August 25, 2011 Business Thursday

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge
Warm Up 15 minutes: Open up Resume document in pages and put finishing touches on it.


Critique 20 minutes- Find a partner, and email him or her a copy of your Resume. Give him or her critiques on these points.

• Appearance- Is it formatted correctly? Is Everything uniform looking: colons, bullet points, fonts, bold, italics, etc. Is this a resume, without even reading it, that looks good to you? Can you pick out the important information very quickly: References, Contacts, Awards, Activities, Interests, skills.
• Spelling and Grammar- Carefully read through the resume. Are there any misspelled words? Does the Objective make sense? Does it come off as conceited or too passive?
• Please write, in detail, three pieces of advice for the persons resume to make it look perfect. Remember you are helping him or her with getting a job.

Job Interview Skills  35 minutes

Open a Pages Document and Save As InterviewSkills

1. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20045.htm write down one piece of advice that you did not know before or that you think is the most important from the following sections: Preparation, Appearance, The interview, Information to bring to the interview.
2. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20043.htm scroll to the bottom to Cover letter and describe what is needed to be included in a Coverletter.
3. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20041.htm and list five places to learn about job opportunities.

Reading 15: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen p 31-35

Closing 5 minute