Course

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you list the positive attitudes associated with job success

you list the good job habits associated with job success

you identify links between positive attitudes and good job habits with job success

Career Interest Survey

Skill Inventory

you complete a career cluster interest inventory

you complete a skill inventory

you identify the top interest career clusters from the inventory

you identify appropriate career options based on skill inventory

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you include a list of personal characteristics

you include your characteristics associated with occupations in the career cluster identified from the skill and interest inventories

you identify any barriers to achieving the proposed career goal

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you include labor market information for the geographic area in which you are interested

you identify trends in the labor market for the next 5-10 years

you include information on how these trends may affect your career interests and goals

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you identify the state and federal laws that impact the workplace

you identify the specific laws that would apply to the occupation in which your are interested

you describe how these laws would specifically protect you

Oral, Written or Graphic assessment

you include newspaper advertisements (online or published)

you include websites (career, company specific, state job banks, etc.)

you include career associations

you include information about employment opportunities from an interview with someone in your targeted industry/job (networking)

you include employment services information

you identify at least three jobs relevant to your qualifications

Resume

your resume is organized to highlight most important information

your resume lists specific achievements

your resume includes only relevant information

your resume includes address, telephone, email contact

your resume includes job and academic history

your resume is only one page in length

your resume contains clear evidence of the skills/training necessary to do the job

your resume uses action verbs

your resume is error free

your resume is computer generated

your resume is targeted for learner's identified job

Complete a Job Application: electronic and/or hard copy

your job application is legible

your job application shows work experience in chronological order, beginning with most recent

your job application has all required items filled in completely

your job application is signed

your job application is error free

your job application is factually correct

your job application is void of protected class information

Cover Letter

your cover letter is customized for the qualifications (key words) of the position found in job search

your cover letter includes personal qualities that show you fit the position

your cover letter specifies, in introductory paragraph, the job for which you are applying, how you learned of the job or company, and your most important qualification

your cover letter is formatted correctly

your cover letter includes contact details

your cover letter Is only one page in length

your cover letter is error free

your cover letter is saved digitally for reference and update

you submit a copy of the ad for which the cover letter is written

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you include interview questions and interview etiquette

you respond to an inappropriate interview question

you model your interview outfit

you demonstrate what you would take to the interview such as: resume, list of references, and list of your questions

you prepare a map/directions to the interview location

you create a generic thank you letter for interviews

Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment

you align your career goal with your values, interests, and skills

you include long and short term goals

you include general abilities and educational/professional requirements for achieving goals

you include current skills, interests, and experiences

you include specific actions to achieve short term goals

you include specific completion dates for each short term goal

you include a career goal

you include information about resources available for career planning