1. Mr. Cicale’s Class

2. Navigating the PowerPoint Remember this is not a linear PowerPoint (the slides do not go in order) The slides are interactive and the links within the slides will lead you to your desired outcome. The will lead you to the previous and next slide, but only should be used if you are scrolling freely through the Power Point. The will lead you directly to the “About Mr.Cicale page The will lead you directly to the table of contents page The will lead you back to the home page

3. Table of Contents Home Take The Journey College Technical School Work Force Military About Mr. Cicale Bibliography

4. Home Welcomed to the 8 th Grade Career Project. You will need a pencil and a notebook. Along with completing the final questionnaire you must also create a journal entry in your notebook about your “dream” career journey.

5. The Journey Begins Now Think about your interests, your strengths, your weaknesses, and your goals. Where will they lead you? College Technical School Work Force Military

6. College After two years university you can earn your Associate’s Degree Jobs such as: registered nurse, dental hygienists, and paralegals require Associate’s Degrees. After four years you can receive you Bachelor’s Degree Jobs such as: teachers, lawyers, engineers, doctors and accountants require Bachelor’s Degrees Local Colleges National Colleges College Assignment

7. Local Colleges University of Scranton Pennsylvania State University Wilkes University Marywood University King’s College

8. National Colleges University of Miami Georgetown Duke Northwestern University of Arizona

9. Technical School Johnson College ITT Technical Institute McCann School of Business and TechnologyMcCann School of Business and Technology

10. Work Force Begin your job search Once you’ve found your job Tips Assignment

11. Places to Find Jobs Check the newspaper classified ads Go directly to the business Ask people you know Check web-sites such as monster.commonster.com

12. Once You’ve Found a Job Create a resume - Resume templates can be found on both Microsoft Publisher and Word. Many examples can be found on the webweb Complete any necessary applications Prepare for your interview -Be sure to practice with a partner and prepare for possible questions questions

13. Tips CNN Living Tips Career Builder Tips Business week Tips

14. Military Army Navy Marines National Guard Air Force Coast Guard

15. College Assignment Which college would you like to attend? Where is it located? How much is tuition? What are the requirements to enter this college? What type of degree do you want to earn? List 5 other facts about the college of your choice.

16. Military Assignment Which branch of the military would you like to join? What are the requirements? What is this branch of the military responsible for?

17. Technical School Assignment What trade would you like to study? Which school would you like to attend? What are the requirements for this school? Where is this school located? What is the school tuition?

18. About Mr. Cicale’s Career Journey Riverside Junior Senior High School ‘06 University of Scranton ‘09 8 th grade learning support teacher at Abington Heights Middle School.

19. Work Assignment Using the newspaper classified ads and/or web-sites, find a available job. Using Microsoft Publisher create a resume Practice several interview questions with a partner.

20. Bibliography http://www.scranton.edu/ http://www.psu.edu/ http://www.wilkes.edu http://www.marywood.edu/ http://www.kings.edu/ http://www.miami.edu/ http://www.georgetown.edu/ http://duke.edu/ http://www.northwestern.edu/ http://www.arizona.edu/ http://www.johnson.edu/ http://www.itt-tech.edu/ http://www.mccann.edu/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/01/05/cb.11.job.search.tips/index.html http://jobsearch.local-jobs.monster.com/Pennsylvania+Scranton_12?sf=17&ch=scrantontimes http://www.army.mil/ http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-703-Job-Search-Top-10-Online-Job-Search-Tips/ http://www.businessweek.com/management/headhunters-job-search-tips-and-interview-advice- 07012011.html http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp http://www.marines.mil/Pages/Default.aspx http://www.ng.mil/default.aspx http://www.af.mil/ http://www.uscg.mil/