I decided that for this section I would NOT do a unit test. I remembered that when I was on the committee to write this class, we did not test this standard because it's just really hard to test. Instead, I would use observation and their assignments as a measure of what they had learned.
Obtaining a Job
I started the section off with a lesson from Jacob Cope at Ft. Herriman. I have since updated this (3-3-17) so if you downloaded the old one, I have a newer version I like better. Instead of the kids reading a PowerPoint and then writing down the answers, they use Utah Futures to actually go through the process step by step. It's a higher level of learning and, I think, more effective. It's also a GREAT one to use for a sub. I use Google Classroom for the assignment, so you may want to convert the assignment below into a Google doc.
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Interviewing Tips
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Warning: I created this with absolute blatant disregard for copyright law, so there are a lot of pictures and videos in it. You may want to view the videos first--the Transformer one is really good, but toward the end there are curse words so I just stopped it early. This one took me 2 1/2 days in class. There is no worksheet for this--I wanted the kids to just sit and enjoy the discussion. However, I did create a Google Form as sort of an "exit slip" that they fill out at the end, just to see if they were listening. I didn't even grade it--but I didn't tell THEM that! (UPDATED 3-3-17 to include a new slide on what employers ask and what they actually MEAN...)
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Guest Speaker & Self Evaluation
I had a day where the principal came in and was a guest speaker about interviews--I figured, he's actually interviewed people before! It was awesome.
This is a Google Doc that I put on Google Classroom, where the kids opened it up and filled it out, in preparation for a job interview. It took a little longer than I would like, but I think it prepared them pretty well.
This is a Google Doc that I put on Google Classroom, where the kids opened it up and filled it out, in preparation for a job interview. It took a little longer than I would like, but I think it prepared them pretty well.
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Real Interviews & Applications
The next part turned out pretty cool, actually. I decided to focus not on some future distant dream job, but on the job they are going to be interviewing for within the next couple of years. I printed out job description for five companies--Burger King, Wal-Mart, Gordmans, Barnes & Noble, and Cinemark. The job descriptions were each for entry level positions. I then handed them out randomly so that I had an even number (if possible) of each job position. I did allow them to trade if they wanted to--as long as the numbers stayed the same. I actually did that at the end of day 3 after I finished the above PowerPoint. I told them to read it over and come prepared to practice interviewing tomorrow.
The next day, I put them in pairs with someone else who was in their same job and gave them cut out slips of paper that gave them directions as both the interviewer and the interviewee. Then they practiced interviewing each other. We had a discussion about it.
On the final day, I handed out to them a printed copy of a job application for each job (although I couldn't get a PDF version of Gordmans, so I used Sears instead). They then filled it out as accurately as possible, with the exception that they could pretend they were 16-18 years old so they were old enough to apply for the position. After that, I randomly picked an application from the pile and interviewed them in front of the class. It was kinda fun!
The next day, I put them in pairs with someone else who was in their same job and gave them cut out slips of paper that gave them directions as both the interviewer and the interviewee. Then they practiced interviewing each other. We had a discussion about it.
On the final day, I handed out to them a printed copy of a job application for each job (although I couldn't get a PDF version of Gordmans, so I used Sears instead). They then filled it out as accurately as possible, with the exception that they could pretend they were 16-18 years old so they were old enough to apply for the position. After that, I randomly picked an application from the pile and interviewed them in front of the class. It was kinda fun!
Resumes
Only after I had moved on the Marketing did it suddenly hit me that I never did resumes. It was too late to go back, so I will have to add this next year.