JobBound

High Schools

Prepare Your Students for College and Career Success

As your students enter college, they need to know how to prepare a resume, ace an interview, dress professionally, avoid a Facebook faux pas, and succeed in a summer internship. Importantly, these skills are essential to both college applications AND job hunting.

But let's face it, most students have short attention spans. They have textbooks to read, sports to play, and homework to complete, so they crave information that is high-tech, dynamic, and succinct. They prefer surfing, uploading, downloading, and sharing information right away.

So how can you reach students on their terms? JobBound has created Life After School: College & Beyond, a program to help spread the good word about succeeding in college and in the "real world." When it comes to reaching students in a YouTube world - if you can't beat ‘em...join ‘em.

The program includes five YouTube-style videos to help kick-off the discussion, hosted by nationally-recognized job search expert Brad Karsh. Each three-minute video provides tangible advice on how high school students can take the next step and is packed with specific tips delivered in an easy to digest and engaging way.

Each video is accompanied by a suggested lesson plan with discussion points and handouts that can be copied for students. The videos are provided on a DVD, so you can show them at events and in classes, in your advising office, and even post them to your school's website. Parents will be glad to know your school is helping prepare its students for collegiate and career success.

The videos highlight these five topics:

Five Student Resume No No's

We've all seen it! Students make the same mistakes time and time again. The interactive video warns students against the five resume red flags, and it guides them towards creating a resume that gets results. The lesson plan highlights more tips and hints for helping students prepare their very first resume -- a must for many college applications and collegiate internships.

Lesson Plan Activities: "What Is Your Experience?" brainstorm; Resume writing and peer review.

Inside the Mind of the Interviewer

The terror-inducing, fright-provoking interview! Students often consider an interview as a "battle of wits". Fortunately, the video debunks the myth of the evil interviewer and shows students how to enter an interview relaxed, prepared, and confident. The accompanying materials provide additional tips and resources to help students "getting psyched" for an interview.

Lesson Plan Activities: "What Are Your Strengths?" Exercise; Mock interviews with classmates

Dress for Success

Perception is reality. Although students may try to fight it, the truth is that dress and appearance can go a long way towards building respect. Through the video, students discover the essentials of proper interview attire which will ensure a positive first impression. We know that addressing appearance can be a sticky subject with may high school students, which is why the lesson plans include specific tips for addressing the common student complaint of "it's not fair!"

Lesson Plan Activities: Professional dress day; "What Not to Wear" business attire fashion show.

The Hidden Dangers of Facebook

What you do and say online is searchable, and it's available to anyone worldwide. Through real-life examples, students learn how to avoid the potential pitfalls that are sinking college and job applications across the country. The accompanying materials will help to elicit a genuine discussion about the limitations of online privacy and more.

Lesson Plan Activities: Facebook Case Study; Cleaning Up Your Digital Dirt

Making the Most Out of Your Collegiate Internship

In the video, students get the scoop on having a successful internship - everything from attitude and initiative to professional correspondence and appropriate attire. The accompanying materials assist teachers in making the connections between professionalism and future success.

Lesson Plan Activities: "Who Wants to Be an All-Star Employee?" Game Show

Let's be honest, watching a three-minute video is simply the best way to stimulate a class discussion, and JobBound gives you the tools you need to make the discussion relevant and compelling. This is a way that you can give your students the information they need through a media they want.

Contact Us to preview the the videos and class materials or to get pricing information.