Exploring Electronic Job Banks - In teams of two, have your students evaluate various electronic job banks, describing the strengths, weaknesses, and unique features of each one.  You might want to provide them with a list of things they should learn during their evaluation, such as,

• "What are the rules and guidelines for posting a resume? (careful, each one is different!)"
• "What are the privacy issues associated with your job bank?"
• "Can you edit your resume once it's been posted?"
• "How long will your resume remain posted?"
• "How does one search the job listings?"
• "Are the jobs predominantly for college graduates and executives, or are there plenty of non college related jobs, too?"

I always placed my most conscientious student on the Virginia View site.  This is a tremendous source for your students, but you'll need someone to present it that you know will do a good job with it.  I let the team assigned to this one know that I was counting on them, maybe with a little perk for a job well done?

Mickey Kosloski
Virginia DECA