1. April 19, 2016 12 th Grade ELA This PowerPoint Presentation is designed to be used with the current job listing which can be found at http://careers.upmc.com/jobs/4654721- software-engineer-lead-ruby-on- rails?tm_job=2085720PS&tm_event=view&tm_company=2180&bid=326http://careers.upmc.com/jobs/4654721- software-engineer-lead-ruby-on- rails?tm_job=2085720PS&tm_event=view&tm_company=2180&bid=326

2.  To become the Lead Software Engineer with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, working with members of management and others to develop prototype software.

3.  Consider your own job listing  Write down the job title and one thing about the company that makes them desirable to work for

4. Skill: (Action Verbs!) Lead Support Collaborate Write Proposals Improved

5. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university.

6.  Consider your own job listing  Write what the requirement is from your own job listing

7. Name of School, City, State Name of Anticipated Degree Anticipated Graduation Date  Consider your own job listing  Write what the requirement is from your own job listing

8. “highly proficient at programming preferred (C, C++, Java, and Python, and Flash)”  Write one of the requirements down from your own job listing

9. Where can I get this experience? Internship in programming or tech development department (Leave space for more specific notes later)  Write an idea of where you could acquire this experience. Consider education, internships, or other employment opportunities.

10.  Turn to the person next to you and share what you wrote for the last step.  Give each other feedback and other ideas  Be prepared to share!

11.  Continue to analyze your job posting  Complete the graphic organizer  IF you get done, begin researching REAL opportunities that would help you meet the qualifications for your job listing,  Company, City, State  Job title  duties

12. April 19, 2016 12 th Grade ELA Name, First and Last Potential job title Answer the question: What is one skill or experience that will be valuable for you to gain if you are going to someday land your dream job, and where might you get it? ***getting a degree doesn’t count and you will get ZERO credit for that answer **should be a skill or experience you either do not have now or you need to seriously improve upon before you are qualified to work your dream job