Career Research

HOW TO GET A JOB
I. Determine Your Job Skills

Work Interest Quiz
To make a good decision about a future career, it helps to know what type of work you enjoy doing.

Career Key, The Provides free tests designed to measure career aptitude. Includes advice about making career decisions.

Career and College Planning Resources This page provides links for guidance counselors including resources to self assessments, career planning, career development and college planning. 

Create Your Résumé
Your résumé is one of the first steps in going for a job, and in beginning to build a foundation for your career.
 

Exploring Occupations  Lawyer, teacher, doctor, nurse. How many occupations can you name? What the heck does an occupational therapist do any way? How about a mycologist or a pharmacologist or an otolaryngologist?

See what the hottest occupations are by checking out the following industry profiles. What is the key to a successful career? Start with a good high school education. From there, you can find well-paying jobs with rewarding futures. Career Voyages has a range of options that you can choose from

Guides for Specific Careers These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?

ASSIGNMENT:

Open this document. Fill out the work and activities list. Once you have completed the list and after you have read the web pages that are linked in the document, begin working on your resume. The resume templates that would fit the needs of high school students are the Beginner's Template and Beginner's Template 2. You may modify the template to better fit your needs, but you will need my permission to make the modifications.

I must okay your resume before you begin working on your cover letter.

Resume Templates:

Scholarship Resume  Rich Text Format

Beginner's Template

Beginner's Template 2 

Generic Template

Education Template

Employment History

Experience History

Secretarial.doc

Cover Letters:

Letter 1

Letter 2

Letter 3

Letter 4

Letter 5

Letter 6

Letter 7

Letter 8

Letter 9