Unit Four: Employment Readiness
Unit Three: Job Seeking
What am I Doing?
Everyone has to start somewhere.
Getting a your first job can provide you with many things: experience in the field that you are interested in pursuing as a career, extra money for that first car, work experience for school, or just a way to keep you out of trouble in the evenings and on weekends! Regardless of your reasons, there is a lot of preparation involved in the whole process and the tools you will be creating will provide the foundation for every job search you complete from now on.
Job seeking is not a one-time thing. Looking for a job is an ongoing process wherein action plans are revisited and revised. You need to stay on top of employment trends that will determine which occupations are likely to grow in demand and which will decline. Since it is predicted that most people will change jobs or careers several times (some people suggest at least seven to ten times) in their lifetime, you will need to embrace change as a regular part of your lives.
In this unit you will investigate what is needed for getting both your first job and providing the foundation for applying for a job in your future career area.
There are four things that you will need to have to prepare yourself for your first job search:
- Resume: A short, detailed portrait of what you have done and your employability skills that would make you a good employee.
- Cover Letter: An introduction to the employer stating what job you are interested in.
- Application Form: The document provided by the company you are applying to that needs to be filled out and returned to them.
- Interview Questions: Practice questions that your potential employer may ask you during an interview.
Based on these, you will be creating a Career Package that will enable you to have digital copies of all of the tools that you can use and update throughout your working future.
Marks:
This unit will be worth 20% of your Planning mark.