“Get A Life!” - Career Exploration Project

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Brief Project Overview:

In this project, students will assess their personality type to help determine if they are suited for a career in finance or business. This may be done by going online or by using assessments available through the school. Using this information, students will select and research two finance or business careers that interest them. They will begin to develop a job portfolio that will include a current resume and cover letter that they could use immediately to get a job. Students will also be guided in collecting appropriate job application information and how to request letters of recommendation.

Appropriate Subjects and Grade Levels

For high school freshman through seniors, in the following classes:

  • English
  • Social Science
  • Economics
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Public Speaking

Length of Project

One 55-minute class period for each of the 5 lessons. Additional days may be utilized for student
presentations or other optional project enhancements.

NOTE: The length of this project is an estimated minimum time needed for completion that may easily be expanded upon. The length of time will naturally increase as the project is expanded upon by the teacher as it is adapted to meet classroom and curriculum goals.

Recommended Background Materials

  • No-Brainers on Resumes and Cover Letters video
  • Winning Cover Letters, 2nd Edition book by Robin Ryan (Author)
  • Cover Letter Magic book by Wendy S. Enelow, Louise M. Kursmark
  • e-Resumes: Everything You Need to Know About Using Electronic Resumes to Tap into Today's Hot Job Market book by Susan Britton Whitcomb, Pat Kendall
  • Building a Great Resume book by Kate Wendleton, Mark Gonska
  • The Everything Resume Book (Everything Series) book by Burton Jay Nadler
  • Your First Resume: For Students and Anyone Preparing to Enter Today's Tough Job Market book by Ronald W. Fry, Ron Fry
  • Resumes for First-Time Job Hunters book by VGM Career Horizons (Editor)


“Get a Life!” Career Exploration Project

Written and Edited by:

Jan Caldwell
Diane Miles
Joanne Sweeney

Sierra Community College developed and produced the Business Industry Sector Grant for Finance and Business. Funding provided by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 through the California Department of Education.

For more information please visit: FAB.SierraCollege.edu

Sierra Community College , through the Finance and Business Insustry Sector Grant, worked with high school teachers in a two-year long project to create and test these classroom project lesson plans. The objective was to provide high quality, ready-to-use lessons that integrated vocational and academic standards, concepts and curriculum.

Read more about the FAB grant and its mission.