What is labor market information? Why is it important when thinking about what types of careers you might want to do in your future? Knowing the labor market in your area can help you save time and money by focusing your educational and employment choices to those jobs which actually have openings or are growth opportunities. Today we’ll be investigating some of the Labor Market Information resources provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to help you conduct labor market research on careers of interest.

Employers often talk about the skills they need in an employee. You may have heard them referred to as soft skills or employability skills or transferable skills. We like to them of them as essential skills, because they are skills that are essential to just about any career. These might include communication skills or basic measurement skills or teamwork. In this Xello lesson, you’ll have the opportunity to think about the skills which are essential to careers today.

Test Drive Digital gives high school students a real-life simulation of money and finances and helps them gain a better understanding of what it takes to make it on their own as a 25 year-old young adult. Best of all, Royal Credit Union is proud to offer this program completely free of charge!

In this weekly activity, students complete a self-assessment rubric and timesheets on a weekly basis and submit to the instructor. The teacher grades the timesheet and inserts their score into the rubric. The student then reflects on the instructor's score and makes necessary adjustments to their employability skills.

The self assessment rubric and timesheets are completed on a weekly basis and submitted to the instructor. The teacher grades the timesheet and inserts their score into the rubric. The student then reflects on the instructors store and makes necessary adjustments.

This article by Shaun Heasley in Disability Scoop highlights a career portal known as the Neurodiversity Career Connector which debuted April 2022. It’s intended to connect neurodivergent job seekers with openings at companies that have neurodiversity hiring programs in place.

Join Danny Rubin, founder of Rubin, as he learns from Chuck Little and Corey Collier about the power of apprenticeships and working in the trades. Students and teachers should also make use of the webinar worksheet at https://rubineducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rubin-Webinar-Worksheet-Q-and-A-with-Trades-Professionals.docx

Check out  these links to various transportation career resources that you can use as part of your classroom curriculum today.

In this lesson, you will learn how to conduct a job search at a particular company and in a particular region: local, state or national.You are able to conduct this job search in one of two ways.  If you are entering the workforce directly after high school graduation, you will conduct this job search based on your current reality and experience.  If you plan to attend a technical college or four-year college, you will conduct this job search as if you have earned your certificate and/or degree following college graduation.  

In this lesson, you will write a one-page cover letter to include with a resume when applying for a job. You'll have the opportunity to review some cover letters to see which information makes the most impact with employers and then create one of your own.

A resume is a document used by a person to present their education, skills, work history, and accomplishments. Generally a resume is used when someone is looking for a job. In this lesson, you will critique four resume examples, and then you will construct your own resume.

In the job search process, once you’ve applied for a job and perhaps sent a cover letter and resume, the next step is the interview. Employers generally want to speak face-to-face (or virtually) with potential employees to see if they are a fit for the position employers are hoping to fill. In this lesson, you will prepare and participate in a mock interview to prepare yourself for the real thing.

Most students know about post-secondary opportunities through 4-year or technical colleges. But did you know there is another career opportunity which combines on-the-job experience with technical college coursework? In Wisconsin, this opportunity is called a Registered Apprenticeship. In this lesson, you will be learning about Adult Apprenticeships and how to pursue an apprenticeship after high school graduation if it aligns with your career goal. 

Graduation is right around the corner! In this lesson, you will ensure your final high school transcript contains all of the graduation requirements necessary for your high school. You’ll then review how to send that transcript to the college/university you plan to attend.  You will know how to get your AP scores and dual credits to the college/university you plan to attend.

In this lesson, you will reflect on the Academic and Career Planning programming that you participated in during high school and how it impacted your career and college readiness. 

The Cross the Line activity will afford people the chance to think about their values and to express them to others. It is important to begin Cross The Line by establishing common ground for the activity. We live in a diverse world. In this exercise we will explore the diversity among us by thinking about our values, our backgrounds, our teachers, and our experiences.

In this lesson, you will be confirming that you have taken or are scheduled to take all the necessary courses to meet the graduation requirements at your high school.

In this lesson, you will be adding to the Experiences section of Xello which will be used later for the following purposes:completing 4 year college applications, completing scholarship applications, and/or completing your resume. 

In this lesson, you will be accessing college essay prompts, using XELLO resources, and creating your personal/college essay for your 4-year college applications or completing a student profile if you are going to attend a technical college, enter the military, or enter the workforce directly.

In this lesson, you will learn how to complete a technical college application.