Posted On: 7/9/2022

Job Seeking Skills Module Updates

Learning to navigate the ins and outs of the modern job market is essential if your students want to reach their dream careers. That’s why this year we updated the Job Seeking Skills module to better equip students with the knowledge they need to find the right job for them.

What's Included in the Revamped Job Seeking Skills Module?

job-seeking-skills-lesson In the revamped Job Seeking Skills module, students learn about the process of finding a job, including preparing a resume and other documents, identifying job criteria for their search, practicing for interviews, and how to both accept and leave a job.

In total, this module contains 11 hours of content spread across:

1 exploration activity
11 eLearning lessons
4 unit quizzes
1 reflection activity
4 reinforce activities
1 module test

To see the details of these activities and lessons, view the Job Seeking Skills module page.

How Is the Updated Job Seeking Skills Module Different from the Previous Version?

There are several main changes you and your students will see with this release. Across the module, we made improvements to:

Emphasize how employment can benefit both individuals and their community
Highlight the need for professional media presence and networking
Teach students how to search for and apply to jobs online
Guide students to successfully conduct video interviews

In total, these updates will provide students with a more modern take on job seeking, so they can have a leg up on the competition.

In addition to these changes, we significantly revamped much of the content within the module, particularly material within the Learn & Practice units.

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What Do Teachers Need to Do to Use the Updated Curriculum?

The Job Seeking Skills module has been automatically updated for you. If you used this module previously, we recommend you dive into the revamped version to see what’s new.

If you downloaded or printed any materials from the module before July 9, 2022, you should redownload them to get their latest versions. This may include:

Lesson plans
PowerPoint presentations
Worksheets
And more

Any custom exams created with the previous version of the Job Seeking Skills module may include questions that no longer align with the curriculum content. We recommend you review any current custom exams and either remove the outdated questions or create a new exam.

If you have questions about the updates to the module, head to the Help Center and send us a chat!