Mod 11 Part 1

Module 11 Part 1 - Psych 126 - Preparation and Practice with Job Interviews

Bookmarks:

"All people smile
in the same language."

(You can find all the course learning objectives by clicking the bookmark called Expected Outcomes on the Psy-126 Internet Syllabus.)

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Post a job resume to one of the following sites:

Career Web	http://www.cweb.com
JobCenter	http://www.jobcenter.com
Online Career Center	http://occ.com

Class Activities:

1st	Review results from Exam #2.
2nd	Complete Learning Objective #2. We'll discuss resume writing in class and then you can go to a computer center to produce your own resume and post it electronically.
3rd	Place a copy of your resume in the space provided below.

1st Review results from Exam #2.

Results from Exam #2

During Part Two of Psychology of Business and Industry:
(1) You received a group grade of up to 80 points for your Country-Cultural Presentations to the class. Please complete a civic contribution for the remaining 20 points. Here are some suggestions:
a. Contribute at the next local blood drive;
b. Join your party in getting out the vote in an election;
c. Participate in the Martinsville Christmas morning meal delivery program;
d. Spend a day volunteering at Greyhound Friends of North Carolina. (Find it on Google.)
Attach your intended civic contribution to your Module 12 Quality Chart along with those of your classmates.
(2) Your Electronic Notebook was also worth up to 200 points. The Country-Cultural Presentations were scheduled to be completed during Modules 6, 7, 8, and 9. Your Electronic Notebook (or a hard-copy equivalent) should have been delivered as email to tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu, or handed to the instructor in hard-copy format on the day set aside for Module 10, Part 2. Your Electronic Notebook during Part Two included Learning Objectives and your responses to them for Chapters 6, 8, 10, and 11.
(3) Exam #2 was also worth up to 100 points.

During Part One of Psychology of Business and Industry:
(1) Exam #1 was worth 100 points.
(2) Your Electronic Notebook was worth up to 200 points.

The evaluation section within the course syllabus said that the cumulative percentage of possible points which you received results in your specific letter grade. So thus far in Psychology for Business and Industry, there have been 700 possible points.

The number of points that you have achieved, divided by 700 points, if multiplied by 100 produces your current cumulative percentage.

Recall the following from your syllabus:

If your cumulative percentage of points achieved is ...	you receive the letter grade ...
90% and above	A
80% and above	B
70% and above	C
60% and above	D
less than 60%	F

During Part Three of Psychology of Business and Industry:
(1) You will take Exam #3 over Part Three of the course (covering Chapters 13 and 15) worth 100 points. Exam #3 is scheduled for Module 15, Part 2.
(2) You will also turn-in an Electronic Notebook responding to the Learning Objectives for Chapters 13 and 15 for another 200 possible points. Your Electronic Notebook should be delivered in Microsoft Word as email to tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu, or handed to the instructor in hard copy format on the day set aside for Module 15, Part 2.

At the course conclusion, you will have attempted 1000 possible points. The number of points that you have achieved, divided by 1000 points, if multiplied by 100 will produce your current cumulative percentage. Your letter grade will be taken from the previous table and will be computed in this manner.

2nd Complete Learning Objective #2

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Post a job resume to one of the following sites:

Career Web	http://www.cweb.com
JobCenter	http://www.jobcenter.com
Online Career Center ( also known as Monster)	http://occ.com

My name is ___________________.

I have posted my resume on the _________________ website.

The Internet link to this website is _____________________.

The special directions so that anyone entering this website can navigate to and look at my resume are as follows: ______________________________________________

The date on which I posted my resume was _______________.

3rd Place a copy of your resume (similar to that shown in Exhibit 11-5, text page 331, or Exhibit 11-6 page 332) in the space provided below.

A Copy of My Resume Dated _______________

by _________________ (Your name)

Class Activities

Items covered in this class session or listed as homework:

Undone Begun Completed Mentioned or
Discussed

Review/Preview
Learning Objectives

Class Activities

1st
2nd
3rd

Summary

Homework

Instructor Comments:

Student Comments:

Homework:

1.	- page 328-334 - Prepare a job resume.

3.	- page336 - Using a specific job ad, write out answers to the first ten questions frequently asked at interviews.

Job Advertisement

Select a real job advertisement, among current listings, from a published source such as a newspaper. In the green space below, write out the job advertisement word-for-word for which you intend to interview below. Then answer the questions which follow, and which may be asked of any job candidate like yourself. Keep your answers brief, and memorize key points you wish to emphasize about yourself during your interview during forthcoming lessons.

Source of this job advertisement: __________

Date published: __________

Has the job been filled:
Yes No Don't Know

If your answer is yes, are there other jobs like it available that make the interview experience worth your while? If not, pick another job advertisement.

Questions Frequently Asked of Job Candidates

		My Answers
1.	Why did you apply for this job?
2.	What are your short-term and long-term goals?
3.	What do you expect to be doing five years from now?
4.	What are your strengths and areas for improvement?
5.	Tell this committee about yourself?
6.	How would other people describe you?
7.	Why did you prepare for the career you chose?
8.	What makes you think you will be successful?
9.	Why should we hire you?
10.	Describe how well you work under pressure?
11.	What has been your biggest accomplishment on the job?
12.	What do you know about our business?
13.	Here's a sample job problem. How would you handle it?

"All people smile in the same language."