SLIDE 1 Written by Jennifer Applebaum & Janel Granum
Illustrations by Andrew Marathas
Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages
Written by Jennifer Applebaum & Janel Granum Illustrations by - - PDF document
Written by Jennifer Applebaum & Janel Granum Illustrations by - - PDF document
Written by Jennifer Applebaum & Janel Granum Illustrations by Andrew Marathas Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages Commonwealth Corporation, created by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1997, designs and executes
SLIDE 2 Commonwealth Corporation, created by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1997, designs and executes workforce strategies in partnership with businesses, educators, and training providers across the state. Signal Success is a Commonwealth Corporation initiative designed to help teens and young adults bridge the gap between high school and workforce. The Signal Success curriculum is the intellectual property of the Commonwealth Corporation with the exception of cited materials from other resources. Signal Success should only be used, duplicated and dispersed with specific permission from Commonwealth Corporation.
Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages
SLIDE 3 Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages
Presentatjon Skills & Interviewing - Sample Curriculum Pages
In the Signal Success curriculum, students immediately start to develop a stronger understanding- f their strengths and how best
- The fjrst part of the “I am...” Self-Presentatjon
- The fjrst part of the Interviewing Practjce (pages 252-
SLIDE 4 PRESENTATION SKILLS Your P.O.V. Puttjng the Puzzle Pieces Together
DIRECTIONS Look over material from the fjrst unit. You have spent a lot of tjme exploring the aspects of yourself that determine what careers would help you atuain occupatjonal
- wellness. For each of the puzzle pieces below write or draw an aspect of yourself that you
- S for skills
- I for interests
- V for values
- P for personality or temperament
- N for needs (resources or supports
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 5 PRESENTATION SKILLS
You are about to spend some tjme preparing to do a formal presentatjon. Many jobs require workers to do important presentatjons for fellow colleagues, clients or partner organizatjons. Many academic classes also require students to complete oral presentatjons. What actjons and behaviors can you demonstrate during this work tjme that would impress a supervisor? What can you do during the preparatjon phase to make someone confjdent that they can trust you to do a good presentatjon?
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 6 PRESENTATION SKILLS
Develop 4-6 talking points that you might want to include in your presentatjon. Look over the work that you have completed so far and consider the following questjons:
I Am... Presentatjon (Writuen Preparatjon)
GOAL Prepare to speak for 2-3 minutes about your interests, skills, and needs. Circle the 3-4 topics from your talking points that you most want to share with the group. Write an introductory statement that will help you present your key topics to the rest of the group.
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages What types of careers interest you? Why do you fjnd these occupatjons appealing? What are some of your best skills that can support your career interest? Why would employers value these skills? What specifjc stories can you share with others as evidence that you have these skills? What do you know about how you like to learn and work? What kind of help and support do you think you need in order to pursue your interests? SLIDE 7 PRESENTATION SKILLS
- is unclear about the
- is not able to answer
- is uncomfortable with
- is able to answer some
- is clear about the topic
- is able to answer
- talks clearly about
- answers questjons
- holds no eye contacct
- reads the entjre
- speaks in low volume
- shows no interest in
- displays a litule eye
- reads most of the
- sometjmes speaks too
- show litule or mixed
- ofuen makes direct eye
- looks at notes
- ccasionally
- speaks loud enough
- shows some
- makes direct eye
- almost never looks
- speaks loud enough
- demonstrates strong
- 1. Beginning
- 2. Approaching
- 3. Meetjng
- 4. Exceeding
- is missing a visual
- r has one that is
- shares a visual
- shares a visual
- shares a visual that
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 8 PRESENTATION SKILLS
Self-Ratjng: if an employer or professor
had been observing me during the last actjvity, I think they would have given me a... because...
- ut of 10
- far. If you had to give your presentatjon right now,
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 9 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
Your POV: Dress for Success
DIRECTIONS Look over the pictures below and rank the pictures from best to worst dressed for an interview. Be ready to explain your ranking.
