Don’t Gamble with Your Student’s Future

Don’t Gamble with Your Student’s Future

Lacey SmithSheila Foxworthy

Today’s Plan

• Portfolio• Digital Footprints• Job Application• Resume• First year• Second year

• Interviewing• Job Application Letters• Etc.

• Pioneer Technology Center, Ponca City, Oklahoma• North Central Oklahoma• 412 students• 130-Juniors• 128-Seniors• 44 PTAD• 55 FTAD

• Shared time technology center• Students attend half a day• 5 sending schools• Range from 110 - 1,612 (9-12th grade)

History

• EEC/AC job functions• Job Readiness grade• Third year of lessons

CareerReady101

• CareerReady101• First year-30 clock hours• Portfolio-teacher discretion• Digital footprint• Job applications• Beginning resume

• Second year-30 clock hours• Perfect resume• More in-depth interviewing practice• Job Readiness Letters

1st year CareerReady101

Lesson: Writing a Resume• Resume Formats• Resume Design and Layout• Resume SectionsLesson: Job Search Strategies• Planning Your Job Search• Public/Private Career

Resources• Online Job Search• Career Networking• Other Job Search Strategies

Lesson: Applying for a Job• Application Types• Application Steps• Application Sections• Application Supporting

DocumentsLesson: Interviewing Strategies• Interviewing Types• Preparing for an Interview• During an Interview• After an Interview• Interviewing Practice

2nd year CareerReady101

Effective Resumes• Things to Include in a Resume• Locating Needed Information• Selling Yourself in a Resume• Terms to Use in a Resume• Matching Talents to Employers• Describing Your Job Strengths• Organizing Your Resume• Writing an Electronic Resume• Dressing Up Your Resume• Using a Resume Successfully

Interviewing Skills• Preparing for an Interview• Getting an Interview Off to a Good

Start• Questions Interviewers Ask• Questions Interviewers Should Not

Ask• Questions You Should Ask in an

Interview• Things to Include in a Career

Portfolio• Interviewing Mistakes• Benefits to Ask About• Traits Employers Consider to Rate

Candidates• Tips to Consider before Taking a Job

• Workforce Staging T&I• FACSed Job Readiness• Culinary Arts• Early Care

• BITE-embedded in curriculum• Health Careers Core Employability Skills

Portfolio

Portfolio-lesson

• Career Portfolio.pptx

Portfolio-walk out activity

Digital Footprints-warm up

Digital Footprints-Lesson

• Digital Footprint

Digital Footprints

Job Application-Lesson

• 20 Questions • http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-

screen/

Job Application-walk out activity

Job Application

• Pocket resume

Job Application-Activity

Job Application

• 1226360_PocketResume.pdf

Resume-first year

• Foldable

Resume-walk out activity

Resume-second year

Resume-second year

• millionaire\Millionaire.ppt

Resume-Walkout Activity

Interviewing Skills-Lesson

• job interview jeopardy.ppt

Interviewing-Walkout Activity

Mock Interview

• Mock Interview-1st year• PTC staff person

• Mock Interview-2nd year• Industry professional

Mock Interview

• Practice Questions

Job Readiness Letters

• Job Readiness Web Page

Contacts

• Laceys@pioneertech.edu• Sheilaf@pioneertech.edu