Wednesday's Assignment

Listen to this video once, and then respond to the following tasks:

Task 1:

Take dictation from 3:45 - 4:07, listen to this part once more, and then check it with a partner.

Task 2:

Fill in the transcript below.

I mean there's a ..................................: Time spent serving ...........  clients ................, time spent .................., ..............  spent doing the ........................................ That's today's .................. I'm ............. here to tell you that ............. not important. It is .................. That's how .................................... We got to do a ............................................... we already have.

But building a .................................... contacts who can and will .......................................--that's your .............................for .............................!

**Transcript below:

I mean there's a commitment involved: Time spent serving your clients today, time spent billing, time spent doing the work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I'm not here to tell you that that's not important. It is important. That's how we all get paid. We got to do a great job for the clients we already have.

But building a network of professional contacts who can and will refer your business--that's your investment for tomorrow!

Task 3:

1. What is the main idea that the speaker is talking about?
2. Summarize this video in five or six sentences max; share your summary with one or two of your peers and compare yours to theirs.
3. Pick up at least ten new vocabulary from this video, and then create a short story with them. Write it down on your blog and ask one of your peers to edit it for youà you can use this story on your Thursday’s presentation J.

Monday's Assignment

Good afternoon everybody,

We are still working on our resume writing.

Task 1:

Finish the first draft of your resume, then check-mark if you have included all these entries in it.

Criteria	Check-mark √
full contact information
career summary
education
summary of qualifications (soft + hard skills)
work experience listed chronologically
volunteer experience (if any)
Languages, awards, and achievements (if any)

Task 2:

Save it on a word document and ask two to three from your classmates to proofread it for you, and write down their name as follows: ''Edited by ...... and .............''

Task 3:

After editing, send it to your email or save it to your USB for teacher's feedback.

Friday's Field Trip: PATHWAYS TO BRIDGING PROGRAMS at York University, 9am - 2pm

Have you been thinking much about a post-secondary education and career? This Friday's field trip may bring you some answers!



From the ad, this event helps those "wishing to explore bridging programs to employment and/or advanced education. The session will showcase the pathways and resources available to achieve related career and employment goals."

Keynote and closing speeches by various directors from the City of Toronto!

Please register early.

Directions from Don Mills Station are provided here.

Thursday's assignment

Scanning Job Advertisements

Good afternoon everybody,

In order for us to write a proficient resume, we need to scan job advertisements as well.

Here are three good websites that you can scan: Job Bank, Monster.ca, and Charity Village

Task 1:

Pick one/two relevant jobs for yourself from each website.

Task 2:

Try to match your resume with the target job description.

Task 3:

After “tailoring” your resume, please ask two of your peers to edit it for you, sign down their names, and post it on your blog.

P.S. if someone doesn't feel comfortable posting his/her resume on the blog, you are free to send it to me after editing; however, if not at least two people have edited it, I won’t be able to check it for you!

Please try to benefit from each others’ experience and knowledge. 

Wednesday's assignment

Resume Writing:

In order to be prepared for the workforce, you need to have a well-written resume. 

Here are samples of a chronological resume, a combination resume, and a functional resume. Use these just as guidance to help you frame your masterpiece.

This is another excellent website that will help you understand more and more about resume writing. 

Task 1:

Check the following ‘’Sample Career Summaries’’ from this website, and then write one for yourself.

Dynamic entrepreneur who utilizes creativity, leadership and teamwork to design and execute solutions that create customer value. Effective communicator with ability to create marketing materials that convey value for both clients and end users.

Experienced professional with planning and organizational skills that balance work, team support and ad-hoc responsibilities in a timely and professional manner.

Business development executive with years of experience in technical sales, sales management, team leadership, and business growth and expansion. Proven ability to generate sales and revenue.

Experienced professional with a unique combination of technical expertise, managerial experience, business leadership, and design and production support to lead the delivery and implementation of mission-critical software systems.

Task 2: 

Start creating your resume in light of all that we have learned in class.

Task 3:

Ask two or more of your peers to edit it for mistakes.

The edited form of your writings

Please read carefully the entries below (they were taken from your blogs), and try to fix them. Make sure to write down what went wrong if you can.