Worst Dressed Best Dressed
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 10 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
Interview Speed Practjce
DIRECTIONS For this actjvity, you will be paired up and rotate partners as you ask and answer
- questjons. With each partner, you will ask a questjon and answer a questjon. You will fjll in a
- Does not answer the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Answers the questjon clearly, but
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- 1. Tell me about yourself.
- 2. What are your strengths?
- 3. What are your weaknesses?
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1 2 3
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- 4. Tell me about a tjme when you had to deal with a confmict.
- 5. Tell me about a tjme when you had to work with a team to complete
- 6. Tell me about a tjme when your boss or teacher gave you feedback.
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 12 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
1 2 3
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- Has trouble answering the
- Does not demonstrate good
- Is too silent or interrupts the
- Can answer the questjon clearly
- Makes an efgort to listen, though
- Speaks with ease but has some
- Answers the questjon clearly
- Listens carefully and nods
- Responds confjdently and is
- 7. How will you balance your positjon with your other responsibilitjes?
- 8. Who has infmuenced you the most in your life?
- 9. Which course in high school was the most challenging and
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 13 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
Preparing for Specifjc Interviews
DIRECTIONS Read the following job descriptjons. Afuer each one, identjfy skills that would be important for the job and rate your level of interest. Then, choose which job is the best fjt for you.
Job #1 Job #2
Cashier As a cashier at Movie theater , you’ll operate the box offjce selling movie tjckets and Movie Gifu Cards to guests. You’ll also fjeld questjons about content, provide directjons to the theatre, answer the phone, inform guests about prices/policies and enroll guests in our favorite and yours: the Rewards program. Descriptjon Skills
Interest Level: “Not at all” 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 “Defjnitely the job for me!”
Camp CIT (Counselor in Training) The CIT program is an experientjal educatjonal program, with curricula designed to develop the people and technical skills necessary to be an efgectjve camp counselor. CIT programs teach management and leadership skills and can provide basic training in such skills as fjrst aid, group leadership, tjme management, and a variety of
- utdoor skills. CIT programs can lead to leadership
- pportunitjes at school, in extracurricular actjvitjes
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 14 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
Write 3 possible questjons that you could ask the interviewer about the positjon and/or the
- company. The answers to these questjons must not be found in the informatjon you were
- you may be at the register,
- fast, accurate and with friendly
- service. We hear and sense customer needs and
- informed. We take pride in every aspect of our
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Signal Success Commonwealth Corporatjon Sample Student Pages SLIDE 15 APPLYING & INTERVIEWING
- 1. Tell me about yourself.
- 2. What interests you about this positjon?
- 3. What do you know about our company so far?
- 4. What experiences and skills make you a good fjt for this positjon?
- 5. What are your weaknesses?
- 6. Tell me about a tjme when you had to deal with a diffjcult customer.
- 7. Tell me about a tjme when you had to work with a team to complete a diffjcult project.
- 8. Tell me about a tjme when your boss or teacher gave you some critjcal feedback.
- 9. How will you balance this positjon with your other responsibilitjes?
- 10. What questjons do you have for me?
- n Mock Interview Protocols.
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- Avoids making eye
- Is dressed
- Does not have a
- Has not thought
- Sometjmes makes eye
- Is not dressed
- Has a resume or
- Is able to ask a questjon.
- Ofuen makes eye contact
- Is dressed
- Has a complete resume
- r applicatjon.
- Asks at least one
- Holds eye contact
- Is dressed to impress.
- Has a strong
- Asks two or more
- f the positjon.
- Has trouble
- Does not
- Is too silent or
- Can answer many of the
- Makes an efgort to
- Has some awkward
- Answers most of the
- Listens carefully.
- Responds in a tjmely
- Speaks with ease and an
- Answer all
- f questjons
- pportunitjes to
- Uses actjve listening
- Keeps a smooth pace
- Speaks with
- 1. Beginning
- 2. Approaching
- 3. Meetjng
- 4. Exceeding