Overview of Today’s Overview of Today’s ClassClass

1.1. Review previous classesReview previous classes

2.2. Discuss today’s concept: a cluster Discuss today’s concept: a cluster of skillsof skills

3.3. Activity – Job Clusters card gameActivity – Job Clusters card game

4.4. Activity – Resume skillsActivity – Resume skills

5.5. Review what we learned today and Review what we learned today and hand out CD-ROMshand out CD-ROMs

Review: What’s your big Review: What’s your big idea?idea?

BusinessesBusinesses ProfitProfit EntrepreneurEntrepreneur AdvertisingAdvertising

Review: ResourcesReview: Resources

What are What are resourcesresources

The three kinds of The three kinds of resourcesresources

Review: job skillsReview: job skills

How do businesses How do businesses decide which decide which people to hire?people to hire?

What is the skill What is the skill used in almost all used in almost all jobs?jobs?

What are the four What are the four valuable skills we valuable skills we focused on?focused on?

Today’s concept: A Cluster Today’s concept: A Cluster of Skillsof Skills

What do we call a business that What do we call a business that hires people or hires people or employsemploys people? people?

And what do we call the workers And what do we call the workers who are who are employedemployed??

Today’s class continues our theme of Today’s class continues our theme of talking about what kinds of skills talking about what kinds of skills employers need from employees.employers need from employees.

High-Demand JobsHigh-Demand Jobs

If you want to get a If you want to get a good job when good job when you’re older, do you’re older, do you think you you think you should study how should study how to fix these?to fix these?

What about these?What about these?

High-Demand JobsHigh-Demand Jobs

Some jobs go away Some jobs go away over timeover time

Other jobs are in Other jobs are in high-demand, and high-demand, and many of those many of those involve the STEM involve the STEM skillsskills

When it’s time to look When it’s time to look for a jobfor a job

Where do you Where do you start?start?

When you find an When you find an opening, what do opening, what do you do?you do?

Submit your resumeSubmit your resume A resume is a A resume is a

written summary of written summary of a person’s a person’s education and work education and work experienceexperience

If they like your resumeIf they like your resume

Then you may be invited for a job Then you may be invited for a job interviewinterview

In the interview, it’s important to:In the interview, it’s important to: Be polite, respectful, on timeBe polite, respectful, on time Dress professionallyDress professionally Discuss your skills and how they show Discuss your skills and how they show

you are qualified to do the jobyou are qualified to do the job

Activity: Job Clusters Activity: Job Clusters Card GameCard Game

Activity: Resume SkillsActivity: Resume Skills

SummarySummary

EmployersEmployers EmployeesEmployees High-demand jobsHigh-demand jobs ResumesResumes

[CD-ROM][CD-ROM]