Career Programs Electronic Career Portfolio. WEX 12A 90 Hours of Work Experience

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1 Career Programs Electronic Career Portfolio WEX 12A 90 Hours of Work Experience

2 Typical Grade 12 Questions What should I do with my future? What are my options? What jobs are in demand? Which Post Secondary? How do I find job opportunities? Where do I look? How can I get the job I want? What are the rules / laws in the work place? This project will help you find resources to these questions so you can formulate your own answers.

3 Why an Electronic Career Portfolio Introduce you to an online storage portfolio which is secure, where you can access your bank of Work Skills and experiences, resume and other important documents: Useful for: Filling in applications Accessible during interviews Helps to organize you Software is used by many Canadian and US Career Centers in College and University

4 Career Cruising Portfolio LOGIN: Moscrop PASSWORD: Panthers (MY PLAN)

5 Parts of the Assignment 1. Complete Career Cruising Assessments 2. Enter your Activities and Experiences 3. Learn how to do a job search 4. Explore Job Prospects career of choice 5. Find and apply for a current Job you are Qualified for with (a) job specific resume, (b) cover letter (c) respond to interview questions 6. (a)reflection on Career Preparation (b)demonstrate your understanding of employment standards and human rights law

6 Where to start

7 Login to an existing Portfolio that you started in Planning 10? Or this Year? Create a new Portfolio write your login and password down, send yourself an .

8 Career Cruising E-Portfolio Part 1

9 E-Portfolio- scrolling down

10 E-Portfolio-My Journal Screen

11 Edit Profile Part 2 Full Mailing Address: including Postal Code Formatted as: V5T 3X5 use capitals for the letters Phone Number Format: choose one of the following acceptable formats (604)

12 E-Portfolio-My Activities & Experience Enter Full Info-Name-Dates and Details

13 E-Portfolio- further down Scan and upload your work experience evaluations as separate documents. Name and title these documents clearly. Ie: Purdy s Chocolates Work Exp Evaluation, Price Waterhouse Accounting Work Exp Evaluation

14 Job Search Part 3 Find two job postings: 1) For a future career you are considering. Does this career appear to have lots of jobs currently? Print one that interests you. 2) Find one entry level job that you can apply to with your current resume. (retail, sales, cashier, server, camp leader Print the entry level job posting.

15 Job Prospects and Outlook Part 4

16 Job Prospects and Outlook Describe the number of jobs as seen in the graph: occupation size, the job stability and the expected growth of the industry. Scroll down and read the insights from industry and summarized the future demands for jobs. Is this a good industry to train for, do we expect this industry to have a lot of future jobs?

17 Work Experience Orientation Booklet A Resource Tips for Writing Resumes 2-3 Skills I Have Learned (resume resource) 4-5 Sample Resume 6-7 Tips for Writing Cover Letters 8 Sample Cover letter 9 Interview Checklist 10 Typical Interview Questions 11 Workplace Safety 12 Workplace Safety: Top 7 Dangers for Young Workers 13 Student s Work Experience Placement Responsibilities 14 Workplace Etiquette 15 Employment Standards Act BC Working in BC Human Rights Act Laws against Discrimination and Harassment Next Steps: Where to Look for A Job 20 Online: sd41.bc.ca/programs/career/careerpreparation.htm Select: Orientation Booklet

18 Job Application Tools: Part 5 Job Specific Resume for an Entry Level Job Demonstrate you know how to use our current skills and experiences to get a current job Objective: with title of current position and company you are applying to Reverse Chronological order: Newest date first to oldest date Make sure that your skills that match the job qualifications are described and ordered most relevant to this job

19 Resumes If you are using Career Cruising to help you create your resume, be sure to download it as a WORD document, and correct any formatting errors BEFORE printing and attaching. Your resume should be perfect, with no errors in spelling or formatting AT ALL.

20 Cover letter Reading and interpreting the Entry Level Job Qualifications You need to read and interpret the skills required in the ad: They State: -engage and educate customers They want: -outgoing, personable, confident, experience with customer service, good communication skills, multilingual They State: teaologist will share their knowledge, ensure world class service, active listener, meet or exceed goals, apply knowledge They want: Self motivated, quick learners who relate information, quick thinkers, strong interpersonal skills, high achievers, good problem solvers

21 Cover letter - format Refer to the examples in the Orientation Booklet Lookup the address for the company you are applying to on Google if it is not on the advertisement. Direct the letter to the person in the ad, or use: Personal Manager, Company Name Dear Sir or Madam, or To Whom it May Concern,

22 Cover letter - format In the content of the letter: try to highlight the skills that you have that match the requirements of the job posting Sign the letter

23 Part 6 Reflection and Summary Simply follow the directions and respond to the questions in complete Journal entries in Career Cruising. Use the Orientation Booklet to respond to the Employment Standard Act questions Online: sd41.bc.ca/programs/career/careerpreparation.htm Select: Orientation Booklet

24 E-Portfolio- MY PLAN Printing Toggle options on and off

25 Collate and Staple (in order) Simple Title Page Career Portfolio Project & Your name MY PLAN print out from Career Cruising Personal Profile My Files My Assessments My Careers My Activities and Experiences My Journal: choose option All Entries 2 Job Searches (one career job, one entry level job) Resume Cover Letter applied for entry level job Interview Questions and Answers

26 Marking Rubric Read rubric and use it as a checklist to ensure you get full marks Project = 20% of Final Mark for WEX12A

27 Due Date April 13, 2015 Projects are worth 20% of your final mark for Career Preparation WEX12A-90 Hours. Late penalty = 1% per day deductions (including weekends), projects are accepted up to 50 days late. Questions see your Career Programs Advisor Get copies of our work experience evaluations on Monday, Wednesday or Friday s before the end of March. Last minute requests for photocopies are very disruptive and time consuming to the office staff.