Pathways+Week+11

=Welcome back hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. = **Progress Reports Due: ** = **﻿ ﻿ Black Day- Monday 4/4 ** = **Red Day - Tuesday 4/5 ** **Click [|HERE] for a copy of the progress report**

We will be wrapping up **Unit 2 - What do I want? ** [|Unit 2 What do I want? Packet].

** Topics that will be covered: ** What are Goals? Clusters & Pathways Occupational Outlook Handbook Career Search

Identifying goals What are SMART goals? Time lines for goals Strategies for achieving goals Identifying roadblocks and how you can overcome them.
 * We will start with: What are Goals? **

Worksheets: [|Career cluster research] [|Occupational Handbook Career Search]

Click here to go to the Career Cluster Series

[|Agriculture &Natural Resources] || [|Architecture &Construction] || [|Arts, Audio/Video Technology,& Communications] || [|Business & Administration] || [|Education &Training] || [|Finance] || [|Government & Public Administration] || [|Health Science] || [|Hospitality &Tourism] || [|Human Services] || [|Information Technology] || [|Law &Public Safety] || [|Manufacturing] || [|Retail/WholesaleSales & Service] || [|Scientific Research& Engineering] || [|Transportation,Distribution, &Logistics] ||
 * [[image:http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/images/lg_icn_agr.gif width="71" height="67" caption="Agriculture and Natural Resources" link="http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/student/clusters/agriculture.shtml"]]
 * [[image:http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/images/lg_icn_edu.gif width="71" height="67" caption="Education and Training" link="http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/student/clusters/education.shtml"]]
 * [[image:http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/images/lg_icn_hsp.gif width="71" height="67" caption="Hospitality and Tourism" link="http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/student/clusters/hospitality.shtml"]]
 * [[image:http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/images/lg_icn_mnf.gif width="71" height="67" caption="Manufacturing" link="http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/cclusters/student/clusters/manufacturing.shtml"]]

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Lost Generation Video

A goal is a dream that you have written down - Chris Brunner A goal is a personal standard you wish to achieve - Kyle Scannell Failure is the mother of success - Mao Zedong & Eun Shim Goals are different steps that lead up to achieving a big dream -Misa Won Denial is just not a river - Ivy Maldonado Follow your heart not your friends - Tyler Gehlhaus
 * Student Quotes: **


 * //Objective:// **

Understand the difference between Clusters & Pathways. Investigate career opportunities that fit “who you are”. Students will use information obtained from career cluster research to explore statistics from the Bureau of Labor & Statistics to investigate the specific job outlook for their chosen profession. Synthesizing their experiences to develop and create a resume, which will be used for applying for jobs and post secondary institutions. A list of references to be contacted will also be created.

Things of interest:

**Three Things to Do to Ace a Job Interview **
Interviewers are experts at watching and listening to job candidates and deciding which ones to hire. Here is what a few top interviewers had to say when asked what makes a good interview.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__Communication__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Attitude is the most important thing. If I don’t see a good attitude, nothing else matters.”
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Shake my hand and say you’ve been looking forward to meeting me. Show confidence.”

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__Research My Company__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Show me that you’ve spent time learning about my company. It separates the strong candidates from others.”
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Do your homework and let me know why mine is the job you want. I’m not looking for people who will take anything they can get.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__Resume__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Show me you can organize your thoughts by giving me a factual, easy-to-understand resume. I don’t have the time or the patience for a lot of fluff.”
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">“Translate your background and skills into the job I have available. It’s not my job to find a fit for you in the company.”

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