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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Actuaries

For Students 9th - 10th
An indepth look into a career of an actuary. Offers job outlook, education and training, job description and much more.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Secretaries and Administrative Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the job outlook for different secretarial specialties, check out the average annual salaries and note the skills requirements.
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Other

The Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wall Street Journal is an internationally recognized daily business newspaper published in New York City. Content includes headline news about investments, marketing, management, and finance for business professionals. Unfortunately...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dressing the Part

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Dress code requirements in business and school are always a controversial topic. In this project students will research the value of dressing appropriately for a variety of settings to include business and school. They will research...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Office Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a look at how companies are organized. Examples include medical and manufacturing industries and small to large size businesses.
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Other

Be an Actuary: Career Without Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you considered a career as a actuary? Explore this business field that provides career planning resources for high school students, college students, and educators.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students become entrepreneurs and they will create a community of businesses by selling goods and services for profit. This lesson requires students to work in groups. Each group will have its own business to develop....
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Other

Careers in Marketing: Careers in Marketing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from careers-in-marketing.com provides descriptions of careers in marketing, such as retailing, product management, and marketing research. It also provides excellent links to other marketing career sites.
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Other

That Empower Word Again

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a very short article on empowerment. Explains what most managers do to empower his/her employees and whe he/she should really be doing.
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Other

Wells Fargo

For Students 9th - 10th
Wells Fargo is a "diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of banking, asset banking, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services." Includes information on the company and its...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: How Are Funding Decisions Made?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based on Avi's book, Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel, students will recognize that different schools, businesses, organizations, etc. have varying methods to allocate funds within the group. After completing research students...
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College Grad

College Grad: Job Search Central

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains how to set up a "control center" to organize your job search much like a business.
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Ad Cracker

For Students 9th - 10th
In this website students can learn to create an international advertising agency. They will learn to write a brief, create a brand and position the product. They will also be introduced to the fundamentals of creative writing as well as...
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Other

Pbj: Inventory Control Could Be Fueling Business Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
This editorial discusses the connection between the economy and inventory control measures.
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Donald Clark

Visioning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan, complete with scenario, for practice in writing a vision statement.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Carbons to Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an excellent timeline of the history of the American office. Great pictures, easy to read, and the history is broken into eras for easy researching.
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Other

Mc Kinsey & Company: Organizing for the Future: Nine Keys to Becoming a Future Ready Company

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses what companies are or should be doing to prepare their organizations for a post-pandemic world. Trends in technology are having a major impact on the traditional ways of managing a company, and advice is offered...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Accountant

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about a career in accounting. This website includes information on the education an accountant needs as well as a very brief description of what accountants do.
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Other

Worm Woman's Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic introduction to former biology teacher Mary Appelhof's books on vermicomposting at home/school/small businesses. Moderate autobiographical information on Applehof and her goals and purpose for vermicomposting. Brief description of...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the training and education it takes to be a real estate broker or sales agent. Includes projected income ranges and the job outlook.
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Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Caterer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the catering career field. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contains information for that country, there is valuable data that is useful about this career.
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Other

Work 911: Basic Negotiating Tips

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides an excellent article, including an overview to the concept of negotiation, barriers to negotiation, and several useful tips for how to successfully negotiate. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Consolidations

For Students 9th - 10th
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the consolidation of all the different railroad companies into seven by 1906, and the concern that was developing over this concentration of...
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Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
This Kiwi Careers site gives an overview of the architectural career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, there is information that is uniform throughout the architectural career field.

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