June 19th May 24th & 28th
To look up recipes: Calculating grocery prices
To learn more or apply online, visit: coastcapitalsavings.com/youthinterns
March 8th and March 14th
Period 2: https://www.dropbox.com/request/URlAZg9kI2Ui9KS4uJKY
Period 3: https://www.dropbox.com/request/liE16o4bYe0n4qSjFvdC
March 6th
Please look through the job descriptions below and choose one that you'd be interested in. You can also find your own job description if none of the descriptions below interest you.
After choosing a job description, please fill in the job description worksheet provided for you and hand it in. Make sure that this job description is written in your own words.
Here is a link to some action words to help you fill out the worksheet.
It is extremely important for your to understand how to read and interpret a job description.
Task 3:
Following this cover letter template, please start writing your cover letter.
Here are some examples of cover letters to look at: Tuesday Feb. 19th
You will need to choose your charity by Friday Jan. 18th.
Tuesday Jan 8th, Thursday Jan. 10th
Today we will be working fully on our resumes
Here are the tasks for your first day with the job search unit
****Career Research Project Due Oct. 18th****
Oct. 9th & 11th
Sept. 24th Sept. 17th
Sept. 13th
Sept 11th
Sept 7th
- Work period for Budgeting 101 Assignment - due Monday June 3rd.
- If you finish early, start practicing for the numeracy exam by clicking on this link
- Budgeting 101 Assignment - where will you be in 15 years?
- This assignment is due on Thursday May 30th
- The Bean Game
- Intro Budgeting 101 Assignment
- Look up your salary for your future career
- Renting vs. Buying -Pros and Cons
- You will be finding a place to rent for your budgeting assignment on one of the following sites....
- How to buy a car
- Please read through these articles about buying used vs. new cars
- Destination Auto Group
- Car Reviews - Edmunds
- ICBC Premiums
- CBC Marketplace - Car Dealerships Video
To look up recipes: Calculating grocery prices
- Save on Foods to look up prices for groceries
- What's in a budget?
- Intro to Financial Literacy - let's take a look at your spending
- 4 secrets to spending less money
- Exploring Your Digital Footprint aka your online resume
- Finish Documentary Social Animals
- Documentary- Social Animals
- Online Consent
- Day 2 Digital Profiles Unit: Oversharing information on social media, sexting and relationships.
- Check out Kids Help Phone's information and learn as much about sexting as you can!
- Task: Send me an email that includes...
- At least one piece of information that you learned/found interesting/think is important for teenagers to know.
- Explain why you should think twice before sending or asking someone to send a sext.
- Survey for Redefining Manhood workshop
- Day 1 of Digital Profiles Unit: Digital Life 102 - Common Sense Media
- Redefining Manhood Workshop
To learn more or apply online, visit: coastcapitalsavings.com/youthinterns
March 8th and March 14th
- Rehearse and film your interviews
Period 2: https://www.dropbox.com/request/URlAZg9kI2Ui9KS4uJKY
Period 3: https://www.dropbox.com/request/liE16o4bYe0n4qSjFvdC
March 6th
- Job Interview Project
- Choose your questions and practice answering them
- Cover Letter due Friday March 8th
- Want some tips? Watch the videos that we went through in class to remind yourself how to ace that interview.
- Mock Interview Questions and Feedback
- Mock Interview - Bad vs. Good
- Here's an article that outlines the most common mistakes made on interviews
- Cover Letter Review
- Job Interview - Most common questions and notes
- YPI Reflection Survey --> www.surveymonkey.com/r/YPIStudentSurvey2018-19
- Overall Term Self-Reflection
- Cover Letter Writing
Please look through the job descriptions below and choose one that you'd be interested in. You can also find your own job description if none of the descriptions below interest you.
- Sportchek - Order Fulfillment Associate
- Farfalla - Cafe Employee
- Camp Counselor - Royal Soccer Club
- Barista - Starbucks
- Cactus Club - Server
- Save on Foods Cashier
After choosing a job description, please fill in the job description worksheet provided for you and hand it in. Make sure that this job description is written in your own words.
Here is a link to some action words to help you fill out the worksheet.
