DEVELOPING A CAREER

This lesson/activity should come after students have been taught to develop a resume, and can be used with Advanced Marketing.

Duty Area I:  Developing a Career

Task/Compentency:  Mkt8120.005

SOLs:  English 11.7, 11.8, 12.7, 12.8; C/T12.1, 12.2

Objective:  Students will identify current job opportunities in marketing (including international), research a career of interest and complete a report.

When I teach this unit, we discuss the various careers or jobs in marketing.  I then provide copies (examples) of a resume, a generic job application, a letter of employment, questions often asked the interviewer(s), a thank you letter, and newspaper want ads and explain the function of each.

The student is to complete the following:
    1.  Research a career of interest and find out more about that career (education
         requirements--high school, 2-yr. college, 4-yr. college, technical school,;
         salary or hourly pay, career advancement, does job calls for relocation, etc.).

    2.  Find five (5) job/career related advertisements.

    3.  Find five (5) job/career related pictures.

    4.  Then complete a resume, an application, a letter of employment, write five (5) questions to ask the interviewer(s), and a thank you letter.

Then the report is to be submitted as follows:
    1.  Cover sheet or title page
     2. Abstract or overview (optional)
     3. Table of Content (optional)
     4. Job or career related advertisements
     5. Job or career related pictures
     6. The chosen career or job
     7. Works Cited or reference
     8. Letter of employment
     9. Job or career application
    10, Five questions to ask the interviewer(s)
    11. Thank you letter

Materials needed:  Newspaper, magazines, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
access to word processor, internet access, the Virginia View, Virginia
Business Resource Directory, Mid-Atlantic Guide to Information on
Careers, Community Profile of Careers, Occupational Wage Date Report for
your areas, VEC Labor Market Information Directory, etc.

Length of time:  1- 2 weeks.
 

Liz Burns
Henrico High School
Richmond VA

***Editor's note:  When researching your career, try taking your kids to myfuture.com.  It's a great source of information, and also provides your student with the information that is being asked for in section 1 above.  In addtion, make sure and have your students take the interest inventory test to suggest possible career options!