Employment Resources

Below you will find student Web resources for English practice on work and everyday life skills (based on the Florida Adult ESOL Frameworks).

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Applied Technology

Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Applied Technology

1. Computers and the Internet (a vocabulary list and quiz with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-computers.htm
2. Adult Learning Activities (from the California Distance Learning Project)
   http://www.cdlponline.org
   • Click "Science and Technology" at the top of the page.
   • Click on the life skills headings to view substantial lists of topics with the following format:
     • Page 1: Reading (with audio and some videos)
     • Page 2: Vocabulary (with audio)
     • Page 3: Spelling Practice
     • Page 4: Follow-up Activity (a matching game)
     • Page 5: Comprehension Questions
   • Scores can be printed or e-mailed.

Appliances

1. The Home Appliances Library (a list of links on many home appliances, including pictures and vocabulary; the exact "how to use" steps are not the focus)
   http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-appliances-channel.htm
2. Getting Ready to Wash Clothes (easy-to-read, numbered instructions; from the Division of Student Affairs, Western Michigan University)
   http://www.tenant.net/Other_Areas/Michigan/p9/clothes.html
3. Clear Instructions on How to Do Almost Anything (from eHow)
   http://www.ehow.com

Computers: Internet and Search Engines

1. Lessons on Teaching Internet Basics for ESOL Students
   http://iteslj.org/s/ib/
2. Article about mentioning Internet sources (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/citing-electronic-sources.pdf
3. Conversation Questions - Internet
   http://iteslj.org/questions/internet.html
4. Internet Tools (from the University of Central Florida)
   http://library.ucf.edu/Reference/Instruction/Education/EDF6481/InternetTools.asp
5. Internet Beginner's Guide
   http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html
6. Internet 101
   http://www.internet101.org
7. A List of Links for Guides and Tutorials on Using the Internet
   http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Beginner_s_Guides
8. How to Use Web Search Engines
   http://www.monash.com/spidap3.html
9. Interactive Tools to Aid Students and Teachers with Their Online Research
   http://www.noodletools.com/

Computers: Multimedia Tools

1. Clip Art by Categories
   http://www.webplaces.com/html/clipart.htm
2. Create 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Picture Bingo (using pictures from a theme that you select or substitute vocabulary words)
   http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/
3. Links for Sites on Storytelling and Video, Photo and Audio Tools
   http://www.digitalstories.org/resources.htm

Computers: PowerPoint

1. Scoring PowerPoints
   http://fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html#anchor2
2. Free Microsoft PowerPoint Backgrounds and Templates for Educators
   http://www.brainybetty.com/default.htm#Educators_Menu
3. Microsoft PowerPoint Templates
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=TCandQuery=powerpoint
4. Microsoft PowerPoint Training Information
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=RCandQuery=powerpoint

Computers: Projects

1. Computer Skills Projects
   http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm
2. A Dozen Video Demo Lessons for Using Publisher
   http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=146
3. Rubric (for multimedia presentations)
   http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/curtech/WEBQPRE/assesspp.htm

Computers: Tutorials

1. A Microsoft Publisher Tutorial
   http://www.officetutorials.com/publishertutorials.htm
2. Software Tutorials: Tips on Creating PowerPoint Presentations, Making websites with FrontPage and Surfing the Internet with Internet Explorer
   http://www.actden.com

Computers: Typing and Keyboard Practice

1. A Typing Practice Site
   http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/index.htmlComputer Lab Vocabulary with pictures
2. A Free Typing Program with Typing Exercises
   http://www.senselang.com/

Computers: Vocabulary

1. Computer Lab Vocabulary (with pictures; in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/computer-lab-vocabulary-with-pictures.pdf

Career Advancement

Employment: Career Advancement Resources

1. Learn a Language for Career Advancement
   http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/careerguide/learn-a-language-for-career-advancement.htm
2. Career How-to's (with articles, hints, tips and a list of links)
   http://www.essortment.com/in/Careers.How-To/
3. Get Noticed, Get Promoted
   http://management.monster.com/articles/sixway

Employment: Career Planning

1. Next Step Transition Information for ESOL Students (plan your next step into EAP, college credit, and other educational programs)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/nextstep.htm
2. Activity: Career Assessment (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/career-assessment-activity.pdf
3. Activity: Career Options (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/career-options-chart.pdf
4. Choosing a Career Path (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/choosing-a-career-path.pdf
5. Tools for Assessing Career Goals, Course Planning, Training and Education (from the Florida Department of Education)
   http://access.bridges.com/portal/client/landingPage.do?market=adult&siteId=0101399&password=florida
6. Developing a Resume (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/developing-a-resume.pdf
7. Plan Your Next Step to Transition from the ESOL Program to Other Educational Programs (next step transition information for ESOL students; in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/next-step-from-esol-to-other-scc-programs.pdf

