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Career Ready!Career Ready!Workforce Ready!Workforce Ready!

Preparing for Your Career Preparing for Your Career

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How do How do YOUYOU see see

YOUR YOUR future?future?

What type of career do What type of career do YOUYOU want?want?

What knowledge and skills will What knowledge and skills will YOUYOU bring to the workplace? bring to the workplace?

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SHRM-LISHRM-LIThe Society for Human Resource The Society for Human Resource

Management - Long Island Chapter, Inc.Management - Long Island Chapter, Inc. Who are we?Who are we?

Local chapter of the professional national Local chapter of the professional national organization for human resource professionals organization for human resource professionals which represents a global membership of more than which represents a global membership of more than 200,000. SHRM has members in 120 countries 200,000. SHRM has members in 120 countries

SHRM-Long Island has more than 1,000 members SHRM-Long Island has more than 1,000 members and is comprised of all levels of HRand is comprised of all levels of HR

Provides its membership with a forum for Human Provides its membership with a forum for Human Resource professionals to exchange ideas, Resource professionals to exchange ideas, increase their knowledge, and work together for the increase their knowledge, and work together for the betterment of the professionbetterment of the profession

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Why is SHRM Speaking to Why is SHRM Speaking to Students?Students?

LI Corporations have great LI Corporations have great careers but need:careers but need:

to grow and remain on LIto grow and remain on LI

talented workers are already talented workers are already here.here.

Location of ChoiceLocation of Choice

We want We want YOUYOU to know: to know:

What LI corporations we What LI corporations we representrepresent

What type of workers are What type of workers are needed now and in the futureneeded now and in the future

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……location…location…locationlocation…location…location

We want: We want:

YouYou to have a career on LI to have a career on LI

Remain on Long Island as your Remain on Long Island as your “Location of Choice!”“Location of Choice!”

WHY?WHY?

……do Long Island Companies do Long Island Companies Need You to be Need You to be Career/Workforce ReadyCareer/Workforce Ready

Global economyGlobal economy

Highly competitive marketHighly competitive market

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WORKFORCE READYWORKFORCE READY!!

Strong academic skillsStrong academic skills

First class pre-employment skillsFirst class pre-employment skills

21st Century Success skills21st Century Success skills

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STRONG ACADEMIC SKILLSSTRONG ACADEMIC SKILLSAbove-average success in your Above-average success in your

core coursescore courses

EnglishEnglish

MathMath ScienceScience Social StudiesSocial Studies

CTECTE Computer LiteracyComputer Literacy Financial LiteracyFinancial Literacy Second Second

LanguagesLanguages

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Strong CTE FoundationStrong CTE FoundationCareer and Technical Education coursesCareer and Technical Education courses

Apply your academic by taking courses in:Apply your academic by taking courses in:

BusinessBusiness TechnologyTechnology Family Consumer ScienceFamily Consumer Science Trade and IndustrialTrade and Industrial

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Computer LiteracyComputer Literacy

Microsoft:Microsoft:Word – word processingWord – word processingExcel – spreadsheetExcel – spreadsheetPowerPoint – mediaPowerPoint – mediaOutlook – communicationsOutlook – communicationsPublisher – desktop Publisher – desktop

publishingpublishing

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……Computer LiteracyComputer Literacy

Advanced Software Skills:Advanced Software Skills:

Microsoft Access – databaseMicrosoft Access – database Web Design Web Design Project ManagementProject Management

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Financial LiteracyFinancial Literacy

Handling and saving your money Handling and saving your money for the futurefor the future

Checking and Savings AccountsChecking and Savings Accounts Budgeting Budgeting Use of Credit - avoidance of debtUse of Credit - avoidance of debt Identity theftIdentity theft Investments – Save for the futureInvestments – Save for the future

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Second LanguagesSecond Languages

Speak and read languages Speak and read languages other than Englishother than English

Be aware of various cultures, Be aware of various cultures, behaviors, history, values and behaviors, history, values and morals morals

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FIRST CLASS PRE-FIRST CLASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLSEMPLOYMENT SKILLS

