a career search webquest
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Selecting
a career is one of the most important decisions in your life.
One
way to begin the process of career decision making is by understanding
your
own interests and your personality type. Another task to accomplish
when
preparing for a career would be to prepare for an interview
and
create a cover letter and a resumé, understanding the difference
between
a standard typed resumé and a resumé posted on the internet.
This
project has been designed to be used by high school juniors or seniors
and
should take a couple of weeks to complete.
the
first star you will reach for will be to take a personality test
next
you will find a few career assessment tests and take some of them
once
you have figured out your type and a career that interests you,
you
will research interviewing questions, interview preparation, and
tips on successfully interviewing
your
fourth task will be to access websites about resumé writing, making
a comparison of the different types, and finally preparing your own
and
finally, you will research business letter styles and create
a cover
letter, selling you, your skills and abilities
YOUR
FINAL PROJECT WILL BE A CAREER PORTFOLIO
WHICH YOU SHOULD USE IN YOUR FUTURE
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1. Before you begin, you are to assess your personality type. This is easy to do, simply go to
Ask Jeeves Answer: Netscape Career Center
Find
Decision guides--careers and click on this.
Then
click on Q&A and take this test.
Make
note of the top five suggested career areas and
What
was your reaction to these areas and your personality type?
Include
these in a brief paragraph in your CAREER PORTFOLIO.
2.
Now you need to take more tests. These will serve you as career assessment
tools. Plus they are fun!
Go
to
Personality Tests
At this
site you must take the VALS test plus two others.
Make
notes on your findings and
include
these in a brief paragraph in your CAREER PORTFOLIO.
3.
Interviewing for a job is something one should prepare for.
There
is a lot of information out there in cyberspace at your fingertips and
listed in Resources.
a.
You will need to find information on preparing for the interview
and
tips for interviewing.
Write
a paragraph regarding your findings from at least one site.
b.
Next find questions you should ask and make a list including at least ten.
c.
Interviewers ask questions,too. Find ten of these and include on
a list.
d.
Finally,
you need to find a job interview simulation, look at this
and
write a paragraph describing your reaction to this.
INCLUDE
ALL OF THE ABOVE 3A-D IN YOUR CAREER PORTFOLIO
4. Access
on-line resources for acceptable resumé formats.
Study
the information accessed. Compare/contrast the electronic and the
traditional resumé. Include what a "scannable" resumé
is.
Write
a brief summary of your findings.
NOW...it
is time for you to BUILD your own resumé
COMPOSE
A TRADITIONAL (one page) RESUME USING WORD
OR
WIZARD IN WORD
INCLUDE
THE SUMMARY OF YOUR FINDINGS AND
YOUR
RESUME IN YOUR CAREER PORTFOLIO
5. AND
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...
you
will need to have a COVER LETTER to send with your resumé.
Click
on the following and you will be able to write a great cover letter
...Creating
a Resume and Cover Letter
which
you are to include with your resumé
and
all of the above in your CAREER PORTFOLIO--
when
if used successfully will bring Green to your
Jeans!
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resources
The
following is a list of potential places to go for retrieving information
and
completing this project.
Please
let the instructor know if you find more!
Tips
for Creating a Scannable Resume
Planning a
Career
FAQ:
Applying for Jobs Online
You
Just Scanned My Resume!
Common
Resume Blunders
How
to Take Care of Weaknesses on Your Resume
Resume
Faux Pás
Action
Phrases and Power Verbs
How
to Write A Good Job Objective
Resume Style
Quiz
WashingtonJobs.com
Resume
Update Checklist
Ten
Resume "Don'ts"
Sales
Representative
Ask
Jeeves Answer: Netscape Career Center
Personality
Tests
The Online Classroom:
Chapter 12 --Get a Job!
Creating
a Resume and Cover Letter
There
are also online book references.
The
$100,000 Resume
Job-Interview.net: Job Interview
Questions and Answers, Interviewing Tips, Mock Interviews
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evaluation
PRINT
OUT THE FOLLOWING EVALUATION INSTRUMENT
AND
PLACE IN YOUR CAREER PORTFOLIO
this
will be evaluated with 5 as greatest strength and 1 being least or nonevident