Employment: Professional Associations

1. Professional Associations' websites (a list of links)
   http://www.op.nysed.gov/national.htm
2. Hispanic Professional Associations (a list of links)
   http://www.careersforlatinos.com/career_resources.htm

Obtain/Maintain Employment

Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Employment

1. The Workplace (vocabulary with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-workplace.htm
2. Job Hunting (vocabulary with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-jobs.htm
3. Finding the Right Job (with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/jobsc1.htm
4. The Learning Edge: An Interactive Learning Through Listening Area (features many employment-related news stories with animated video, text and audio)
   http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/index.html
5. Adult Learning Activities (by the California Distance Learning Project)
   http://www.cdlponline.org/
   • Click "Working" on the top of the page.
   • Click on the life skills headings to view substantial lists of topics with the following format:
     • Page 1: Reading (with audio and some videos)
     • Page 2: Vocabulary (with audio)
     • Page 3: Spelling Practice
     • Page 4: Follow-up Activity (a matching game)
     • Page 5: Comprehension Questions
   • Scores can be printed or e-mailed.

Employment: Dress for Success

1. Dress for Success
   http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html
2. How to Dress for Success
   http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/ht/interviewdress.htm
3. Interviewing and Dressing for Success (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.scu.edu/careercenter/resources/publications/interviewing.pdf

Employment: Occupational Outlook Handbook

1. Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Department of Labor)
   http://www.bls.gov/oco/
2. Links to Employment Resources from the U.S. Department of Labor
   http://www.bls.gov/

Employment: Interviews

1. A Crash Course in Interview Preparation (includes answers to the four most common and difficult questions an interviewer can ask; example: "Tell me a little about yourself.")
   http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview
2. Interview Essentials
   http://interview.monster.com/featuredreports/interview%2Dessentials/
3. Job Interview Resources
   http://www.job-interview.net/index.htm
4. Prepare for the Top 10 Interview Questions
   http://interview.monster.com/articles/iq/
5. Interview Question Bank
   http://www.job-interview.net/Bank/JobInterviewQuestions.htm
6. Article: Tough Interview Questions
   http://interview.monster.com/articles/interviewquest/
7. Questions Interviewers Shouldn't Ask
   http://interview.monster.com/articles/illegal/
8. Traditional Employment Interview Questions
   http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_questions.html
9. Fifty Standard Interview Questions
   http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-15.shtml
10. Ten Tough Interview Questions
    http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-14.shtml
11. Basic Interview Questions
    http://www.resumescorecard.com/articles/basicinterviewquestion_article130.htm
12. Interview Cheat Sheet (a good outline)
    http://www.careerlab.com/art_cheatsheet.htm
13. Job Interviewing Do's and Don'ts (a good list of rules)
    http://www.quintcareers.com/interviewing-dos-donts.html
14. Government Job Interview Tips
    http://www.pse-net.com/interview/interview.htm
15. How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions
    http://www.collegegrad.com/ezine/23illega.shtml
16. Questions You May Want to Ask the Interviewer
    http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml#Area_2

Employment: Job Safety

1. Safety at Home (game, word searches and more)
   http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/kids.html
2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the U.S. government department responsible for ensuring safety and healthful work environments)
   http://www.osha.gov
3. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Workplace Safety and Health
   http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000ec09

Employment: Pay Stub and W-4

1. What's on Your Pay Stub? (key vocabulary defined)
   http://www.hrblock.com/learning/firstfilers/paycheckstub.html?WT.svl=392
2. Employee's Withholding Allowance Certification: W-4 Form
   http://jobsearch.about.com/od/salary/qt/W4form.htm

Employment: Resume Power Words

1. Power Words for Resumes (a list of verbs)
   http://www.rockportinstitute.com/powerwords.html
2. Job-Seeker Action Verbs
   http://www.quintcareers.com/action_verbs.html
3. Power Verb List
   http://www.jobskills.info/resume_edge/power_verb.htm
4. Power Verbs for Your Resume (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.careers.uiowa.edu/guide/Power%20Verbs%20For%20Resume.pdf