Job application – online or in personJob application – online or in person ResumeResume Job Interview SkillsJob Interview Skills Appearance and behaviorAppearance and behavior Cover letters and emailing Cover letters and emailing

prospective employersprospective employers

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DangerDanger Zones Zones

Unusual email addressUnusual email address Use of abbreviations in email Use of abbreviations in email

messagesmessages Face book or MySpace pagesFace book or MySpace pages AttitudeAttitude Timely response to opportunitiesTimely response to opportunities

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21st CENTURY SUCCESS 21st CENTURY SUCCESS SKILLSSKILLS

Critical thinking and problem-solvingCritical thinking and problem-solving

Use of resources and technologyUse of resources and technology

Multi-tasking and time managementMulti-tasking and time management

Communications – written, oral and Communications – written, oral and group presentationsgroup presentations

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……21st CENTURY SUCCESS SKILLS21st CENTURY SUCCESS SKILLS

Interpersonal Skills and TeamworkInterpersonal Skills and Teamwork

Attitude/work ethicAttitude/work ethic

Global geographyGlobal geography

Cultural diversity and sensitivityCultural diversity and sensitivity

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HELP?HELP? How can SHRM help you How can SHRM help you NowNow

and in the and in the FutureFuture??

Pre-employment advicePre-employment advice

Shadowing/InternshipsShadowing/Internships

Share real-world experiencesShare real-world experiences

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LIFE LONG LEARNINGLIFE LONG LEARNING

Does Everyone Have to Go toDoes Everyone Have to Go to

College?College?

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……LIFE LONG LEARNINGLIFE LONG LEARNING

NO…!NO…!

BUT…BUT…


EveryoneEveryone will need to continue will need to continue learning new knowledge and skillslearning new knowledge and skills

in order to remain employable.in order to remain employable.


You continue to learn by:You continue to learn by:

Having your employer give you Having your employer give you good traininggood training

Completing a degree at a Completing a degree at a technical school or collegetechnical school or college

Obtain training in the militaryObtain training in the military

ARE ARE

YOUYOU

WORKFORCE READY?WORKFORCE READY?

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ARE YOU WORKFORCE ARE YOU WORKFORCE READY?READY?

GradesGrades

Career PlanCareer Plan

ActivitiesActivities

Resume Resume DevelopmentDevelopment

2121stst Century Century Skill Skill DevelopmentDevelopment

Computer Computer LiterateLiterate

Second Second LanguageLanguage

Global Global AwarenessAwareness

……Are you workforce ready?Are you workforce ready?

1.1. You achieve a grade of 80 (B) or You achieve a grade of 80 (B) or better in all your academic courses better in all your academic courses such as math, science, social such as math, science, social studies, and English and your studies, and English and your Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Education courses such as Business, courses such as Business, Technology, Family Consumer Technology, Family Consumer Science and the trades?Science and the trades?


2.2. You have created a career plan You have created a career plan which consists of your analysis of which consists of your analysis of your interests and abilities which your interests and abilities which directs you to the appropriate directs you to the appropriate career choices for your strengths?career choices for your strengths?


3.3. You have completed two of these You have completed two of these three activities before graduation: three activities before graduation:

a shadowing experience, a shadowing experience, a volunteer experience, a volunteer experience, an internship and/or a supervised paid an internship and/or a supervised paid

work experience?work experience?


4.4. You participate in school clubs, You participate in school clubs, sports or other organizations in sports or other organizations in which you are developing your which you are developing your communication and team playing communication and team playing skills?skills?

5.5. You possess an updated resume of You possess an updated resume of all your latest accomplishments? all your latest accomplishments?


6.6. You can identify activities in your You can identify activities in your life in or out of the classroom in life in or out of the classroom in which you have developed the 21st which you have developed the 21st Century skills: Century skills:

critical thinking critical thinking problem-solving problem-solving use of resourcesuse of resources technology technology

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7.7. You are computer literate?You are computer literate?

8.8. You can speak and read a You can speak and read a language other than English?language other than English?

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9.9. You possess a “global You possess a “global awareness and sensitivity” as awareness and sensitivity” as you are knowledgeable of you are knowledgeable of other cultures’ history, politics, other cultures’ history, politics, religion and values? religion and values?

Work towards becoming

“Workforce Ready.”

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