Curated OER
Dress for Success
High schoolers recognize the importance of dressing well for job interviews. They discuss and analyze appropriate business casual wear clothing. In addition, they watch an Impressions power point on the Erin Brachovich movie.
Visa
Making Money
From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning.
Classics for Kids
Musical Time Travel
Young musicians learn more about the greats with a straightforward activity on historical composers. As they click through a navigation guide, they choose a musical time period and a composer from that period before taking a short quiz.
Curated OER
Bringing a TV News Story To Life- BBC News- School Report
In this BBC news school report about bringing a TV news story to life, students use a the form plan a TV interview. They video the interviewee's head and shoulders while they answer a reporter's questions. They add graphics that explain...
Curated OER
Right There in Black and White? Identity, Assimilation and the Résumé
Ninth graders examine prejudice in today's world. In this current events lesson plan, 9th graders describe their top three personality identifiers. Students read articles on racism.
Curated OER
Alphabet Letters A-Z and Alphabet Numbers 0-9
In this alphabet and numbers activity, students cut out and place in sequential order the uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers a-z and 1-10.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Interview Tips
Are you getting ready for a job interview? Learn how to interview like a pro using the Career City interview tips.
Other
Live Career: Are You Ready for an Unexpected Job Interview?
This article focuses on how to be prepared for an impromptu job interview.
Other
Interview Network/the Interview Success Plan
Comprehensive interview site. Includes 7 steps to job interview success including preparing for the interview. Sample job interview questions and mock job interviews as well as interview questions by job function. CSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.6
Amby Duncan-Carr
Amby: Creative Job Search: Interviewing Tips
Use this list to investigate the variety of interview resource tips to help you secure your new job.
Other
Wake Forest University: Career Services: Preparing for an Interview
Wake Forest University lists some tips for before, during, and after a job interview to help you better prepare.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Jobs and Interviews
In this online course, students will learn how to prepare for a job interview and how the internet can help search for jobs online.
PBS
Pbs: The Interview: Workplace Essential Skills
Learn how to make a great impression at your next job interview with this self-paced lesson. Includes videos from a professional career counselor, interactive practice opportunities to get you thinking about your strategy, and more...
Other
Rms Consulting: Winning Interview Strategies
Provides some general guidelines that a person should follow when going for a job interview.
Other
Mapping Your Future: Explore Your Career
Find out about your options in higher education, and learn how to choose a career. Includes useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. Select the "en Espanol" link on the right side to view this resource...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tips to Prepare for an Informational Interview
If you're considering a career change or preparing for your first job out of school, informational interviews can be a powerful way to learn about different paths and make connections.
Other
Live Career: Proper Phone Interview Etiquette Can Propel You to the Next Step
Although targeted at those doing phone interviews as part of a job search, the etiquette tips in this article would serve a journalist well. Focus on contact, follow-up, and how to seem organized and prepared.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Job Search Correspondence
Are you interested in learning about job search correspndence? Explore samples of a variety of letters to help you develop the tools to get the job.
College Grad
College Grad: On Campus Interviewing
How to choose the best companies to interview with on campus, and make each count! Learn the tips to make your interview a success.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: 15 Tips for Writing Winning Resumes
The thought of writing a resume intimidates almost anyone. It's difficult to know where to start or what to include. It can seem like an insurmountable task. Here are 15 tips to help you not only tackle the task, but also write a winning...
Other
Live Career: Quintessential Careers: Information Interview Tutorial
This tutorial from Quintessential Careers offers a discussion of informational interviewing and how it is a networking tool. Loaded with helpful and detailed tips. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Employment Resources
EmploymentSpot.com was designed to simplify the search for the best employment and career resources online. Quickly and easily find the great job-hunting sites, salary and benefits information, resume- and job-posting opportunities,...