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\nCrash Course: Business Soft Skills\n

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\nA series of 17 videos teach future entrepreneurs about the soft skills they need to succeed in business. Viewers learn the importance of developing trust, the secrets of business writing, how to speak with confidence, how to craft a...\n
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\nHow to Write a Cover Letter\n

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\nWhat are the key components of an effective cover letter? Using the resource, scholars read about the importance of sending an introductory letter to prospective employers. Next, they complete graphic organizers detailing what...\n
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\nResume Writing\n

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\nHaving a good resume is often times the first impression one makes on a new employer. Help the class discover their business skills by showing them how to prepare a great resume and cover letter. Each step along with concrete examples of...\n
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\nCover Letter/Letter of Introduction Writing\n

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\nStudents compose cover letters. In this writing skills instructional activity, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.\n
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\nResume and Cover Letter\n

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\nStudents analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. In this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.\n
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\nWriting The Cover Letter\n

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\nStudents identify the differences between the different types of cover letters and determine which type of letter should be used given different scenarios. They determine which type of letter is best for different situations.\n
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\nCover Letter: Completing and Organizing Your Personal Job Portfolio\n

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\nYoung scholars work on their career portfolio. In this written communication lesson, students discuss the purpose of cover letters, read sample cover letters, and then write their own.\n
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\n\"Get A Life!\" Career Exploration Project\n

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\nStudents create a cover letter that they can use. They discuss the type of employment they are seeking. Students discuss the parts of a cover letter, body, and closure. They use a template to make their own cover letters. Students go...\n
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\nBusiness Letters\n

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\nA business letter may be the key receiving a job offer or making a major deal. A writing handout, part of a series of handouts on specific types and styles, shares some of the key components involved with writing a business letter. The...\n
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\nGas Money\n

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\nStudents write, edit and produce resum??s and cover letters in final form.\n
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\nWriting Right\n

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\nDoes your class have the write stuff? Young career seekers try their hand at composing business letters in the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans for seniors. Pupils practice writing cover letters, thank you notes,...\n
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\nInvestigating Careers Using O*NET\n

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\nLet's investigate! Scholars use the O*NET website to investigate career options and complete a scavenger hunt. They also embark on an in-depth career project, researching three careers and then preparing a cover letter, resume, letter of...\n
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\nCareer Portfolio\n

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\nClimb the career ladder! Using a guiding resource, pupils develop an individual career plan including goals, a resume, and self-assessments. Additionally, scholars write a cover letter to a company of choice.\n
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\n7th Grade Poetry: Ode Poem\n

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\nWalt Whitman's \"Captain, My Captain\" and Robert Frost's \"The Road Not Taken\" provide seventh graders with examples of odes. After reading and discussing these and other examples, young poets craft an ode and respond to the ode of a...\n
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\nThe Write Stuff to Get the Job\n

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\nStudents conduct Internet research to determine how to properly create a cover letter, resume and follup-letter. Students then create their own letters and resumes using the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word.\n
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\nCareers: Exploring the Job Market\n

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\nStudents explore career opportunities by completing job applications, writing resumes, and composing cover letters. After discussing careers, they compile job portfolios using items contained in their job kits. Once students have set...\n
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\nCreating a Resume Using a Wizard and a Cover Letter with a Table\n

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\nStudents use technology in order to practice writing a resume and cover letter to pursue employment. They practice using Resume Wizard as the computer application to be used for the assignments.\n
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\nTake this Job and Love It!\n

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\nHigh schoolers need to be prepared to enter the job market during or after high school. Here are six preparational activities geared at getting those kids ready to enter the job market. They conduct research on various jobs, learn...\n
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\nJob Interview Worksheets\n

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\nProvide your pupils with the necessary tools and practice so that they will be well prepared for a job interview. Included in the packet are job objective, education, and cover letter worksheets. In addition, there are sample...\n
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\nResume Writing Workbook for Phys Ed Majors\n

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\nAlthough labeled for Phys Ed majors, the advice and information in this workbook could apply to a job search in any field. The section detailing the purpose for and content of a resume is followed by worksheets, a list of resume action...\n
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\nWriting for Different Audiences: A Discussion of Cover Letters And Resumes\n

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\nStudents examine the process of writing a resume. They identify examples of casual and formal language, read an article on writing resumes, discuss key questions, write a resume, and discuss and edit another student's resume.\n
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\nWriting Right\n

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\nPrepare high school seniors for the job search process with a lesson that teaches them how to craft four different types of business letters: the cover letter, the informational interview request, a reference request, and a thank you...\n
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\nHire the Best Unit\n

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\nHigh schoolers complete a activities to improve their career awareness. For this career awareness lesson, students complete a 41 page packet of activities to learn how education can increase earning power, learn about employer attitudes...\n
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\nPutting It All Together: Revision\n

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\nUse the revision process to polish your writing. Writers prepare works for job portfolios that include cover letters, job applications, resumes, and letters of recommendation. Prepare them for the future!\n
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