Purpose:                  Students will practice Soft Skills and How to Sell Themselves

Soft Skills             

Journal

• Ask Class: Do you remember the woman that brought us on a tour of Google. She wasn’t the greatest coder in the world. Matter of fact, she had no tech knowledge. So what was it about her that made her so appealing to Google that they would hire her? (personality!)
• Your grades and experience will open doors for you, but it is the soft skills that will get you the job. With your partner, come up with and write in your journal as many soft skills that you feel can help secure a job for you:
  

  Eye contact
  Firm handshake
  Smile
  Personality
  Confident
  Sense of Humor
  Well dressed.

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  Introduction to Resumes:    

Activity: Hiring Committee
Two teaching positions have opened in the school District. You are a member of the hiring committee.

Job #1: High School PE Teacher

• Step 1: In your Jounal, list five attributes an excellent PE teacher should have.
• Step 2: Read the 3 candidates resumes and with your partner, select the individual you feel would be the best person to fill the job. In your Journal, state Who you would select and Why? P.E. Resume 1, P.E. Resume 2, P.E. Resume 3

Job #2: Middle School Principal

• Step 1: In your Jounal, list five attributes an excellent Middle School principal should have.
• Step 2: Read the 3 candidates resumes and with your partner, select the individual you feel would be the best person to fill the job. In your Journal, state Who you would select and Why? Principal Resume 1, Principal Resume 2, Principal Resume 3