*Lesson 3 - Real Job Contacts*

Career Experts, Resumes and Interviews

Objectives: Gain knowledge of the process used to locate and secure employment. Use the information to evaluate
                             a resume, write a resume and hold a mock interview.
Materials: Internet, Wordprocessor, Email Accounts
Time: 2 weeks
Activities:

• Use the "Ask an Expert Sites"  to locate an expert in your career field. Email the person with the following: ( Request a copy of their Resume, ask them three questions about what you want to know about their  education and career, ask them to describe the interviewing process they  underwent to get their current job)
• Blooms - Comprehension and Analysis

• Read over the resume sites  then use your expert's resume as an example to create your own using a wordprocessing program. Did your expert have a good resume according to research? Email your instructor with a short message explaining what you liked about your experts resume (what made it unique?) and what you didn't like about your experts resume (what would you change about it?)
• Blooms - Analysis, Synthesis and Application

• Study the Interview sites  and pair up with another student and hold a mock interview for the class. Each student is to study the other ones Job and using a wordprocessor to formulate 5-10 questions to ask  in an Interview. Follow the interview tips from the websites.
• Blooms -Comprehension, Application , Synthesis and Evaluation