Poplarville High School Career Development Center presents:

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Poplarville High School Career Development
Centerpresents

• The SUCCESS
• Project Portfolio
• Students Utilizing Career Choices and Employment
  Strategies for Success

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Purposes for Participating in the CDC SUCCESS
Project

• Assisting students in analyzing their own
  strengths and weaknesses in employability traits
• Assisting students in creating excellent college
  and scholarship application packages
• Assisting students in creating excellent job
  applications
• Assisting students in creating working drafts of
  lifelong documents
• Assisting students in performing successfully in
  an employment or college interview

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Components of the ProjectYear One

• Create a winning resume
• Learn how to dress for an interview
• Complete a job application form
• Compose employment letters
• Cover/Application Letter
• Thank You Letter
• Requesting Recommendation Letter
• Complete an employment application
• Compose a personal essay
• Job Interview

4
Components of the ProjectYear Two

• Compose a goals essay
• Compose an autobiography
• Create leave-behind documents
• Second Job Interview
• Compile a Student Portfolio

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School Created Documents

• Letter from Principal and or Career Technical
  Director which identifies requirements for
  graduation, information specific to school, and
  type of graduate (IHL, CDC, Honors, etc.)
• School Profile (identifies school population,
  type of courses offered, grading system, etc.)
• Copy of Student Transcripts
• Career Course Competency sheets

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Student Created Documents

• Personal and Professional Documents
• Analytical Essays
• Samples of Students Work

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Employment Specific Documents

• Sample Cover Letter (used when submitting Career
  Passport documents with college, job, scholarship
  or award applications)
• Autobiographical Sketch which gives background
  information about the student, including family
  information and history, and possibly including a
  digital picture of student
• Resume

8
Reference Letters

• Collection of Three Reference Letters (on
  letterhead stationary, written by employed people
  who will build a character and work reference for
  student)

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Award Certificates

• Volunteer Awards or Letters of certification
• Extra Curricular Award Certificates
• College/Tech School Acceptance Letters
• Scholarship and Award Letters
• CPAS results
• Completer Certificates

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Work Samples

• Samples of work from each course
• Samples showcase strengths and best samples of
  abilities in each course.
• Work Sample can include computer disks with work
  samples hard copies of projects pictures of
  artwork, posters, displays
• Samples include captions explaining the piece of
  work and the skills utilized to complete the
  assignment

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When To Use The SUCCESS Portfolio

• For Higher Education
• To help complete applications
• To assist with interviews for admissions
• Use when applying for full time or part time
  work. CDC students can use competency lists from
  your Career Course (AEST, Allied Health, BCT,
  Co-op, Culinary Arts) to highlight skills.

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When to Use the SUCCESS Portfolio

• For Your Future
• Continue to update your SUCCESS Portfolio with
  Letters of Recommendation, Awards and/or
  Achievement Certificates, Certifications, etc.
• Use your SUCCESS Portfolio during interviews.