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Career Programs – Electronic
Career PortfolioWEX 12A – 90 Hours of Work Experience
Typical Grade 12 Questions
What should I do with my future?
What are my options?
What jobs are in demand?
Which Post Secondary?
How do I find job opportunities? Where do
I look?
How can I get the job I want?
What are the rules / laws in the work place?This project will help you find resources to these questions so you
can formulate your own answers.
Why an Electronic Career Portfolio
Introduce you to an online storage portfolio which is secure, where you can access your bank of Work Skills and experiences, resume and other important documents:
◦ Useful for:
Filling in applications
Accessible during interviews
Helps to organize you
Software is used by many Canadian and US Career Centers in College and University
Career Cruising – Portfolio
www.careercruising.com (MY PLAN)
LOGIN: Moscrop
PASSWORD: Panthers
Parts of the Assignment1. Complete Career Cruising Assessments
2. Enter your Activities and Experiences
3. Learn how to do a job search
4. Explore Job Prospects – career of choice
5. Find and apply for a current Job you are Qualified for with (a) job specific resume, (b) cover letter (c) respond to interview questions
6. (a)Reflection on Career Preparation (b)Demonstrate your understanding of employment standards and human rights law
Where to start
Login to an existing Portfolio – that you started in Planning 10? Or this Year?
Create a new Portfolio – write your login and password down,
send yourself an email.
Career Cruising – E-Portfolio
Part 1
E-Portfolio- scrolling down
E-Portfolio-My Journal Screen
Edit Profile – Part 2Full Mailing
Address:
including
Postal Code Formatted as:
V5T 3X5 use capitals
for the letters
Phone Number
Format: choose one of the
following acceptable formats
604-555-5555
604.555.5555
(604) 555-5555
E-Portfolio-My Activities & Experience
Enter Full Info-Name-Dates and Details
E-Portfolio- further down
Scan and upload your work
experience evaluations as
separate documents. Name
and title these documents
clearly.
Ie: Purdy’s Chocolates Work
Exp Evaluation,
Price Waterhouse Accounting
Work Exp Evaluation
Job Search – Part 3Find two job
postings:
1) For a future
career you are
considering.
Does this career
appear to have
lots of jobs
currently? Print
one that
interests you.
2) Find one entry
level job that
you can apply to
with your
current resume.
(retail, sales,
cashier, server,
camp leader…
Print the entry
level job posting.
Job Prospects and Outlook – Part 4
Describe the number
of jobs as seen in the
graph: occupation size,
the job stability and
the expected growth
of the industry.
Scroll down and read
the insights from
industry and
summarized the future
demands for jobs. Is
this a good industry to
train for, do we expect
this industry to have a
lot of future jobs?
Job Prospects and Outlook
Work Experience
Orientation Booklet – A Resource Tips for Writing Resumes 2-3
Skills I Have Learned (resume resource) 4-5
Sample Resume 6-7
Tips for Writing Cover Letters 8
Sample Cover letter 9
Interview Checklist 10
Typical Interview Questions 11
Workplace Safety 12
Workplace Safety: Top 7 Dangers for Young Workers 13
Student’s Work Experience Placement Responsibilities 14
Workplace Etiquette 15
Employment Standards Act BC – “Working in BC” 16-17
Human Rights Act – Laws against Discrimination and Harassment 18-19
Next Steps: Where to Look for A Job 20
Online: sd41.bc.ca/programs/career/careerPreparation.htm Select: Orientation Booklet
Job Application Tools: Part 5
Job Specific Resume for an Entry Level Job
Demonstrate you know how to use our
current skills and experiences to get a
current job
Objective: with title of
current position and
company you are
applying to
Make sure that your skills that match
the job qualifications are described
and ordered most relevant to this job
Reverse Chronological
order: Newest date first to
oldest date
Resumes
If you are using Career Cruising to help
you create your resume, be sure to
download it as a WORD document, and
correct any formatting errors BEFORE
printing and attaching.
Your resume should be perfect, with no
errors in spelling or formatting AT ALL.
Cover letter – Reading and interpreting the
Entry Level Job Qualifications
You need to read and interpret
the skills required in the ad:
They State:
-engage and educate customers
They want:
-outgoing, personable, confident,
experience with customer service,
good communication skills, multi-
lingual
They State: teaologist will share
their knowledge, ensure world class
service, active listener, meet or
exceed goals, apply knowledge
They want:
Self motivated, quick learners who
relate information, quick thinkers,
strong interpersonal skills, high
achievers, good problem solvers
Cover letter - format
Refer to the examples in the Orientation
Booklet
Lookup the address for the company you
are applying to on Google if it is not on
the advertisement.
Direct the letter to the person in the ad,
or use: Personal Manager, Company Name
Dear Sir or Madam, or To Whom it May
Concern,
Cover letter - format
In the content of the
letter: try to highlight
the skills that you have
that match the
requirements of the job
posting
Sign the letter
Part 6 – Reflection and
Summary
Simply follow the directions and respond to the questions in complete Journal entries in Career Cruising.
Use the Orientation Booklet to respond to the Employment Standard Act questions
Online: sd41.bc.ca/programs/career/careerPreparation.htm Select: Orientation Booklet
E-Portfolio- MY PLAN PrintingToggle options – on and off
Collate and Staple (in order)
Simple Title Page “Career Portfolio Project & Your name”
MY PLAN – print out from Career Cruising◦ Personal Profile
◦ My Files
◦ My Assessments
◦ My Careers
◦ My Activities and Experiences
◦ My Journal: choose option All Entries
2 Job Searches (one career job, one entry level job)
Resume
Cover Letter – applied for entry level job
Interview Questions and Answers
Marking
Rubric
Project = 20%
of Final Mark
for WEX12A
Read rubric and use it as
a checklist to ensure you
get full marks
Due Date
April 13, 2015
Questions see your Career Programs Advisor
• Get copies of our work experience evaluations on Monday,
Wednesday or Friday’s before the end of March.
• Last minute requests for photocopies are very disruptive and time
consuming to the office staff.
Projects are worth 20% of your final mark for Career Preparation WEX12A-90 Hours.
Late penalty = 1% per day deductions (including weekends), projects are accepted up to 50 days late.