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Resume and Cover Letter
Students analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. In this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.
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Career Exploration
High schoolers research a career of their choice and compile information in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Our Brilliant Careers
Students conduct Internet research to begin thinking about future career choices or to explore careers the students might think about pursuing in the future. Students create a career database using Microsoft Access.
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Municipal Employees City of Hollywood
In this career worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms to name the different city employees for Hollywood, CA and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Occupational Last Names Puzzle
In this occupational word search, students identify names of occupations and careers. A word list of approximately 45 career names are given.
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How Am I Ever Going to Use This?
Students analyze how education relates to the selection of college majors, the job market, and future training. In this career exploration activity, students search an occupation and employment database for a specific school subject....
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FACS: Sanitation & Food - Support Services (HST)
Students discuss the importance of proper food handling and sanitation by workers to ensure health and wellness. After watching a demonstration, they discuss how importance hand washing is to stop the spread of disease. To end the...
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Parenting Challenges
For this career worksheet, students identify and describe what challenges are the most difficult for parents to deal with today. Then they identify and describe what they think the most difficult challenges will be when they become parents.
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Careers Word Search
For this social career worksheet, 8th graders find the words that are associated with the careers and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Fire and EMS Search
In this career worksheet, students find the words used to define aspects of a firefighter's job and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Firefighting
In this career learning exercise, students find the vocabulary words used to describe the job of firefighting. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Jobs Word Search
In this career worksheet, students find the words that name different types of occupations and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Intermediate Matching - Careers
In this career worksheet, students draw a line from the list of careers to the matching definition. There are 12 careers and definitions to match up.
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Paws in Jobland: Jobland Shopping Trip
Students gain knowledge of commerce and appreciate the value of money. In this career lesson plan, students role play as storekeepers or shoppers. Students determine where to get the best bargains in their respective roles.
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Mandarin Mountains: Get a Job
Learners consider career options. In this career lesson, students use a selected Internet source to explore various jobs as well as the skills required for them. Learners also consider the contributions of workers to the communities they...
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Woodwork Merit Badge Workbook
In this Boy Scout woodwork merit badge worksheet, students complete 4 pages of short answer questions that include a list of the first aid that would be needed for woodworking injuries. They write about safety procedures, how to tell if...
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My School Goal (Part1)
Third graders share their accomplishments and how they felt when they reached their final goal. In groups, 3rd graders brainstorm ideas and goals. They discuss personal goals, both short term and long term. They list steps in...
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The Changing Times of My Life
First graders discuss different milestones in their life such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking, etc. They brainstorm ideas of how the changes affected their life from the moment they occurred to the present. Students brainstorm and...
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Learn to Reach Out
High school seniors use the CareerOneStop website to research professional associations related to careers that interest them. They then develop interview questions and arrange an informational interview with someone in the field.
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Letters of Recommendation
Students write letters of recommendation. They discuss uses for letters of recommendation including jobs, colleges, scholarships, and internships. They discuss who to ask for letters of recommendation and obtain two to three letters of...
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Post-Secondary Choices
Students discuss interests and future goals. After completing a personal preferences handout, students research colleges that are compatible with their interests. They request, in writing, additional information from their selected...
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Peer Review of My School and Community Activities
Twelfth graders complete activities to explore life goals. In this career goals activity, 12th graders write a list of their community activities and write a statement of their life goals. Students discuss their life goals with a peer.
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Interviewing Skills
Students participate in mock interviews. In this interview skills activity, students prepare for a mock interview by following the provided activity procedures, participate in the evaluated interview, and write Thank You letters to their...
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Successful Interviewing
After performing a variety of pre-activities, students will complete steps that lead to a successful interview. Activities will include preparation for the interview, marketing oneself, follow-up and assessment. The students will...