Careers 10, P56,  Session 3 of 4, Hathorn

Caleb  came by to tell us about the Trades Sampler.  After a short review of Post Secondary options including trades, we used Microsoft Excel on the laptops to create a budget for 1 year from Sept 1 to August 31.  You and your partner were given a scenario, and you are to create one spreadsheet (or two).
a) Make a Revenue section, that shows your earnings
b) Make an Expenses section, that shows how you will spend your money
c) Use the equations function to convert monthly costs to yearly costs, and to find the Net Funds at the bottom
d) Create a text box that allows you to write a brief description of your budget and explain your costs and revenue
e) Save the Excel to your Onedrive.  Print to PDF, and add the PDF to your Grade 10 Portfolio with a useful title.

f) On myBlueprint, left tab Work, choose Occupations and search for 3 different occupations that look interesting to you at this point.  Read the profile of each.  Add these to your Grade 10 Portfolio.

g) Complete Tuesday's and Monday's tasks.  Ensure your Grade 10 Portfolio contains a PDF of your Resume.

h) In the second half we created a job application cover letter using a formal Block Letter Style to one of these businesses:

Lortap (wood manufacturing (doors, windows, cabinets, custom furniture)
BC Hydro Visitor's Centre (give Dam tours, help visitors)
Loki Tree Service (Removing/trimming trees)
RMR Pipecoaster
Denny's (serving, busing, dishwashing, kitchen prep)
Mackenzie Dental (sterilizing person, clean-up, phone duties)

Click here to see a Block Letter style example.  This letter must have proper grammar and spelling and formatted exactly as the example shows.

Paragraph 1:  Information about what you are seeking and why
Paragraph 2:  Information about your qualities that make you suitable
Paragraph 3:  Closing:  "Thank you for taking the time consider my application and feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss my application further."

i) Print a paper copy and have a partner proof read your letter.  Make adjustments.
j) Save to PDF, and add this PDF to your Grade 10 Porfolio.

At the end we spent some time discussing the difference between Trades and Professions.