticky note.  Give two examples for each.

Examples  Good and bad: what’s the difference?  You will be given two resumes  Use a Venn diagram to plot the similarities and differences between good and bad resume.

Skits  Good and bad: show us!  You will be given a handout that covers different areas of a resume. You will be assigned one area to demonstrate.  For your area, you need to create a short skit to demonstrate the should/should nots.  Skits should be around one minute each

Day Three  Entrance Ticket  Be the Manager Activity  Word Sort  Resume Tips and Suggestions

Why Edit?  How long do employers typically look at a resume?  A. Less than 30 seconds  B. 3 Minutes  C. 10 Minutes

Why Edit?  How long do employers typically look at a resume?  A. Less than 30 seconds  B. 3 Minutes  C. 10 Minutes  If you answered “A”, you are correct. Employers often receive hundreds of resumes for a single position. They do not have time to pour over every word on each one. This increases the importance of the smallest details.

RESUME TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS 1. Final hiring decisions are rarely based solely upon the resume. The resume is your advertisement (just like the Nike swoosh or McDonald’s arches) that will get you an interview. The resume should be a concise, factual, and positive listing of your education, employment history, and accomplishments. 2. Make sure your resume is PERFECT! It only takes one error in spelling, punctuation, or grammar to cause an employer to stop reading. Ask people to proofread your resume. Go over it with a fine tooth comb. 3. Limit your resume to one page. Only people with a great deal of related experience should have resumes longer than one page.

RESUME TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS  4. One inch margins around the page and blank lines between sections will make all the information easier to read. Use a 12-point font size minimum and avoid overuse of italics, bold, and underlining.  5. Since you probably have little work experience, you will want to emphasize your accomplishments in and out of the classroom. Volunteer activities, hobbies, sports, honor roll, and student organizations are things that help define who you are and should be highlighted. List only recent honors and awards unless they are specifically relevant to the position for which you are applying.  6. Present your job objective in a manner that relates both to the company and the job description.

 7. Sell yourself! Create a good first impression by highlighting skills and abilities appropriate to the position. If you don’t sell yourself, your resume will stay in the pile with all of the others. Separate yourself!  8. Tell the truth and nothing but the truth! Employers will pick up on “little” white lies when they interview you.  9 Choose your words carefully. In a resume, you need to sound positive and confident, neither too aggressive nor overly modest. Do not use “I.” Each description of your responsibilities should begin with a verb. Use strong words and phrases are intended as suggestions for thinking about your experience and abilities.

CONTINUE to Build Your Resume  Use the power words handout to make your word choice more engaging and specific.  Use language from the Five Attributes!  Reminder to:  Use a Word Template  Make sure you include courses you’ve taken (i.e. Babysitting, First Aid, etc.)  Make sure you include any volunteer hours  Include any awards, accomplishments

Exit Ticket  Print resume  Self-Assess  Hand it in

Day Four  Choose a focus (where you want to apply)  Mark Cover Letter Examples  Write a Cover Letter  Exit ticket = cover letter

Cover Letter Criteria:  MUST include: 1. a contact section (to a specific person at a specific company) 2. a polite salutation/greeting 3. information on why you are qualified for the job 4. a polite closing 5. a clear signature  MUST use appropriate key words (i.e. innovator, collaborator, professionalism, commitment, etc.)  MUST be perfect (spacing, spelling, grammar, format, etc.)

Mark Samples Using Criteria:  MUST include: 1. a contact section (to a specific person at a specific company) 2. a polite salutation/greeting 3. information on why you are qualified for the job 4. a polite closing 5. a clear signature  MUST use appropriate key words (i.e. innovator, collaborator, professionalism, commitment, etc.)  MUST be perfect (spacing, spelling, grammar, format, etc.)

Where do you want to work?  Mayor Findlater  Councilor Zanon  Councilor Ensign  RCMP Liaison  Work BC Contact  The Boys & Girls Club  Okanagan Regional Library  Gorman Bros Mill  Fancy Italian Restaurant  Boston Pizza  Starbucks  Community Volunteers Coming (so far) to our job interview day:

Specific Cover Letter:  Use a cover letter template (one of the first two – don’t choose one meant for sending FAXES)  Write a SPECIFIC letter to 1-3 of the people coming to our job interview day and/or another work place in the community  One MUST be someone who is coming to the interview day

Hand it in!  Print  Self-Assess  Hand in Cover Letter