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=Karen McKinney= 916-780-4449 (0ffice) 916-258-5420 ( Cell - text preferred) Karen_McKinney@heald.edu Office hours: by appointment

__**Homework Policy**__ All assignments are due __**at the beginning**__ of class.
 * __100% eligible credit__ for assignments turned in on time (in person, via email (I will email you back that I received it - if you do not hear from me, please follow up), via LLRC/with receipt)
 * __20% deduction__ on all late assignments - up to 5 days late.
 * __0% credit__ - any assignment turned in after 5 days past due. If you turn it in during the following class session you will not receive credit. I must be allowed time to correct your assignments to I can update the gradebook and return your assignments during the next class session.
 * Monday class - late assignments due by Friday
 * Tuesday class - late assignments due by Saturday
 * Friday class - late assignments due by Tuesday
 * __**If you are going to absent or late, you are still held accountable to these due dates.**__
 * __**NO EXCEPTIONS**__ - manage your time wisely. Employers expect due dates to be managed. Please communicate with me if you are having trouble managing your workload. This class is to prepare you for the workplace. We have 11 weeks to accomplish a tremendous amount of work. Time to Get In, Get Out and GET AHEAD!!! :)
 * You will have the opportunity to make up one major missed assignment. The following assignments are eligible for make up. They must be completed within 5 days of their original due date.
 * Resume
 * Informational Interview

__**Week 1 - 1/26/15-1/30/15**__
//If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. - George Harrison// //A goal properly set is halfway reached//.” ~ Zig Ziglar Presentations: Volunteering as a Pathway to Employment: [] Personal Commercial YouTube video: [] Simon Sinek - Start With Why - TED Talk Short Edited: []
 * **Monday Class** -
 * Welcome
 * Goals
 * Skills Assessment || **Monday Class Homework -** ||
 * **Tuesday Class** -
 * Welcome
 * Goals
 * Skills Assessment || **Tuesday Class Homework -[[file:PD230 Week 1 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class** -
 * Welcome
 * Goals
 * Skills Assessment || **Friday Class Homework -[[file:PD230 Week 1 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||

HANDOUTS:

[[file:Personal Commercial Worksheet.pdf]]
(This is a worksheet to help write your personal commercial. Please type the assignment in a Word document.)

__**Week 2 - 2/2/15-2/6/15**__
//Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.// //–// Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States


 * **Monday Class** - Resume Workshop (100 pts) || **Homework-** ||
 * **Tuesday Class** - Resume Workshop (100 pts) || **Homework** -[[file:PD230 Week 2 Class Assignments.doc]] ||
 * **Friday Class -** Resume Workshop (100 pts) || **Homework** -[[file:PD230 Week 2 Class Assignments.doc]] ||

__**Week 3 - 2/9/15-2/13/15**__
//Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiseling and scraping and polishing//.” ~ B.C. Forbes
 * **Monday Class -**
 * **Resume Review with Career Services Advisor (100 pts)**
 * **Must be present to receive points**
 * Job Searching Online - Indeed.com || **Homework -**

LinkedIn Webinar Part 1: __ [] __

LinkedIn Webinar Part 2: __ [] __ ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * **Resume Review with Career Services Advisor (100 pts)**
 * **Must be present to receive points**
 * Job Searching Online
 * Employment History
 * Master Application
 * Internship/Externship - Darlene Brooks || **Homework -[[file:Week 3 Class Assignments.doc]]**

LinkedIn Webinar Part 1: __ [] __

LinkedIn Webinar Part 2: __ [] __ ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * **Resume Review with Career Services Advisor (100 pts)**
 * **Must be present to receive points**
 * Job Searching Online - Indeed.com
 * Employment History
 * Master Application
 * Internship/Externship - Darlene Brooks || **Homework -[[file:Week 3 Class Assignments.doc]]**

LinkedIn Webinar Part 1: __ [] __

LinkedIn Webinar Part 2: __ [] __ ||

Homework Assignments:
Complete assignments electronically using the Word documents below. .



