1. Rising Professionals Meeting March
3-7-18

2. Calendar Reminders FBLA Meeting Tomorrow March 8 – FBLA Meeting
March 9th- Mock Application Revisions due
March 14th – Mock Interview Day
March 20th – WBL Applications are due
March 30th- March work is due -- not on Saturday March 31st.
April 11th – RPM Last one
April 12th – Employer Appreciation Breakfast 8am-9am
April 19th – Last FBLA meeting/EOY Party

3. WBL next year Changes in the program- your survey at EOY
Timesheets will have less reflection
Work Journals for everyone every other month
Will try to restructure Feb. Work Load
Mentor Orientation
What is staying the same
Summer Orientation
Parent Orientation
Due date for app is March 20th
What is due FROM YOU ONLY (2nd year)
Green form with check boxes for interest
Parent signature and your signature
Go online and fill in blanks for general info.
What I do not need
Transcript
Short Response Answers
K. Carps signature/authorization
Other than WJ topics, you can use this year’s work in your portfolio. Just have to maintain it electronically and do updates… example: resume & cover letter, portfolio projects

4. New Bonus dates
March 16th - Bonus points for Work Journal
+1 Final Rubric
March 16th – Bonus points for Thank You Card WORD document
+ 2 Final Rubric
March 23rd – Bonus Points for receiving your employers RSVP and survey
+3 Final Rubric

5. Missing Work – cracking down
Staying on campus…
The deal:
Turn in work = Bye Bye! Have a great day!
Don’t turn in work = Hey! We are office mates!
Your responsibility
WBL has a classroom component. Without this, there would be no credit at all.

6. March Work Work Journal for all periods Twitter assignment cancelled
Invitation letter signed - ADDED
Employer Thank You Card
Employer RSVP and Survey
Carry over: Rubric from mock interviewer and a stellar copy of your resume and application

7. March Twitter assignment cancelled
The PowerPoint you did in January supplemented this. Missing Photos from:
Kylie- 3
Kayla-3
Jacob-3
Jordyn- 1
Jose- 1 (IT)
Carsyn- 3
Missael – 2
Braydan- 3
Allie-1
Lilli- 1
Fatima- 3
Terrika – 1
Jolea- 3
Courtney- 3
Tamira- 3
Anna – 3
Due by Sunday or staying on campus b/g Monday

8. Employer Thank you card
First, type thank you card text following assignment directions
Then, bring to me for scanning and approval
Card & Envelope is provided once approved in assignment
Will need to fill out card in PEN and in my room. Only one card provided to you. So, be careful.
If you mess up the card
Bring some white out
Bring your own card. 

9. Employer Breakfast - WHY
April 12th – 8:30 am -9:30 am TENTATIVE TIME
Please report to the media center at 7:53am
Dress- Business Casual
Or I may do WBL t-shirts
In that case, WBL shirts and school dress jeans
Committee?
Anyone interested in staying after RPM on April 11th and helping set up for the breakfast?

11. Employer breakfast cont.
Will be directed to park in overflow
Need greeters by parking lot and café doors to direct
Need hall greeters in front of stairs
Will have “assigned” seating
Students must sit with their mentors
More to come for how this will go
STAY TUNED VIA about breakfast details. Hopefully no later than Monday.
Also, you will need to pick up your invitation letter when I send that out in a remind or .

12. Invitation letter to breakfast
Will be by a letter provided from me
Will need to be turned in signed by March 30th.
Will have the link on the letter for them to use to access the form.

13. Mock Interviews Fab Afternoon Assignment should help you from Feb.
Dressing for Success- Business Professional Dress
Show up 5 minutes ahead of schedule
Should take minutes total
BRING- a copy of your resume and portfolio
NON-NEGOTIABLE due to our guests schedule
Sign ups – Keep your time – SO CHECK YOUR CALENDAR
WHY IN THE WORLD ARE WE DOING THIS?!?

14. Mock interview job app Why?
Company controls the information on an application
Things you don’t think about that are SCREAMING at an employer based on how you fill out the application:
Handwriting
Leaving spaces blank
How thorough you are = spelling out road v. Rd.
How many errors you’ve made

15. Job application trends
Hand back the errors
Including your Driver’s License # or SS
High salary requested? Defend it in the interview
$10.00/ hour – should be making close to that now
Expected Graduation Dates – not leave it blank or check “no” WHY?
Leaving items blank when you could fill them out
Use the same pen to make the corrections
Why should we add unpaid internships?
Redundant information on app v. resume/ref.

16. Job application trends
Being “extra”  is good
Adding college you’ve been accepted… why is this okay with me?
Putting family as references. Not supposed to be “reinventing the wheel”. Use the references you’ve already est. in your resume.

17. Who cares? It’s a fake job
I care. And you should too. Story time.
They meet you on paper before they see you, then, they meet you. Then, you depart from them and they decide whether you are a right fit. You can help them decide you ARE if you pay attention to EVERY SINGLE DETAIL.
These are real business people. With real opportunities…

18. Job App Expectations
Make corrections using the same pen or start over- this is normal. Trust me.
Do NOT write over any spots you have put N/A – START OVER
Minimal white out- does white out exist anymore?
Should be complete

19. EXTRA EXTRA
Several of you have moved on in your employment and you have not updated your resume.
DO THIS BEFORE THE MENTOR BREAKFAST please. Better yet, do this this week.
And give me a copy for your mock interview. 

20. Interview question assignment
Your questions
Your responses
Tailoring the message to making YOU SHINE
Using your resume and portfolio as a guide

21. What interviews tell about you?
Answer content v. impression are equal
HOW you answer is just as important as what you say
Body Language- Eye contact, speaking clearly
Knowledgeable, uses examples that can be found in resume and portfolio
Are you comfortable knowing what you can ADD to the company?
Research the company- word of mouth, use your network
What do you know about that TYPE of position?
How can you tailor your responses to that?

22. Role play on interviewing
Think on your feet
How does your written answer vary from what you said verbally?
Body Language during the question?
What observations does the interviewer make about how you answered the question?
Record observations on paper

23. Why didn’t I get hired?
Interview skills – Tone, voice, presence, handshake, not knowledgeable
Interview Answers- Didn’t understand easy questions, took too long to answer, clearly wasn’t prepared, didn’t reference resume, wasn’t groomed or dressed properly
Why didn’t I have an interview at all and just got hired? == DESPERATE, or They asked about you already and your reputation stood up, or you know the person
What are employers looking for the most?
CRITICAL THINKING and Takes direction/initiative
BEHAVIORAL interview questions and problem solving
Biggest issue in hiring after interview
Failing the drug test.

24. Thank you & Check list Medical interns I need your calendars
Anyone interested in helping on Breakfast Committee? SEE ME
Turn in the activity sheet
Turn in the assignment from Feb.
Mock Application revisions are due to me by this Friday
Make sure you’ve put the mentor down that you are planning to invite before you go.