Employment Resources
Below are links to Web resources for practice in English used in work and life situations (based on the Florida Adult ESOL Frameworks).
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Applied Technology
Listening Practice: Applied Technology
- Adult Learning Activities from the California Distance Learning Project
www.cdlponline.org- Click "Science and Technology."
- Read some of the stories, and complete the corresponding activities.
- Scores can be printed or emailed.
- Computers and the Internet (a vocabulary list and quiz with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-computers.htm
Career Advancement
Employment: Career Pathways Planning
- Activity: Career Assessment (in printable PDF format)
www.seminolestate.edu/media/els/career-assessment-activity.pdf - Activity: Career Options (in printable PDF format)
www.seminolestate.edu/media/els/career-options-chart.pdf - Choosing a Career Path (in printable PDF format)
www.seminolestate.edu/media/els/choosing-a-career-path.pdf - Tools for Assessing Career Goals, Course Planning, Training and Education (from the Florida Department of Education)
https://secure.flchoices.org/ - Plan Your Next Step to Transition from the ESOL Program to Other Educational Programs at Seminole State (next-step transition information for ESOL students; in printable PDF format)
www.seminolestate.edu/media/els/next-step-esol-transition.pdf
Obtain/Maintain Employment
Employment: Audio Resources
- Adult Learning Activities from the California Distance Learning Project
www.cdlponline.org/- Click "Working."
- Read some of the stories, and complete the corresponding activities.
- Scores can be printed or emailed.
- The Workplace (vocabulary with audio)
www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-workplace - Job Hunting (vocabulary with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-jobs.htm - Finding the Right Job (with audio)
https://www.esl-lab.com/vocabulary-lessons/jobs/
Employment: Dressing for a Job Interview/Videos
- How To Dress For a Job Interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6xufGeyaMU&feature=related
Employment: Exercises
- ESL Quizzes on Job Goals, Want Ads, Job Duties and More
a4esl.org/q/h/employ/premply - Employment Practice Quiz (for lower-level students; includes good visuals)
www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Employment.html
Employment: Interviewing for a Job/Questions
- Job Function Interview Question Index (job-specific lists)
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/tips-for-answering-job-specific-interview-questions-2061451 - Traditional Employment Interview Questions
https://www.livecareer.com/resources/interviews/questions - Fifty Standard Interview Questions
www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-15.shtml - Ten Tough Interview Questions
www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-14.shtml - Basic Interview Questions
www.resumescorecard.com/interviewcritiqueexamples.htm - Interview Cheat Sheet (a good outline)
www.careerlab.com/art_cheatsheet - Job Interviewing Do's and Don'ts (a good list of rules)
https://www.livecareer.com/resources/interviews/prep/interviewing-dos-donts
Employment: Interviewing for a Job/Videos
- Interview Do's and Don'ts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ucmfPOBV8
Employment: Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Department of Labor)
www.bls.gov/ooh/
Employment: Resume Verb Lists
- Job-Seeker Action Verbs - By Skills Categories
www.livecareer.com/quintessential/action-skills