Here are some of the common writing errors:

1.      SVA (subject-Verb Agreement)

2.      CS (Comma Splice)

3.      FRAG (Fragment)

4.      Run-on Sentence

5.      Tense

6.      Punctuation

7.      Spacing

8.      Spelling

9.      Parallel Structure   

•  If you want to overcome culture shock, the first thing  you need to do is not to be nervous.

•  My Indian colleague  keeps shaking his head when we discuss some technical topics thus I felt very confused and even a little annoyed.

• I have not passed through all the stages of the culture shock, because I had  poor English skill. I felt scared to connect with local people, and I kept myself living in the Chinese community.

• I never felt like emptiness and loneliness, as I did when I arrived in Canada. My only problem was the different language.

•  My advice is to read more, get more contact with Canadian people, and give more time to  your family.

• I was in a different place, so I had to rely on myself. I had to find a place to live, register my program, pay my tuition fee, and so on.  At that moment, the language barrier was the major problem.

• I felt the culture shock from day one. The first stage is called the honeymoon, it was fast. Halifax is inhabited by a few immigrants; the majority of the current population are the descendants of immigrants from Scotland. Even though they are welcoming/cheerful/kind and friendly people,  I faced the second stage of culture shock, which I am Still facing it currently.

• I totally disagree with the action of EU because of the following reasons:
• The animal testing can protect humans from the side effects of the new products or medicines. 
• It has lower financial cost when you compare it  with the human volunteers.
• It is faster because the animals reproduce multiple times in a year.       

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Tuesday's assignment

LinkedIn Profile

Task 1:

As discussed in our class, use the ‘Power Statement’ you have created and click on this link to create your own profile. Make sure to follow the steps we have discussed earlier to impress employers! 

Task 2: 

After creating a profile, try to connect with at least ten from your classmates together with your instructor today. 

Monday's assignment

What are Power Statements?

When presenting your skills to others, use concise statements that briefly describe the value you can bring to the organization. Highlight a strength you have, and show how you have used that strength to achieve results. This kind of statement is referred to as a Power Statement.

Task 1:

List 10 or more of your achievements/ accomplishments in your personal life and on your professional level.

Task 2:

Pick out what is relevant from the above list, and write five to six sentences as your power statement that you will use on your job interviews or resume.

Friday's assignment

Thanks Giving

Thanks to Natasha for preparing some Thanks Giving materials for us to watch!

Task 1:

Article to be read in class:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/10/canada-us-thanksgiving-photos_n_4078730.html

Watch these videos

https://youtu.be/nhwuCpXS6WA

https://youtu.be/LQyRW11eCr4

https://youtu.be/h0PGQSINSBw

https://youtu.be/MRVIU3Npog8

Write a quick summary about  both the article and the videos; try to elaborate on what Thanks Giving mean from the Canadian's point of view and include some idioms that were mentioned.

Task 2: 

Now comes our time for our field trip report writing. As we used to do, please write one/two paragraph(s) describing your experience on yesterday's field trip.

Try to include the following ideas in your writing:

• Some background information about the field trip--> location, place's name, history (if you know it)...etc
• Things you liked, and why
• Things you didn't like, and why
• Things that you have learnt
• Things you would like to learn more about

Ask two of your peers to edit and post for your instructor's feedback:)

Today's pictures!

Wednesday's assignment

Regulated or not Regulated

Task 1:

Fill the table below and add your own occupations if you can't find it in the table. Write 'R' for regulated, 'L' for licensed, and 'UL' for unlicensed occupations.

Profession	Regulated, Licensed, Unlicensed	Governing or Regulatory Body
Social worker
Medical laboratory technician
Dentist
Grade two teacher
Early childhood
College instructor
Lawyer
Orchestra conductor
Scientific researcher
Engineer
Carpenter
Airplane mechanic
High  school teacher
Web designer
IT technician

Task 2: 

After you figure out your job and find out if it is regulated, licensed or not, please write down the steps you need to follow to find a job in this field, profession or sector. Click on the following links, this link and that one to help you in your research as well as to track your career map if needed.