__**Week 4 - 2/16/15-2/20/15**__
//I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion//.’” ~ Muhammad Ali


 * **Monday Class -**
 * ===Final Resume Due===
 * Cover Letter Workshop
 * Create personalized letterhead
 * Professional Associations || **Homework**: ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * ===Final Resume Due===
 * Cover Letter Workshop
 * Create personalized letterhead
 * Professional Associations || **Homework -[[file:Week 4 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * ===Final Resume Due===
 * Cover Letter Workshop
 * Create personalized letterhead
 * Professional Associations || **Homework -[[file:Week 4 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||


 * Handouts:**

Copy and paste information off the internet into the Professional Associations worksheet


 * __Week 5 2/23/15-2/27/15__**


 * **Monday Class -**
 * Cover Letter Critique Session (in class)
 * Business Cards
 * Reference Sheet || **Homework -** ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * Cover Letter Critique Session (in class)
 * Business Cards
 * Reference Sheet || **Homework -[[file:Week 5 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * Cover Letter Critique Session (in class)
 * Business Cards
 * Reference Sheet || **Homework** -[[file:Week 5 Class Assignments.doc]] ||
 * Handouts**:

__**Week 6 3/2/15-3/6/15**__
Webinar: From Careerrealism.com How To Dress For Your Career With $100 Or Less with Ashley Poulin Read more at [|http://www.careerealism.com/dress-career-100-or-less/#EzOK5efJAh5u3ffY.99]
 * **Monday Class -**
 * Interview Workshop (50 pts - in class)
 * Dressing for Interview Success
 * Interview Practice || **Homework -** ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * Interview Workshop (50 pts-in class)
 * Dressing for Interview Success
 * Interview Practice || **Homework -[[file:Week 6 Class Assignments T6.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * Interview Workshop (50 pts-in class)
 * Dressing for Interview Success
 * Interview Practice || **Homework -[[file:Week 6 Class Assignments T6.doc]]** ||

__**Week 7 3/9/15-3/13/15**__

 * **Monday Class -**
 * || **Homework -** ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * Mock Interview Review
 * Interview Practice
 * Dress for Interview Success
 * Questions for the Interviewer || **Homework -[[file:PD230 Week 7 Class Assignment.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * Interview Workshop (50 pts - in class)
 * Mock Interview Review
 * Interview Practice
 * Questions for the Interviewer || **Homework** -[[file:PD230 Week 7 Class Assignment.doc]] ||


 * Handouts -**

__**Week 8 3/16/15-3/20/15**__
== =Job Descriptions for Mock Interviews:= Medical Assisting: Medical Office Administration: Medical Insurance Billing & Coding: Pharmacy Technician: Paralegal: Information Technology: Business Administration/Entrepreneurship: Accounting: Dental Assisting: Criminal Justice:
 * **Monday Class -**
 * Role Play Mock Interviews
 * Informational Interview Due || **Homework -** ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * Role Play Mock Interviews
 * Informational Interview Due || **Homework -[[file:Week 8 Class Assignments.doc]]** ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * Role Play Mock Interviews
 * Informational Interview Due || **Homework** -[[file:Week 8 Class Assignments.doc]] ||

__**Week 9 3/23/15-3/27/15**__

 * **Monday Class** - Mock Interviews || Final Portfolios due today ||
 * **Tuesday Class** -Mock Interviews || Final Portfolios due today

LinkedIn Webinar Part 1: __ [] __

LinkedIn Webinar Part 2: __ [] __ ||
 * **Friday Class** -Mock Interviews || Final Portfolios due today

LinkedIn Webinar Part 1: __ [] __

LinkedIn Webinar Part 2: __ [] __ ||

__**Week 10 3/31/15-4/3/15**__

 * **Monday Class -**
 * First half of final exam
 * Job Search Bootcamp
 * Sole Survivor ||  ||
 * **Tuesday Class -**
 * First half of final exam
 * Job Search Bootcamp
 * Sole Survivor ||  ||
 * **Friday Class -**
 * Final Exam
 * Job Search Bootcamp
 * Sole Survivor ||  ||

__**Week 11 4/6/15-4/10/15**__

 * **Monday Class** -
 * Final Exam
 * Transition from School to the Workforce
 * Be prepared to stay the entire class time ||  ||
 * **Tuesday Class** -
 * Final Exam
 * Transition from School to the Workforce
 * Be prepared to stay the entire class time ||  ||
 * **Friday Class**
 * Final Exam
 * Transition for School to the Workforce
 * Be prepared to stay the entire class time ||  ||


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