Employment: Resume Writing

1. Florida Department of Education (information on career choices, seeking employment and building an effective resume)
   http://www.bridges.com/cpflorida/
2. Job-Seeker Action Verbs (listed alphabetically and by skill categories)
   http://www.quintcareers.com/action_verbs.html
3. Pearson-Longman: From Job Application to Resume (worksheets to guide the creation of a simple resume; includes application and resume samples as well as questions; in printable PDF format)
   http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/download/readytogo/RTG_resume.pdf 
4. Cover Letter Writing Tips (a good article for reading class)
   http://www.accent-resume-writing.com/covertips/
5. Resume Tutor (explains how to write a resume)
   http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/careerdev/resources/resume/
6. An Article on Writing Resumes (with good samples)
   http://www.accent-resume-writing.com/qualityresume/
7. A Great Site for Resume Writing
   http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/
8. Resume Quizzes
   http://resume.monster.com/archives/quizzes
9. Tips for Approaching Different Resume-writing Dilemmas (such as hiatus on your resume, no degree, too young, overqualified, etc.)
   http://resume.monster.com/archives/dilemmas/
10. Sample Resume -- High School -- No Work Experience
    http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume2.htm
11. Sample Resume -- College Student
    http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/l/blresumesample1.htm
12. Writing Your First Resume
    http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/resumewriting/a/firstresume.htm
13. Free Resume Samples (for new college graduates, students, moms returning to the work force, career changers and experienced candidates)
    http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/a/sampleresume2.htm
14. The Resume Doctor Resource Center (surveys, information and other employment-seeking tools)
    http://www.resumedoctor.com/REsourceCenter.htm
15. Microsoft 2007 Templates (free downloadable templates)
    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/FX100595491033.aspx?pid=CL100632981033
16. Resume Writing Template from Microsoft Office/Word 2003 (instructions):
    • Open "File."
    • Click "New."
    • Examine the menu on the right side of the window.
    • Click "My Computer."
    • Click the "Other Documents" tab.
    • Click "Resume Wizard."
17. Resume Writing Template from Microsoft Office/Word 2007 (instructions):
    • Click "Start."
    • Scroll up to "New Office Documents."
    • Click the "Resume" tab (five templates available).
    • Click a template to open it.
    • Save it to a flash drive or your personal computer.
    • Add your information to the template.
    • Save as you work on it.

Employment: Vocabulary

1. Job Profiles (a brief description that includes skills needed, education requirements and outlook; good vocabulary source)
   http://jobprofiles.monster.com
2. Job-Seekers' Glossary of Key Job-Hunting, Career, Job-Search and Employment Terms
   http://www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_glossary.html
3. ESL Quizzes on Job Goals, Want Ads, Job Duties and More
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/employ/premply.htm
4. Employment Practice Quiz (for lower-level students; includes good visuals)
   http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Employment/EL_Civics_Employment.html
5. Synonyms for Business and Employment (a quiz with self-check answers)
   http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai122/esl-test.php
6. What Do You Like? (exploring career information; from the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
   http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/106.html
7. Business English (exercises arranged by topic, such as marketing, accounting, information technology, medical, banking and job hunting; includes a listening comprehension section)
   http://www.businessenglishsite.com
8. Business English Level Test (a 100-question quiz that focuses on English vocabulary and phrases used in the work place)
   http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_business_level_test.htm

Volunteering: Central Florida Organizations

1. Seminole County Volunteering Opportunities
   http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/guide/volunteer.asp
2. Orlando Regional Healthcare Volunteer Program (various hospitals in Central Florida)
   http://www.orlandohealth.com/orlandohealth/GetInvolved/Volunteer.aspx?pid=3543
   
3. Hands on Orlando -- Volunteer Central Florida (a nonprofit organization that identifies, plans, manages and leads high-quality volunteer projects)
   http://www.handsonorlando.com/index.htm

Volunteering: National Organizations

1. VolunteerMatch (locate volunteer opportunities by location and interest)
   http://www.volunteermatch.org
2. American Red Cross (volunteer services)
   http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/0,1082,0_325_,00.html
3. Second Harvest Food Bank
   http://www.secondharvest.org
4. Salvation Army (volunteer opportunities)
   http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf

Volunteering: Public School Systems (Central Florida)

1. Orange County Public Schools Volunteer Program
   https://volunteer.ocps.net/
2. Volusia County Public Schools Volunteer Program
   http://www.volusia.k12.fl.us/communityeducation/volunteer_partnership.htm

Volunteering: Work Experience

1. Put Volunteer Work on Your Resume
   http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/rgk/serviceleader/volunteers/resume.php
   
2. Volunteer Experience and Resumes
   http://www.clark.edu/student_services/employment/service_learning/volunteer_experience_resumes.php

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