Career Clusters

There are 16 career clusters leading to various career pathways. Instructors can incorporate these clusters into curriculum design and instruction. Adult education services will include workforce preparation activities and training for specific occupations; this will allow students to achieve their educational and career goals. For a listing and description of these career clusters, please click on the link below.

Career Cluster Pathways

Lessons
Career Clusters
Soft Skills
Creating a Resume

Lesson Preview

Lesson Title	Creating a Resume
Unit Title
NRS Level	Level 4; Level 5;
Length of Lesson	120 minutes

Lesson Purpose

Students will learn the requirements to writing a competitive resume, which will more readily get the student an interview with the employer.

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Define jargon used on a resume

• Learn the proper formatting of the resume

• Produce more detail-oriented responses

• Construct an industry-specific career objective

• Write a proper resume using a template on Microsoft Word

• Produce only relevant, concise, and industry specific responses within the resume

Student Target

"I can write an awesome resume that is more likely to be viewed by an employer.”

CCR Standards

Writing

Writing Anchor 2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Lead CCR Level Specific Standards

Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards

W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

W/WHST.6-8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

KYAE Employability Standards

E.7
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
E.10
E.10 Seek out opportunities for advancement and improvement of personal skills and abilities.