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Job Shadowing

Job Shadowing. 8 th Grade Blue Team Year Long Assignment. Concept. Determine a career according to your interests Shadow someone in the work place for four hours Reflect on the career. HOLLAND Code. Survey used to determine an individual’s personality type

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Job Shadowing

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  1. Job Shadowing 8th Grade Blue Team Year Long Assignment

  2. Concept • Determine a career according to your interests • Shadow someone in the work place for four hours • Reflect on the career

  3. HOLLAND Code • Survey used to determine an individual’s personality type • Personality types help in narrowing career interests • Consists of three letters • Code is generic, no one code is better than another

  4. Categories • Realistic – outdoorsy, mechanical, physically active, competitive, assertive • Investigative – curious, inquisitive, questions things, observes rather than acts • Artistic – creative, original, independent, inventive • Social – friendly, outgoing, compassionate • Enterprising – self confident, ambitious, determined, business oriented • Conventional – organized, self sufficient, practical, like rules and regulations

  5. Precise Definitions • Visit • http://www.pnc.edu/discover/HollandCodePersonality.pdf • http://www.wiu.edu/advising/docs/Holland_Code.pdf • http://www.careerkey.org/your-personality/holland-personality-types.html

  6. HOLLAND Handout • Code was discovered this morning • Definitions were described • Additional information can be found online • Handout is due on Monday, September 16th

  7. Observation Hours • Does not have to be four consecutive hours • Has to be outside of the school day • Vacations • After or before school • Weekends • Can’t skip school to observe • Complete by Friday, February 21

  8. Who to Observe • Parent • Friend of the family • Relative • Career observed must fall within your HOLLAND code • See me if you can not find a representative

  9. Before Observing • Schedule an observation time • Check on what you should wear • Ask about taking pictures or video • Prepare your materials • Writing utensil • Notes page • Review the notes page…make sure that you understand each item

  10. Oral Presentation in March • Include all eight items included on the notes page • Speak for at least seven minutes • Use proper language • Use proper expression • Maintain proper posture • Maintain eye contact • Speak loudly

  11. Supportive Visual Aid • Diagrams or charts (computer generated) • Power Point presentations • Video/movie • Prezi presentation • Computer graphics (realistic pictures; no clipart)

  12. Visual • Be creative • Think outside of the box • Produce a printed copy of the visual or provide a link AND • Turn in a flahshdrive with your visual saved

  13. Questions?Comments?Concerns? • Return signed signature slip by Tuesday, September 10th

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