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Career Awareness

This is an 8 week course covering,

  • History of Employment,
  • Careers and what they are,
  • Personal Career plans,
  • Resumes,
  • Interview Skills,

There are 7 Check points along the way, please complete these simple forms and place the printed documents in the folder provided.

 
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Job History, just to review your past employment history

This is just a quick document for you to fill out, finding out what you have done in the past in the sense of employment and voluntary work which might indicate areas of interest when looking at future Careers. Or it might highlight areas that you do not want to follow.

1Checkpoint # 1

Please print out and complete the Job history Sheet and hand up.

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Employment History and opportunities.gold rush

There have been a number of times in the history of the world that certain careers have become very popular or sought after. Can you think of any??
  • Gold Rushes? (Burra larger than Perth - copper)
  • Computing Rushes?
  • Mining Rushes?
Hydro Rushes (1949 -74), Convicts, Sheep (Australia Riding on the back of the sheep), WWI(1931 unemployment 28%) & WWII(1945 economy boomed)
Any locally? (T&R, fruit harvesting, Clipsal, Woolworths etc)
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Careers

What are they?

  • A good definition of a Career

    Career: the sum total of paid and unpaid work, learning and life roles you undertake throughout your life.

    click on the link below for a more descriptive definition.

  • Wikipedia (WEBSITE LINK) file

  • A few quizzes that highlight your strengths for possible future careers.

    2 Checkpoint #2

    Please print out your results, put your name at the top, and note on the sheet if you think the results are true.

  • Princeton Career Quiz file
  • Australian Career Quiz file

  • Personal Traits and possible Careers

    This is a great site that groups personal traits into five distinct areas that you can then investigate further by clicking on the coloured heading. It then lists common traits as well as possible careers.
    This is an American site but it is still very useful.

  • Career Interests Game text file

  • Write your own definition of a career

    3 Checkpoint # 3

    Enter your definition ni the following forum

  • Your definition of a career? (FORUM)
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Show/Hide NanoGong test Career Planning Video

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This is an old film, so not too many giggles please, but a good film.

It discussess the influences that may have an affect on your career decisions in the future. Watch the film and then complete the following review please.

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Career Plans

A career plan is a document that helps uncover possible career paths for you in the future.

Think of 5 different areas of work that you might be interested in pursuing, even if there are possible barriers at the moment. If you would like to be a doctor or Lawyer, list them down.

Make sure they are varied, ie dont list being a cook, a chef a waiter a restaurant manager and a barperson, as they are all in the same industry. Open your mind and be creative.

Once you have selected the 5 jobs you would like to follow, complete the following document for each. You can save the document and use it as a template to fill out your 5 possible careers if you like, or print out the blank document and fill in the answers by hand.

We will be doing this over a couple of weeks.

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Checkpoint # 4

Please print out 5 of the following sheets and complete them for your selected Career paths we have been discussing in class.

Career Planning Word Document (MSWord document)

the following link is very useful for finding out about your chosen careers,

  • Occupation Size,
  • Weekly earnings,
  • Prospects,
  • Location of Work,
  • Age and Gender break down etc.

My Future Website (Use this website to help find out information on your careers)

TAFESA Career Profile link, also very useful

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Mid Term Review

Just a few questions to make sure I am explaining Career Awareness clearly, and make sure your listening as well.

5Checkpoint # 5

Please complete the following Career Awareness Review.

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Resumes

We will be discussing resumes in the folowing lesson. Please bring a copy of your latest resume and we shall look at ways of improving it.

Resume : is basically a document that is selling your skills to a potential employer.

What is a good Resume? ( Great resumes entice hiring managers and make you stand out from the crowd)

What they look like and what should they contain?

Read “Great Resumes, Get Great Jobs”,

Read “Interesting information on Resumes”,

Read "What do employers want"

In library look at websites such as www.seek.com.au and look at the fields they use for resumes. Fill these out on a piece of paper for your self.

6 Checkpoint # 6

Please complete the following questions about Resumes, as well as handing up your revised Resume.

Resume Review sheet

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Job Interviews : before, during and afterwards

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Assessment Criteria

Please ensure you have completed the following assessments

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