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College and Career Planning Guide
Table of Contents

• The Purpose and Goals of the Resource Guide
• How to Use the Resource Guide

• Freshman Year - "Take the Challenge"
• Sophomore Year - "Keep Going - Keep Growing"
• Junior Year - "It's up to you….YOU decide"
• Senior Year - "You are almost there"

• Workshop 1: Identify and Solve Problems
• Workshop 2: Interacting with Others
• Workshop 3: Taking Responsibility for Career and Life Choices
• Workshop 4: Acting Professionally
• Workshop 5: Communication and Literacy
• Workshop 6: Organize and Analyze Information
• Workshop 7: Completing Entire Activities
• Workshop 8: Using Technology
• Workshop 9: Understanding All Aspects of Industry
  • Worksheet - What is Your Personal Learning Style?
• Twenty-One Ways to Get the Most Out of Now
  • Worksheet - Getting the Most Out of Now
• Time Management

• Workshop 1: Taking Responsibility for Career and Life Choices
• Workshop 2: Taking Responsibility for Career and Life Choices
• Workshop 3: Organizing and Analyzing Information
• Workshop 4: Communication and Literacy / Identifying and Solving Problems
• Workshop 5: Interacting with Others / Acting Professionally
• Workshop 6 and 7: Organizing and analyzing information
• Workshop 8: Using Technology/Understanding All Aspects of Industry
• Workshop 9: Identifying and Solving Problems
• Workshop 10: Completing Entire Activities
• Decision Making
• Following Directions
  • Worksheet: How Well Do You Follow Directions?
• Skills and School Subjects
• Characteristics of Goals
• What is Success?

• Workshop 1: Taking Responsibility for Career and Life Choices
• Workshop 2: Organizing and Analyzing Information (Career and College Focus)
• Workshop 3: Understanding All Aspects of Industry
• Workshop 4: Interacting with Others
• Workshop 5: Acting Professionally
• Career Research
  • Guest Speakers
    • Worksheet: Gathering Information about Careers
    • Worksheet: Career Research
  • Fastest Growing Jobs
  • America's 50 Fastest Growing Jobs
    • Worksheet: Careers With Growth Potential
  • Junior Year Calendar and Checklist

• PSAT
• SAT I and SAT II
• ACT

• Workshop 1: Reviewing where seniors are at the beginning of the new school year
• Workshop 2: Using available research information
• Workshop 3: Analyzing Career Information
• Workshop 4: Understanding Trade Unions and Apprenticeships
• Workshop 5: Organizing financial information
• Workshop 6: Finalizing senior resumes
• Workshop 7: Learning good job attitudes and aptitudes
• Workshop 8: Interviewing Techniques
• Workshop 9: Completing a job application
• Workshop 10: Looking at your rights at a job
• "Where are you going"
• College Search
  • Choosing a College
  • Applying to Colleges
  • Senior Year College Application Checklist
  • College Application Organizer (Excel Worksheet)
  • Financial Aid
• Job Search
  • Application
  • Tips For Completing Applications
  • Filling Out Job Applications
    • Sample application #1 (Word Document)
    • Sample application #2 (Word Document)
  • References
  • Skills
  • Conducting a Job Search and Job Hunting Techniques
  • Cover Letters
    • Sample Cover Letter
  • Resumes
    • Example of a Chronological Resume
    • Example of a Functional Resume.
    • Example of a Combination Resume
  • Resume Writing Tips
  • Resume Writing
  • Resume Writing Guidelines
    • Resume Sample 1
    • Resume Sample 2
    • Resume Sample 3
    • Resume Sample 4
    • Resume Sample 5
    • Words that Describe You
  • Resume Tips
  • Interview
  • Follow Up
  • Internet Sites for Job Searching
  • Portfolios
  • Goal Setting Interviews
  • Interview Role Plays

• Planning Ahead
• Looking for the Best School
• Services Available
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Support Groups

• Advocacy / Legal Services