Building a Resume
Focus/Career is a tool used by the Kentucky Career Center to match employers with qualified potential employees. By completing the resume creation process using this technology, students will learn the importance of “selling themselves” by highlighting skills and strengths.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Language
Employability Skills Lesson 2
In the previous class, students began creating a profile on Focus/Career using the resume-building aspect of the tool. Today, they will view available jobs in their area that matches their skill level. Through examining job requirements and the characteristics of successful applicants, students will be able to evaluate data and create their own summary of it to better understand their chances at obtaining one of the jobs matched to their profiles.
GED Content Areas
- Language
Everyday Edit
The purpose of this lesson is for students to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English by correcting any punctuation, capitalization, grammar, or spelling errors in the given paragraph. This lesson also makes students aware of the structure of texts, including how specific sentences relate to each other and the whole.
GED Content Areas
- Language
Health Care Jobs
When job-seeking, students will need to understand terminology used, such as median salary, in order to determine whether or not the job will meet their financial needs. In addition to learning the skills necessary to calculate salary information, they will also learn more about their field(s) of interest.
GED Content Areas
- Language