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Career Education and Work
- Standard Area - 13.2: Career Acquisition (Getting a Job)
- Grade Level - 13.2.8: GRADE 8
Identify effective speaking and listening skills used in a job interview.
Evaluate resources available in researching job opportunities, such as, but not limited to:
- CareerLinks
- Internet (i.e. O*NET)
- Networking
- Newspapers
- Professional associations
- Resource books (that is Occupational Outlook Handbook, PA Career Guide)
Prepare a draft of career acquisition documents, such as, but not limited to:
- Job application
- Letter of appreciation following an interview
- Letter of introduction
- Request for letter of recommendation
- Resume
Develop an individualized career portfolio including components, such as, but not limited to:
- Achievements
- Awards/recognitions
- Career exploration results
- Career plans
- Community service involvement/projects
- Interests/hobbies
- Personal career goals
- Selected school work
- Self inventories
Explain, in the career acquisition process, the importance of the essential workplace skills/knowledge, such as, but not limited to:
- Commitment
- Communication
- Dependability
- Health/safety
- Laws and regulations (that is Americans With Disabilities Act, child labor laws, Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA, Material Safety Data Sheets)
- Personal initiative
- Self-advocacy
- Scheduling/time management
- Team building
- Technical literacy
- Technology