Mr. Cicale’s Class

Navigating the PowerPoint

• Remember this is not a linear PowerPoint (the slides do not go in order)

• The slides are interactive and the links within the slides will lead you to your desired outcome.

• The will lead you to the previous and next slide, but only should be used if you are scrolling freely through the Power Point.

• The will lead you directly to the “About Mr.Cicale page

• The will lead you directly to the table of contents page

• The will lead you back to the home page

Table of Contents

• Home

• Take The Journey

• College

• Technical School

• Work Force

• Military

• About Mr. Cicale

• Bibliography

Home

• Welcomed to the 8th Grade Career Project.

• You will need a pencil and a notebook.

• Along with completing the final questionnaire you must also create a journal entry in your notebook about your “dream” career journey.

The Journey Begins Now

• Think about your interests, your strengths, your weaknesses, and your goals.

• Where will they lead you?

College Technical School Work Force Military

CollegeAfter two years university you can earn your Associate’s Degree

Jobs such as: registered nurse, dental hygienists, and paralegals require Associate’s Degrees.

After four years you can receive you Bachelor’s Degree

Jobs such as: teachers, lawyers, engineers, doctors and accountants require Bachelor’s Degrees

Local Colleges National CollegesCollege Assignment

Local Colleges

• University of Scranton

• Pennsylvania State University

• Wilkes University

• Marywood University

• King’s College

National Colleges

• University of Miami

• Georgetown

• Duke

• Northwestern

• University of Arizona

Technical School

• Johnson College

• ITT Technical Institute

• McCann School of Business and Technology

Work Force

• Begin your job search

• Once you’ve found your job

• Tips

• Assignment

Places to Find Jobs

• Check the newspaper classified ads

• Go directly to the business

• Ask people you know

• Check web-sites such as monster.com

Once You’ve Found a Job

• Create a resume- Resume templates can be found on both Microsoft

Publisher and Word. Many examples can be found on the web

• Complete any necessary applications

• Prepare for your interview-Be sure to practice with a partner and prepare for possible

questions

Tips

• CNN Living Tips• Career Builder Tips• Business week Tips

Military

• Army

• Navy

• Marines

• National Guard

• Air Force

• Coast Guard

College Assignment

• Which college would you like to attend?

• Where is it located? How much is tuition?

• What are the requirements to enter this college?

• What type of degree do you want to earn?

• List 5 other facts about the college of your choice.

Military Assignment

• Which branch of the military would you like to join?

• What are the requirements?

• What is this branch of the military responsible for?

Technical School Assignment

• What trade would you like to study?

• Which school would you like to attend?

• What are the requirements for this school?

• Where is this school located?

• What is the school tuition?

About Mr. Cicale’s Career Journey

• Riverside Junior Senior High School ‘06

• University of Scranton ‘09

• 8th grade learning support teacher at Abington Heights Middle School.

Work Assignment

• Using the newspaper classified ads and/or web-sites, find a available job.

• Using Microsoft Publisher create a resume

• Practice several interview questions with a partner.

Bibliographyhttp://www.scranton.edu/http://www.psu.edu/http://www.wilkes.eduhttp://www.marywood.edu/http://www.kings.edu/http://www.miami.edu/http://www.georgetown.edu/http://duke.edu/http://www.northwestern.edu/http://www.arizona.edu/http://www.johnson.edu/http://www.itt-tech.edu/http://www.mccann.edu/http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/01/05/cb.11.job.search.tips/index.htmlhttp://jobsearch.local-jobs.monster.com/Pennsylvania+Scranton_12?sf=17&ch=scrantontimeshttp://www.army.mil/http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-703-Job-Search-Top-10-Online-Job-Search-Tips/http://www.businessweek.com/management/headhunters-job-search-tips-and-interview-advice-07012011.htmlhttp://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asphttp://www.marines.mil/Pages/Default.aspxhttp://www.ng.mil/default.aspxhttp://www.af.mil/http://www.uscg.mil/