Term 3, 2004
Overview
This is a hands-on practical course. Job Search helps students with what will
become a main pre-occupation - finding work. Students will often begin their jobs search up to six months before leaving ITI.
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the tools necesary to finding and
landing a job. By the end of this course the student will:
- Interpret and reply to advertisements
- Write a Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Write eimployment-related correspondence including cover letters, follow-up letters,
and thank-you letters.
- Be able to fill out necessary empoloyment applications
- Prepare for a job interview
- Be professional and condident at a job interview
- Ask relevant job-related questions of the interviewers
- Use appropriate non-verbal communication at a job interview
Materials
Supplementary texts: Modern Business Correspondence by Donna McComas and
Marilyn Saterwhite
How to Write a Better Resume by Gary Joseph Grappa and Adele Lewis
Videos: The Best of Career Track: Volume one: Management by Career Track Publications.
" How to Interview and Hire the Right People"
Websitess
Assessment
This is a pass/fail course.
Title of Unit
Prefatory Statement
Significant Assumptions
Outcomes/Standards/Objective
Whole class Activities
Small groups
Individual
Alone
Ongoing Activities
Student Resources
Unit Launch
Organization of Unit
Wk 1, 2, 3...
Detail plan for 2 days
Supporting Materials for Teachers who teach the unit
Assessment package
