What do I need from you??
- Anthony – Resume – Needs corrections I have indicated
- Ryleigh – Put an electronic copy of resume in the shared Google Drive folder I made so I can correct formatting
- Alaina – Resume
- Chloe Lehr – Updated resume
- Kaden Slater – Updated resume that includes BioMed, HOSA and updated reference
- Austin Reed – Updated resume
- Kelton O’Neil – Updated resume which includes current program and HOSA
- Kellen – Reprint resume with corrections I made
- Danial – Add reference to resume and print
- Drew – Caught up!!
- Jaxon – Finish education and work experience sections on resume and print
- Gage – Add more skills and one reference to resume and print
- Jordan – Caught up!
- Hunter – Updated resume references with corrections and print
- Kyler – Put copy of resume in Shared Google Drive so I can edit
- Phillip – Reprint resume with corrections I made
- Kaden Rhodes – Caught up!
- Seth – Update address and other needed changes on resume
- Kelli – Update resume including work experiences
- Shane – Update resume
- Omarion – All Virtual Job Shadow activities that have been assigned, WorkKeys assignment, Resume
- Baylee – All Virtual Job Shadow activities that have been assigned, WorkKeys assignment, Resume
- Lexi – All Virtual Job Shadow activities that have been assigned, WorkKeys assignment, Resume
- Kynlee – All Virtual Job Shadow activities that have been assigned, WorkKeys assignment, Resume, WorkKeys Applied Math test
Be sure to include in your resumes …
- HOSA on the organizations section of your resume.
- ACT WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificate in the Certifications section if you earned a 3 or higher on all 3 WorkKeys exams
- NWTC Perfect Attendance of Quarter if you received perfect attendance certificate for first quarter
- NWTC Outstanding Student if you earned Outstanding Student of the Quarter
- National Technical Honor Society if you received that honor at NWTC last year
- Biomed skills you have learned (check the Shared Google Drive folder I created for you.
Another Good Resource
If you are searching for information about careers, another good resource is https://www.myplan.com/careers/database.html
Virtual Job Shadow
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Assessments Interest assessments provide the user with more insight into themselves and help to guide the career exploration process. Obtain these results first and then explore the possibilities! Once logged in on VirtualJobShadow.com, users can access Assessments under the Tools heading, found in the black navigation bar at the top right side of the screen. The Assessments section features four assessments designed to help guide career exploration. The three assessment used in Career Center are:
- Career Clusters Interest Survey (CCIS) matches users’ interests to their top career clusters, based on activities they most enjoy.
- O*Net Interest Profiler (O*Net IP) helps users discover their interests and learn how they relate to future career choices.
- O*Net Work Importance Locator (O*Net WIL) helps users identify their work values and decide what is important to them in a job.
Each assessment has detailed instructions and offers the ability to save the user’s progress if they do not finish in one sitting. Once an assessment has been completed and submitted, clicking on the results hyperlink in blue will take the user to the matching careers in Career Central. Career Central Start exploring specific careers by choosing from a range of industries and fields, using the filter tabs or search box to narrow down your career search. Career Central allows users to find an extensive collection of careers and job shadowing videos, which include closed captioning and transcripts in both English and Spanish. Users can begin exploring career profiles, including the Q&A segments that accompany the main video. After watching each video, they may also read through the Career Description, Required Education, Earnings, and Future Outlook information on the left-hand side of the profile screen. Users may take Pop Quizzes and write Career Journals, which are located just above the video.
Login Instructions
Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
Assignments
- Getting Started with Virtual Job Shadow (2021) – Be sure to have the following completed and in notebook.
- Career Clusters Interest Survey
- O*Net Interest Profiler
- O*Net Work Importance Locator
- Printout of the completed assignment
- Print out of the 3 careers you saved to the My Careers page
- Quiz printout of favorite career (must score 80% or better or else retake it)
- Journal entry of favorite career
WorkKeys Score Comparison Activity
To find out more about specific careers and their skills requirements, check out the ACT job profiles database.
Certificate Levels
Individuals can earn four levels of certifications by taking the three WorkKeys® assessments.
- Bronze Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 3 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 16% of the jobs in the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Silver Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 4 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 67% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Gold Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 5 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 93% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Platinum Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 6 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 99% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
We will see how your scores on the three assessments compare to minimum suggested scores for different occupations. I have put your WorkKeys Score Reports in a Shared Google Drive folder that I created for you. The folder on the Shared Drive has your first and last name and AlvaCC2021. Can you access the Shared Google Drive folder I created? If not ask me for assistance. I have added a file named WorkKeys Completion Assignment to the shared folder I created for you. Open the file using Google Docs then complete the required information. Ask questions if you need assistance. When you have completed the WorkKeys Completion Assignment, print one copy and put it in sheet protectors in your black notebook on the shelves.
- WorkKeys Completion Assignment (in Google Drive)
- Complete, print and include in notebook.
Resumes
The following documents have been added to the Shared Folder I created for you in Google Drive:
- Resume Template
- MNTC Resume Prep Guide
- Resume Writing Checklist
You will need to create a resume that includes the following sections:
- Heading (Name, Address, Phone Number, Email Address)
- Objective
- Education
- Work Experience (or Experience)
- Organizations and Activities
- Certifications/Licenses
- Honors and Achievements
- Community Service
- Skills
- References
Examples of skills for resumes:
- Create and edit MS Word and Google Docs
- Create and edit presentations using MS PowerPoint and Google Slides
- Use Google Classroom for viewing and submitting assignments
- Use Google Drive for file storage and sharing
- ***** Check your Shared Google Drive folder for Biomed skills your instructor gave me*****
Examples of resumes:
Check the Shared Google Drive folder I created for you. I have added a template you may use if you wish.
Resume Purple Template 2000 – blank (to be used to enter your information)
Student 1 – Examples of concurrent enrollment, organization responsibilities, additional skills, community service
Student 2 – Examples of education, activities leadership, community service
Student 3 – Examples of community service, work experience
Student 4 – Formatting example
Student 5 – Examples of profile, education, fast food and restaurant work experience, key skills, community service
Student 6 – Example of formatting, lawn service and auto service job tasks, awards, auto certifications
Student 7 – Examples of future plans, computer and ag skills, leadership, community service, ag work experience
Student 8 – Examples of quick stop clerk position and livestock/farming position
Student 9 – Examples of fast food crew member job duties
Student 10 – Examples of fast food crew member position and oilfield position
Student 11 – Examples of Skills section as well as Work Experience that involves fast food crew member
Student 12 – Examples of Certifications, Work Experience, Education, and Community Service sections of resume
Student 13 – Examples of Objective, Education, Achievements, Honors, Certifications, Community Service, and Work Experience sections of resume
Student 14 – Examples of Education, Work Experience, Key Skills, Certifications, and Community Service sections of resume
Student 15 – Examples of Work Experience in the oil and gas industry and Key Skills sections of resume
Student 16 – Examples of Sonic Car Hop Work Experience as well as Digital Design skills sections of resume
Student 17 – Examples of Collision Repair Work Experience and Key Skills sections of resume
Student 18 – Examples of various sections of resumes
Student 19 – Examples of various Work Experience descriptions for resume
Student 20 – Good examples of various sections of resume