Job Exploration
Soft Skills
Career Clusters
Resumes
Interviews
100
Name two websites you can use to search for jobs

Indeed, Glassdoor, Handshake, LinkedIn, Company website

100

Define soft skills

- Soft skills relate to the non-technical aspects of a career.

- Character traits and work habits that aren’t necessarily written into a job description. 

100

What is a career cluster?

Categories of shared characteristics for certain job/career types

100

What categories should you include in your resume?

Education

Work Experience

Skills

Volunteering Experience

100

What is an elevator pitch?

A quick introduction about yourself, your goals and career aspirations, and skills that may qualify you for the position you are interviewing for

200

Name one of the questions you can ask yourself when you want to start the job exploration process

(example answers)

- What is important to me?

- What is my dream job?

- How do I like to spend my time?

- What motivates me?

- When do I feel the most comfortable?

200

Name three types of non-verbal communication

Body language, email, text, writing

200

Name your top career cluster

Must list top career cluster

200

What is an objective statement on a resume?

An objective statement is listed at the top of the resume and should include why why you want to work there and how your skill set reflects what they are looking for.

200

Name 2 commonly asked questions during a job interview

Tell me about yourself?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Why should we hire you?

How do you work under pressure?

What qualities do you look for in a boss?

300

Define "Networking"

- Interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. 

- Discussing job/career aspects with professionals in order to create relationships

300

Name at least 2 of the top 5 soft skills for high school students

Dependability

Teamwork & Collaboration

Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

Flexibility & Adaptability

Communication

300

Which career of interest did we look up for you?

Student must list their career that we looked up during class

300

True or False: You must list work experiences in chronological order on a resume

False: You must list work experiences in reverse chronological order

300

Name one question you should ask during your interview

How do you see my skills benefitting the company?

What is your management style?

What does this job look like day-to-day?

What do you enjoy about working here?

Are there growth opportunities in this job?

400

Name one of the four steps of Job Exploration

Research, Evaluation, Discussion, Decision

400

What are your personal soft skills you listed during our soft skills lesson?

Must list at least one personal soft skill

400

What website did we use to research careers?

400

What is the difference between a resume and a cover letter?

Resume: List of work history, experience, education, and skills. Usually a bulleted list.

Cover letter: Document that can accompany your resume and provides a more personal introduction and information. Letter with paragraphs instead of a list.

400

What are some ways you can follow-up after your interview?

Phone call

Email

Thank you card

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