Career Activities

In this activity, students will be able to: 

• Examine a number of cartoons about soft skills and choose one to analyze in more depth
• Explain the cartoon's key message about soft skills and how it depicts that message

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Examine how they currently manage their time in a typical day
• Compare their daily time management with that of famous, creative people throughout history 
• Explore how the average modern American spends their time and compare it with their own day

In this activity, students will be able to: 

• Compare various characteristics of the Millennial generation with the Silent generation
• Reflect on how important historical, cultural, political, and social events happening when members of each generation were young adults influenced these characteristics 
• Predict how future generations of Americans will continue to evolve

In this activity, students will:

• Explore the differences between people who make the most in their field and the people who make the least for over 20 major occupations in the United States.
• Make connections about how salaries are becoming increasingly differentiated for some occupations

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Experience what it is like to be a driver for a ride-sharing app
• Determine what the responsibilities of the job are and identify advantages and disadvantages of the role
• Reflect on their experience as a driver and determine if it is a career they would consider pursuing in the future

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Understand factors that lead to jobs being done by machines
• Compare the likeliness of a job being automated
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Discover the current unemployment rate for recent college grads
• Make a connection between assumptions about unemployment rate and the decision to attend college

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Track the most common job in different time frames in their state
• Use trends to hypothesize the future of popular career options in their state

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Explore how different factors affect an individual's potential of becoming a top executive
• Analyze how education, work experience, and identity traits relate to becoming a top executive

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Observe the change in federal minimum wage over time
• Compare the inflation-adjusted wage and analyze the differences
• Correlate relevant events with changes in the minimum wage

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Learn about different careers and how their job skills can lead to other career opportunities

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Accepting Criticism. 

Available in English and Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Conflict Resolution.\

Available in English and Spanish.

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In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Flexibility.

Made Available in English and Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Good Communication.

Available in English and Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Positive Attitude.

Made Available in English and Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Role-play realistic high school and workplace scenarios in order to practice the soft skill Self-Confidence.

Available in English and Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Understand the components of a cover letter
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of sample cover letters
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Learn how to identify the people in their network.
• Learn how to leverage those contacts to improve their chances of finding job opportunities, being introduced to networks and receiving positive recommendations that will aid their chances of landing a job.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to: 

• Analyze a sample pay stub to understand its various components
• Use the sample pay stub to answer a variety of questions 

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Be presented with a scenario where they have to choose between three different job offers.
• Weigh factors like salary/benefits, job responsibilities, location, and company reputation.
• Decide which factors matter most to them.

In this activity, students create a completely nontraditional resume of failures instead of accomplishments and reflect on how they grow from failure.

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Create a LinkedIn profile and practice the skills of professional social networking. From Beyonce to Barack Obama, help construct an informative, creative profile that showcases the skills and accomplishments of someone famous.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Use their own information to complete a job application. They will include personal information, previous employers, and references. Then they will have an opportunity to share with a partner and review glows and grows.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Create their own resume and cover letter.
• Brainstorm the information needed for a resume and cover letter.
• Create a professionally formatted resume and cover letter.
• Share their work with classmates to receive feedback.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Create and compile “required” resources for obtaining employment: sample job application, resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, elevator pitch, and sample responses to interview questions as well as follow-up. A variety of media is used.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Create a Career Roadmap where they choose a career they would like to pursue and research the key elements of it
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Create a LinkedIn profile for themselves
• Have the option of creating a mock profile via our Google Docs template or creating an actual profile on LinkedIn.com
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Showcase their knowledge and understanding of soft skills (also known as interpersonal skills) by acting out different skits, which display what could happen at the workplace
• Show how using solid soft skills can help fix the issue or address the situation

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Complete real tax forms, health insurance enrollment forms, and 401(k) enrollment forms they receive their first day on the job
• Log questions they have about this process and attempt to find answers through discussion with peers

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Practice every step of the networking process:
  • First, they’ll research companies before a job fair, then craft an elevator pitch, practice an informational interview, and complete the follow-up steps once they’ve received contact information

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Gather facts and build arguments to later debate the ethical implications of employers viewing social media accounts

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Develop interview questions to ask their acquaintances about their first job experience and then write a newspaper article about their findings

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Prepare for a job interview
• Practice delivering on-the-spot answers in a group challenge
• Receive peer feedback on their responses
• Winners from each group advance to a class championship round
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Assume the role of a hiring manager
• Review the resumes and cover letters of three potential candidates and decide which they feel is most suited for the position

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Go through the process of finding a job.
• Take stock of their personal strengths and interests.
• Use internet tools to find job openings that interest them.
• Develop a plan of attack for securing those jobs using proven job-hunting strategies.