Thursday, November 10, 2016

Resume Writing Resources


Video - Resume Writing




Assignment - Cover Letter of Your Future

From xkcd.com
Great, so you have a resume, now you need to look at applying for a job.

Your next task is to write a cover letter to apply for a specific job.

To do this you will submit:

1) A screen capture of the job you are applying for. Kijiji, Monster, and Calgary Job Shop are all good places to look.

2) A Cover letter that would get you an interview at that company.

If you need help writing it, please schedule a time to sit down with Way and talk it through.

This cover letter is due in your assignment folder.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Your homework to complete before the end of class is to set up an assignment folder in Google Drive.

Follow the following, simple steps:
Log in to Google Drive with your student webmail, @EDUCBE.CA account (Ask Parhar if you can't remember it)
Create a folder that is named [YourLastName][YourFirstName]Connect For example, DoeJohnConnect (use underscores if the lack of spaces makes you uncomfortable).
Share the folder with Parhar at: D@EDUCBE.CA A Don't Panic picture will appear next to Way's name if you did it correctly.

My Career Story

Assignment Folders

Please see the below post and create a Google Drive assignment folder

Student Wellness Survey
Could everyone please fill out this survey by the end of class today?

November's Theme
The theme for this month is career readiness. For your first assignment you will be creating a presentation to share with the class about a career that you are interested in pursuing.

...what do you mean that you aren't interested in anything? Don't worry, for that, we created the Wheel of Careers. Give it a spin and start researching.

Completed assignments can be placed in your Google Drive Assignments Folder. There will be a check-in for them next Friday (November 18th) and will be due completed no later than November 25th.

Assignment: Resume of the Future

This month we will be looking at resumes and job interview skills.

Your assignment is a simple one, to write the resume that you want to have when you are 25.

  • What kinds of things do you want to have accomplished by the time you are 25?\
  • What work experience/volunteering/education do you want to have on your resume by 25?

Please follow the proper format (From last week's post) for your resume and feel free to book a time with Mr.Way during Success time for editing help.