Bates, Lisa / Every Student can be College & Career Ready!

Get Job Ready Link: https://www.smore.com/8f0kr

Virtual Job Shadow link: http://www.virtualjobshadow.com/ Use your usual school log in credential (no #)

Link to Georgia Best (the GA Department of Labor Site for Employment) GeorgiaBest.com

Ga Department of Labor links to: Resumes, Cover letters, Thank you letter and Hot Careers!!!

Resume examples

Hot Careers

Online application form:

2 page Online Job application Open, VIEW - Edit and then

Complete on the computer and print out...You will need to Sign the bottom of the 2nd page in INK.

Words to make your resume AWESOME!

word to improve your resume

Resume writing examples from the Department of Labor:

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/resume_writing.htm

What should and should NOT be in your resume:

What's "in" and "out" on a great resume'

We had a great time hearing from the admissions rep from University of North Georgia!

Collection of GREAT articles about careers: (click below vvvvvvvv)
http://education.yahoo.net/articles.htm?svkid=EZPJ&usid=c27493cc-d5fe-4756-bba6-8693b0ee5ce1

Your brain, only brighter:    http://www.lumosity.com

Stacks Study Cards:   http://www.studystack.com/

Alison.com for continuing learning

Job Interview Unit:

Job Interview work packet (detailed samples and explanations of work to be completed)

Workpacket:

We are in the midst of our learning about documents to get a job and interviewing. We are planning to do mock interviews November 2018.

Websites for career investigation:

http://breitlinks.com/careers/career_activities.htm

http://www.khake.com/page94.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/counselors/psat/MyRoadLessonPlansCareers.pdf

Answering Interview Questions video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqI0mAp2AY&feature=related

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There is so much to be learned, and I hope that every student will become a "Life Long Learner".

Here is an amazing site where you can learn more about just about anything:

http://www.khanacademy.org/library   (Scroll down to see short (< 7 minutes) video instruction about everything from cancer to economics to physics. Test prep is available here too!)

Wonder what type of job you can do without a degree? Click the link below for an interesting article.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-highest-paying-jobs-you-can-get-without-a-bachelor-s-degree.html

We plan to host several guest speakers throughout the school year to encourage students to examine their own interest in many different possibilities for their future education or career paths and to help them gain additional perspective on many subjects that we examine:

Interview Fair/Career Exploration:
Dress for Success flyer click here

Sample Resume                 See work packet above

Sample Cover letter See work packet above

Sample Reference Sheet See work packet above

Sample Thank you letter   thankyou letter

Application Form application page 1 application page 2

Interview Questions to practice click here

Action Verbs for your resume click here

Exploring a Career working with children project click here

Year 1 Career Exploration/portfolio preparation

http://secure.gacollege411.org/default.aspx

You will create your own account name and password

Year 2 Career Exploration/portfolio preparation

http://www.careercruising.com/Default.aspx

[for school username and password see Ms. Bates]

You will create your own portfolio username and password

Year 3 Career Exploration/portfolio preparation

http://www.myfuture.com/

Go to "my pathway" and create your own user name and password

Resume action words:
http://www.resume-help.org/resume_action_words.htm

One step to Great Listening: (click below to read an article)
http://managementhelp.org/blogs/communications/2011/01/10/one-step-to-great-listening/

Education Quotes:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_education.html

Meteorology

Link to USA Test Prep for GHSGT practice and EOCT practice:
http://www.usatestprep.com/Member-Login

Link to Georgia Best (the GA Department of Labor Site for Employment) GeorgiaBest.com