Career self-awareness
PART 1
Personal Interests and Attributes
Take the following quizzes and record and submit your results
PART 2
Career Cruising Assignment
A. This is part of the GT assignments. So you will need to print this and include it in your orange folder for next year.
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PART 3
My Plans After High School
A. This is also a GT Assignment. It needs to go inside your Orange folder.
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PART 4
Multi-Paragraph Response (3-4 paragraphs)
- Research a career that will be common/popular in the year 2025 - explain (1 paragraph) why this will be one of the best careers to have in 2025 (think long term, will it last for 40 years?).
- Take a side - make an argument for or against the benefits of globalization (write 2 paragraphs convincing the reader of your perspective)
- Research a career that will be common/popular in the year 2025 - explain (1 paragraph) why this will be one of the best careers to have in 2025 (think long term, will it last for 40 years?).
- Take a side - make an argument for or against the benefits of globalization (write 2 paragraphs convincing the reader of your perspective)
PART 5 (Oct 12th)
Choose and complete ONE of the following:
- Create an advertisement for an interesting job for today and one for the future (2 advertisements)
- Advice Columns - respond to two readers who have written to the magazine asking for advice on how to choose a career that they will like. 2 paragraphs each (4 total)
- Advice Columns - respond to two readers who have written to the magazine asking for advice on how to choose a career that they will like. 2 paragraphs each (4 total)
Nov 15th
* Write a description of yourself to give to a potential mentor. Include what your interests are, what your dislikes, goals and dreams are, and anything else that would help a mentor get to know you better. Also include a description of your successes in school/work as well as things you are working on (note** these are not "weaknesses"). 3 paragraphs minimum.
* Catch up
* Catch up
Job Seeking and Job Keeping (Nov 22nd and 24th)
A. Resumes
- Find a current job posting and print it out (craigslist, newspapers, workopolis, etc)
- It should be realistic to your situation right now (don't apply for a job in Maple Ridge or something you aren't qualified for).
- Write a cover letter & Resume for this job posting
- Find a current job posting and print it out (craigslist, newspapers, workopolis, etc)
- It should be realistic to your situation right now (don't apply for a job in Maple Ridge or something you aren't qualified for).
- Write a cover letter & Resume for this job posting
November 28th
Job Interview Assignment (Part I)
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December 13th
Option 1:
- Write a short narrative (one page) about someone who just got a job and experiencing their first day of work (be sure to include safety training, job training, and any other things that might be covered on a first day orientation or experience)
Option 2:
- Draw and colour a series of cartoons (6 images) that depict and explain the first day of work (be sure to include safety training, job training, and any other things that might be covered on a first day orientation or experience)
- Write a short narrative (one page) about someone who just got a job and experiencing their first day of work (be sure to include safety training, job training, and any other things that might be covered on a first day orientation or experience)
Option 2:
- Draw and colour a series of cartoons (6 images) that depict and explain the first day of work (be sure to include safety training, job training, and any other things that might be covered on a first day orientation or experience)