Career Skills Activity

 

1. Do you have a current copy of your resume?  If yes, where is it? If it is on your p-file, please print me a copy.
   
   
   
2. What is your career pathway?
   
   Do you know a specific job in this pathway? If yes, write it down and if not pick, one from your career pathway list for the purpose of this activity.  You may explore more than one occupation!
   
   
   
3. Go to the following website, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm and find this information for your chosen job:
   
   Mean annual income:
   
   
   
   Number of people employed in this type of job (under “employment” column)
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the occupation and find out what state pays the most and pays the less for this job.  Can you find an area close to where you want to live and its pay? Write down this information.
   
   
   
   What state has the best job opportunities of this occupation?
   
   
   
   
5. Go to http://jobsearch.monster.com/ or other job listing website and find an actual job listing.  Write down the job title, location, pay, and any benefits.
   
   
   
6. Now go to: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html
   Let say you have a job in Grand Rapids, MI that pays $35,000.  What salary would you need to maintain the same standard of living in Chicago, IL?
   
   In Washington/Arlington/Alexandria, VA?
   
   
   Now try the states from question #4. (Just pick any city in the state)
   Try other locations of your choosing. Write these down here.
   
   
   
   Remember from economics class that this reflects COLA or cost of living adjustment!
   
   
7. Go to:
   http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078687128/student_view0/unit1/chapter2/businessweek_online.html
   
   Read this article and explain at least 3 ways how you can boost your chances of getting hired.  Do this on the back of this page.
   
   
8. Explain how your Senior Seminar project related to your career.  Include how it helped with gaining experience.
   
   
   
9. Briefly state your summer job plans.(job description, location, relationship to career, pay scale if you know and/or want to disclose!

If time allows, continue the personal finance modules. Work through module 7. Go to the following site and log on using your log in name and password I gave you in class.

http://www.moneyskill.org/curriculum/launch.cfm

Your score will automatically be graded and sent to me when you are done. You may continue on to the next one if time allows as we will complete all the modules with a green check next to them throughout the trimester. Remember, your gade will be your average times 2 out of 200 points and weekly you will receive a completion grade.