It is extremely important for your to understand how to read and interpret a job description.
Task 3:
Following this cover letter template, please start writing your cover letter.
Here are some examples of cover letters to look at: Tuesday Feb. 19th
- YPI Final Presentations
- Final presentations
- Snow Day!
- Prep for final presentation
- Mini Presentations
- Prep for mini presentations - social issue
- Workshop - Self Care and Mental Health
- Preparing for you charity site visit (ideally by Jan. 28th)
- Interview Prep Package
- Step 1: Choose a social issue (in your teams)
- Step 2: Research social issue - use handout to guide you
- Step 3: Find a shortlist of charities that address your chosen social issue
- Step 4: Create a presentation to explain your social issue
You will need to choose your charity by Friday Jan. 18th.
Tuesday Jan 8th, Thursday Jan. 10th
- YPI project introduction
- We will continue to work on our resumes today. Here is the rubric that will be used to assess your resumes.
- You will need to hand in your info graphic by Wednesday Dec. 19th
- You will need to hand in your job application assignment and your resume booklet by the end of today's class
- You will need to submit your resume via email by Friday Dec. 21st.
Today we will be working fully on our resumes
- You can use this template to get you started.
- Check out the top 14 Key Skills that Work BC has identified as being required in the labour market.
- Finish up with job application assignment
- Resume brainstorming - work on this worksheet that lists your skills
- Let's look at some sample resumes - what do you notice about each resume?
Here are the tasks for your first day with the job search unit
- In groups of three or four, you will need to look through these job applications and rank them based on your notes
- You will complete a worksheet on how people most often find jobs.
- You might want to check out this Forbes article for some tips.
- Finish Job Application Assignment - please keep this sheet for future use!
- Work on Employment Standards Infographic Project (due Friday Dec. 14th)
- Work on Employment Standards Infographic Project
- CiteFast and Piktochart Introduction
- Work on Infographic Project
- Top 40 Infographics according to Canvas
- Gaming & Gambling Workshop
- Exploring Employment Standards
- Infographics
- Workplace Safety Test Make Up
- Work period
- Assignment to be completed by the end of class
- Please go to this link and read the article about a worker who is fined $90 for being late to work
- Answer the following questions in a word document and send to me:
- What do you think about being late to school? Is it a big deal? Why or why not?
- Is it important to show up on time to work? Why or why not?
- What do you think about the company's policy?
- What do you think about the blog writer's opinion?
- Go over Workplace Safety Test
- Employment Standards Act Assignment Introduction
- Please fill out the booklet that you are given. The booklets will be collected at the end of the class for completion marks
- You will need to go to this link to find all the answers to the booklet
- Workplace Safety Assessment
- Workplace safety presentations
- Occupational Health Hazards Worksheet
- Final Review - List of topics you need to know
- Statistics about young workers work safety
- Rights and responsibilities of Employees and Employers
- Types of hazards (Physical, Ergonomic, Chemical, Biological, Psycho social)
- Three steps to prevent hazards (See it, Think it, Do it)
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Common occupational health hazards for young workers
- Workplace Safety Group Research Project - Work on project
- Workplace Safety - Hazards and Injuries
- Workplace safety questionnaire
- Lost Youth video.
****Career Research Project Due Oct. 18th****
Oct. 9th & 11th
- Part 7 - Final Reflection Career Research project
- Part 8 = Interviewing your future colleague
- Career Research - Overall Mark Distribution
- Continue to work on Part 4 & 5 of Career Research Project.
Sept. 24th Sept. 17th
- All About Me Project presentations
Sept. 13th
Sept 11th
- Finish Knowledge, Motivation and Values surveys
- Who Am I Profile
- Reflection - on a separate word document, please answer the following two questions.
- What two results were the most accurate? Explain why.
- What two results were inaccurate? Explain why.
- Please make sure that every assignment/task is saved as FirstName_LastName_TitleofAssignment.doc
- Please send both assignments as one email with the subject heading Career Life Education - Period #
- All About Me Project (if time)
Sept 7th
- Set up My Blueprint accounts
- Who Am I surveys - Learning Styles, Personality, Interests
- Introductions and Course Outline