Class+Presentation

Nita Barot, Adam Brown, Jessica Mains, Nicole Robb
 * High School Career Workshop **

**__ 8:30am - 9:00 am: Welcome __**

Students will be greeted as they arrive. At the entrance, students will be given a nametag and will mingle with one another while enjoying a light continental breakfast (such as bagels, doughnuts, fruit, yogurt, juice, etc.).

** GOAL: ** To welcome students to the high school career workshop.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will obtain a nametag from greeters and mingle with other participants.

** INTERVENTION: ** Breakfast and greeters. 

**__ 9:00am - 9:10am: Introduction __**

High school students will be informed of how the United States needs more awareness about the importance of preparing students early for education and career related decisions. Because our country does not always educate students early about career options, it is crucial to do so at a high school level.

** GOAL: ** To raise awareness of how the United States is falling behind other countries in education.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will recognize three differences between America and other countries in relation to educational policies.

**INTERVENTION:** Videos and statistics from the Internet ** Materials: **

Short attention-getter video located at: [] Cultural awareness video located at: 

**__ 9:10am - 9:30am: Ice Breaker __**

Students will be given a list of fifteen different career fields (seven for the in-class presentation). Students will then be given twenty minutes to find and obtain the signatures of individuals in the classroom who have a family member who works, or has previously worked, in that career field.
 * GOAL: ** To introduce career fields and encourage mingling among participants.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will meet fifteen other workshop participants.

**INTERVENTION:** Ice Breaker exercise. ** Materials: ** Ice Breaker Worksheet 

**__ 9:30am - 10:00am: Station I: Your Dream Job __**

Students will be given one minute to write down their dream job. Students will then review information about similar jobs in that field, level of education needed, and related skills required. ** GOAL: ** To identify a potential career interest and better understand important characteristics of the job.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will identify two alternate careers in their field of interest and the level of education needed to obtain these jobs.

**INTERVENTION:** Identify dream jobs and discuss similar jobs in that field, level of education needed, and related skills.

**Materials:** What would I do with a major in…? worksheets 

**__ 10:00am - 10:30 am: Station II: Career Bingo __**

Students will play career bingo, which will expose them to career related terminology. Words will be called and the students will see if that word is located on their bingo card. If it is, students will cover the word with a bingo marker. Students will have BINGO if they cover all the squares in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. ** GOAL: ** To familiarize students with key terms related to career development.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will be able to define three career development terms that they weren't familiar with before this process.

**INTERVENTION:** Bingo game.

**Materials:** Career Bingo Cards, Call List, Bingo Markers, and Prizes 



**__ 10:30am - 10:50am: Break __**

Snacks and water will be provided. 

**__ 10:50am - 11:25am: Station III: Job Applications and Resumes __**

Students will complete a sample application for employment to gain experience applying for jobs. Students will also be taught how to create a competitive resume (four sample templates will be distributed and reviewed). ** GOAL: ** To introduce students to the job application process.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will complete a practice job application and understand three key components of a resume.

**INTERVENTION:** Sample job application and four resume templates.

**Materials:** Job Application located at: [|www.hooverwebdesign.com] Resume Templates: included as templates in Microsoft Office Word and Macintosh iWork Pages 

**__ 11:25am - 12:00pm: Station IV: Mock Interviews __**

Students will work in pairs. Students will take turns being the interviewer and the interviewee. Students will be interviewing for the dream job that they identified earlier in the workshop, and the interviewer will be provided with sample questions.

**GOAL:** To encourage student confidence in the employment interviewing process. ** OBJECTIVE: ** Students will identify three potential questions during an interview and be able to answer them.

**INTERVENTION:** Mock interviews with example questions. ** Materials: ** Sample Interview Questions 

**__ 12:00pm - 1:00pm: NETWORKING LUNCH __**

Students will enjoy a lunch with professionals in various career fields.

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**__ 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Find Your Holland Code __**

Students will complete an assessment to determine their Holland Code.
 * GOAL: ** Students will better understand their individual strengths.


 * OBJECTIVE: ** Students will identify their Holland Codes.

** INTERVENTION: ** Self-Directed Search

**Materials:** The Self-Directed Search. This exercise would normally be purchased for use. Because of this, we have included a sample Holland Code exercise, located at the following website: [|www.soicc.state.nc.us/planning/cla.htm].

**__ 1:30pm - 1:50pm: Understanding Your Results __**

Once the self directed search or assessment is completed, a representative from Millersville University Career Services will explain the results of the assessments. ** GOAL: ** Students will identify jobs suitable for their unique personalities.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will discover three potential careers that match their Holland Codes. ** INTERVENTION: ** Career Services presentation. 

**__ 2:00pm - 2:15pm: Break __**

Snacks and water will be provided. 

**__ 2:15pm - 2:45pm: Create Your Genogram __**

Students will be provided with an example of a genogram. They will then draw their own genograms and list family members’ occupations. After the genogram is completed, they will rank (from 1-3) the people who had the most influence on their potential future career choices.

** GOAL: ** Students will identify various occupations within the last three generations of their family.

**OBJECTIVE:** Students will list at least three family members whose occupations have had some influence in their personal career choices.

**INTERVENTION:** Creating personal genograms.

** Materials: **

Handout of an example genogram, located at: []

**__ 2:45pm - 3:15pm: Evaluation & Closing Remarks __**

Students will be given an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the workshop. Students will also be thanked for coming to the workshop. ** GOAL: ** To obtain feedback on the workshop. ** OBJECTIVE: ** Students will clearly express what they liked and did not like about the career workshop.

**INTERVENTION:** Evaluation. ** Materials: ** End of Workshop Evaluation

** Letter to Parents and Permission Form **

Because parental involvement is an important part of the development of high school students’ career maturity and self-efficacy, parents are invited to attend a career workshop for parents and guardians of sophomores the following evening in the high school auditorium.

** Materials: ** Letter to Parents, Agenda, and Permission Form