Career

Development

Folder

Health Science

Obje

ctiv

es

Upon completion of this

lesson, the you will be

able to:Locate, evaluate, and

interpret career options

and employment information Explore health careers

Predict the impact of

career decisions

TH

INK

List at least three health

care careers you have

considered for the

future.

Consider:

Opportunities for

career advancement.

The components of a career development folderYep, that’s what I said…

com

ponents

A. cover page

B. career research paper

C. business letter

D. résumé

E. summary page

Inside an appropriate binder.

Rese

arch

Researching career

opportunities will allow

you to set realistic

personal and professional

goals.

Just go along with me, even if

you are skeptical…

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IAPrepare a folder that

explores a health care

career that one might

consider for future

employment.

This folder should follow the

established outline:

That means it has to be in the

format that I want it in.

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IA1. Cover page – including

student's name, high

school name, Health

Science, instructor's name,

and list the chosen career

2. A personal résumé,

following the format set by

the instructor

Your in Grand Saline High School

and your teacher’s name is

Ms Biondillo

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IA3. A one-page typed written

report of the career

selected in Times New

Roman font, font size 12.

The report should be

written in paragraph form

with one-inch margins.

Include the following

information for full credit:

Yes, another report…We must give

administration a sample of your

writing each six weeks. Lucky You

writte

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report

a. Name of the occupation – career

or job title;

b. job description – duties

performed;

c. personal qualities – name three

characteristics needed for a

successful career;

d. educational requirements – high

school graduate, associate,

bachelor, master's degree;

Yes, we have been over all of

these …

Writte

n

report

e. job outlook – future possibilities

of being employed;

f. licensure/certification – does this

career require a license,

certification, or registration? (How

do you receive the

licensure/certification, and who

awards the credentials?);

g. working conditions – environment

in which expected to work;

You can do this…

writte

n

report

h. salary scale – expected

salary range;

i. advancement opportunities –

career ladder leading from

entry level to the transition

jobs; and

j. address – write for further

information about career or

professional organizations.

Yes, you have to write to a

professional organization for more

information…even though you don’t

have any questions…

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4. Completed job

application for the

chosen career

I will give you an application to fill

out.

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IA5. Copy of letter, written or email,

to a professional organization

concerning career choice:

example – American Nurses

Association, American

Association for Respiratory Care,

Physical Therapy Association….etc.

Student may include response

from the association.

See previous slide, letter j.

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6. A summary page (title

with five to eight

sentences), stating any

findings and decisions

reached based upon

this research

I know you already knew everything

about your chosen field before this but

surely you discovered something new?

Extra

Cre

dit

-- Contact people

currently working in

the careers choice

category. Interview

them, and report the

findings in the folder.

No, it cannot be your mother,

father, aunt, uncle or cousin…

Care

er

Deve

lopm

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lder

Rubric

Rubric

Best G

ood

Average Bad

Points Awarded 5

4 3

2

Cover Page

Best = wow

Good = eh, ok

Average = you didn’t give it much thought

Bad = You didn’t give it any thought or

effort…

Rubric

Best G

ood

Average Bad

Points Awarded 20 1

6 12

8

Personal Resume

• All and only important résumé

parts are included.

• Order of résumé parts fit the

applicant's assets and position.

• No spelling, grammar, or word usage errors.

Rubric

Best Good Average

Bad

Points Awarded 25

20 15

10

Career Written Report

• Effectively communicated all

c

omponents.

• No spelling, grammar, or word

usage errors.

Rubric

Best Good

Average Bad

Points Awarded 20

16 12

8

Completed Job Application

• Completely followed all

directions provided on form.

• No spelling, grammar, or word

usage errors.

Rubric

B

est Good Average Bad

Points Awarded 25

20 15

10

Letter to Professional Organization

• Ideas were expressed in a

clear and organized fashion.

• Letter typed, clean, and is

easy to read with no

distracting error corrections

Rubric

Best Good Average

Bad

Points Awarded 5

4 3

2

Summary Page

Rubric

Best Good

Average Bad

Points Awarded 100 80

60

40

Total Points – Possible

Rubric

Best G

ood Average Bad

Points Awarded 20 16

12 8

Extra Credit – Interview(s)

• Interview expressed in a clear

and organized fashion.

• No spelling, grammar, or word

usage errors.

Deadlin

eMonday

February 2, 2015

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