Creating a Job Resource Center

Availability. Employment history. Reference. With the lesson plan, scholars complete a vocabulary matching exercise to define words that are commonly associated with job applications. They also complete a job application crossword puzzle...

Get ready to apply yourself! Lesson four in a series of five college and career readiness lessons introduces the basic parts of a job application. Pupils discover the necessity for good references and create a master job application for...

High 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 about...

Interviews can be so stressful. How does someone stay calm and confident in the interview hot seat? Senior job seekers get acquainted with common interview questions during the fifth of six career and college readiness lessons....

Is the secret to success turning an interest into a career? Eleventh graders explore the occupation-interest connection in the first instructional activity in a series of six career and college lesson plans. Individuals take an interest...

Can your class sell themselves to a potential employer in 30 seconds or less? Junior job seekers format their own resumes in the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans. The resource covers parts of a resume, resume...

So you want a job and don't know where to look first. Well, here are so quick tips on where, how, and what to look for in your job search. You'll learn the networking do 's and don'ts, how to make contacts, and how to land a job at a...

Students explore architectural design.  For this critical thinking and architecture lesson, students view a number of websites providing proposals for design plans of a new World Trade Center.  Students choose and evaluate three possible...

The person in this video works as an advisor in the career center at Fremont High School. She assists students in preparing for college and employment. Her typical day incorporates working with students and parents, staying organized and...

Students write a research paper about their dream job. They organize their paper using research notes, and support their main idea with supporting details.