Dealing With Youth
Unemployment
A WebQuest on Job Interviewing
Ms. Lobron- Grace Dodge HS
INTRODUCTION:
You have been
chosen to write and produce another pamphlet (4 to 6 pages) that will give
strategies to help unemployed young people come in and be taught how to
interview better. The Bureau of
Employment in the
TASK:
You will write a 4- to 6-page pamphlet advising students about interviewing techniques and questions, based on the articles on websites and in printed booklets that teach the interviewee the typical questions that might be asked (including illegal questions) and some questions you might ask. You will also continue to study the problem of teen unemployment and public policy aimed at helping them prepare for the interview itself.
PROCESS:
A. Go to the two websites listed below.
B.
C. Work with each other in a group of two to four students.
D. Use TIPS worksheets to find out what the government is trying to do to help students better prepare for the interview itself in the process of solving the problem of teen unemployment. There are six steps:
(You will turn in each worksheet—it will be marked.) Fill out the worksheet by hand!
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
Web Pages
http://www.eyekai.tv/Articles/jobinterviewing%20skills.htm
Print Articles
1. What you should know about JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS? “Some
Questions you might face” and “Some questions you might ask,” pgs. 10&11;
“More tips for successful interviewing” and “When it’s time to talk about
salary,” pgs. 12&13; “When the interview is over,” pg. 14.
2. WCC welcomes you to the Self-Directed Job Search Workshop:
“The Interview,” pg. 13; “Typical Interview Questions,” pg. 14; “InterviewTechniques,” pg. 15; “Typical Illegal Questions,” pg. 16&17: “Questions to Ask the Employer,” pg. 18; “Do I Just Accept the Offer or Negotiate? Pg. 19; “Factors That Work Against You in an Interview,” pg. 20.
3. English on the Job posters in my office--- those on speaking, Nos. 6-11; those on listening, Nos. 12-18.
RUBRIC FOR MARKING
|
ASSIGNMENTS TO BE JUDGED… |
IN PROGRESS…KEEP WORKING. |
SATISFACTORY |
IDEAL |
POSSIBLE SCORE |
YOUR SCORE |
|
Team Work, Both on the computer
and during presentation |
Worked
collectively with your partner |
Worked
collectively with your partner, showed maturity and courtesy |
Above
and beyond satisfactory, showed leadership qualities |
30% |
|
|
Worksheets #1-6 |
Answered
most questions adequately |
Answered
all questions adequately |
Answered
all questions adequately, showed advanced understanding |
50% |
|
|
8-Slide Power Point Presentation
on your Topic |
Did
not address all of the issues or make a very convincing argument |
Has
all of the required issues in the Presentation, but the PPT is not very
convincing |
Shows
how each required issue is relates to your side, and the PPT is clear and
convincing |
100% |
|
|
Presented your PPT |
Showed
up unprepared and presented the PPT poorly because of this |
Showed
up well prepared and presented your side clearly and were articulate |
Above
and beyond well prepared, added a lot to the actual Presentation aside from
the computer, great
presenter |
20% |
|
STANDARDS
English Standards
1. Produce a report of information
2. Language for Information and Understanding
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.
CONCLUSION
: You have researched the problem of how to better prepare for the interview itself in the process of solving the problem of teen unemployment and developed a pamphlet to help teens master the interviewing process. Good work. I’m sure the Bureau of Employment really appreciates your efforts and that this work will help teens become employed.