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John Tyler Community College - On Ramp Program
This project was funded by a Mini grant from
John Tyler Foundation
John Tyler Community College - On Ramp Program
Project Purpose
The purpose of this project is to provide graduating On-Ramp students with
career portfolios to enhance the job search process and to increase
opportunities for first-time interviews.
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 Employability Skills
 Maintaining Employment
 Job Search Skills
 Verbal & Non Verbal
Communication
 Resume Writing
 Interviewing Techniques
 Business Letter Writing
 Negotiating Salary
 Getting Promoted
 The Telephone Interview
 Creating an Effective
Elevator Speech
 How To Use LinkedIn
Project Goals & Objectives
To create a job portfolio that will demonstrate a student’s appropriateness
as a candidate for a position in a particular field of interest.
 Collecting examples that document skills & experience;
 Analyzing the collection to determine what categories the documents
represent;
 Selecting the most significant items for each category;
 Designing the portfolio for overall appearance; and
 Photocopying materials in the portfolio to be left with a
potential employer.
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Project Design
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Project Design
Assessments
Resume Writing
Review of Documents
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Project Design
Industry Leaders Visit
Portfolio
Design/Appearance
Final Preparation
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Session 1:
Assessments
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Assessments
Self -Awareness
Employment
Exploration
Career
Development
Wheel
Preparation
Decision
Making
Assessment 1
Meyers
Briggs
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Personal Style Inventory
Developed by: R. Craig Hogan & David W. Champagne
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Scored Inventory to Identify Their Type
Overview of Myers Briggs Personality Theory
Discussed Type Preferences
Handwriting Exercise
Gave student’s a copy of their characteristics
*Copyright in 1979 by D. W. Champagne and R. C. Hogan. Reprinted with permission of the
authors. This material may be freely reproduced for educational/training/research activities. There
is no requirement to obtain special permission for such uses.
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Scoring Your Results
Personality & Type
•The purpose of this
inventory is to give
you a picture of the
shape of your
personality
by identifying your
preferences in
different areas.
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Table adapted from MBTI Career Report by Consulting Psychologists Press
Myers-Briggs Types
Extraversion (E)
Where a person focuses
his or her attention
(I) Introversion
People who prefer Extraversion People who prefer Introversion
tend to focus on the outer world tend to focus on the inner world of
of people and things
ideas and impressions
Sensing (S)
(N) Intuition
The way a person gathers People who prefer Sensing tend People who prefer Intuition tend to
to focus on the present and on
information
focus on the future, with a view
concrete information gained
toward patterns and possibilities
from their senses
Thinking (T)
(F) Feeling
People who prefer Feeling tend to
The way a person makes People who prefer Thinking tend base their decisions primarily on
to base their decisions primarily
decisions
values and on subjective
on logic and on objective
evaluation of person-centered
analysis of cause and effect
concerns
How a person deals with
the outer world
Judging (J)
(P) Perceiving
People who prefer Judging tend
to like a planned and organized
approach to life and prefer to
have things settled
People who prefer Perceiving
tend to like a flexible and
spontaneous approach to life and
prefer to keep their options open
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Assessment 2
Strong
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The
Party
Career Party Inventory
Adapted from What Color is Your Parachute?
O 6 Groups at a Party
O Student Picks top 3 in order of Preference
O Each Group Coded (R, I, A, S, E, C)
O Overview of Holland’s Career Theory
O Brief Overview of Each Theme
O Related Interests, Work Activities, Potential Skills, &
Values
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Assessment 3
Workplace
Values
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On Ramp
Program
Work Values
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Workplace Values Exercise –
Cited: Dr. Randall S. Hansen founder of Quintessential Careers & CEO
of EmpoweringSites.com
O List of Job Descriptors
O Step #1 Rate importance of each value from 1-4
O Step #2 Narrow down to top five core values that
you can’t live without in job/workplace
O Examine how these values fit into your career of
interest
O Write your Personal Mission Statement
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If I choose _________________________.
Which of my needs will be met/will not be met?
Decision
Making
Will I Be
Happy?
Will I have money
I need to live my
preferred lifestyle?
What careers are out
there?
Where
are the
jobs
likely to
be?
Which ones match my
temperament, personality, preferred
life-style, etc.?
EXPLORATION
What are
the salary
projections?
What
educational
requirements
are there?
What potential
exists for job
growth?
Assessment 4
Virginia
Wizard
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The Virginia Wizard
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Based on postevaluation, the
assignment to write
and effective career
summary, we will add
an additional session
and work more closely
with the students
individually.
Career Summary Steps
O Conduct Research
Students go on-line to search jobs for positions.
Compare the ads and write a list of common job
requirements & preferred qualifications.
O Assess Credentials – Students answer the following:
Based on the research, how do you “measure up”?
How would you help a potential employer meet their
goal?
Besides the qualifications described, do you offer any
added bonuses?
If you’re lacking in one area, do you make up for it with
another credential?
Career Summary Steps
O Relay Your Value
Ask yourself: How will the employers benefit
from hiring me? Weave your top credentials
into your summary.
O Add A Headline
O Focus on Your Goal
Most effective summaries target one career
goal. If you have more than one, consider
drafting different versions.
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Session 2:
Resume Writing
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Resume Writing
Session 3:
Review Samples
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Exquisite Gourmet
Raddle Reese, Chef ● Rommel Gonzalez, Chef
JHI Good Idea
Mr. Jon Homs, Creative Director
Virginia Department of Social Services
Ms. Renee Garnett, Education Specialist
O Activity: Review of work samples
O Disseminate Portfolios
O Work of Portfolio Design
ASSIGNMENT: GATHER AND BRING SUGGESSTED
SAMPLES OF WORK, REFERENCE LETTERS, OTHER
DOCUMENTS
Work Samples
Guest Business Partners
SESSIONS 4 & 5:
Final Preparations
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Suggestive Items to include
Demonstrate Your Education and Training
Demonstrate Your Work Performance
Demonstrate Your Data Skills
Demonstrate Your People Skills
Demonstrate Yours Tools Skills
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Business Partner’s quotes
 Radelle Reese, Chef
“I witnessed an exceptional
oppor tunity for students to
get first -hand knowledge of
an employer’s expectations
by par ticipating in this event.
I was delighted to be a par t
of shaping lives for the
future."
 Rommel Gonzalez, Chef
"The First impression is the
Last impression. I was most
impressed with Ms. Woods
and her ability to impact
these students. This was a
refreshing approach."
Jon Homs, Creative Director
"The true value of this program is
the depth of connection that the
student has with the sponsoring
professional. Because this
program is limited and focused,
there is abundant time for a true
depth of interaction that can not
be found otherwise. You can
learn more here in an hour here
than many weeks in a regular
classroom setting."
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Business Partner’s quotes
Lydia Brown, Career Agent
“The students were excited to
learn about different types of
resumes and how in today’s
market, they can shine by
being creative in their
approach. Ms. Woods’
expertise in the area of
resumes is informative and
filled with energy! The
students were engaged the
entire time”.
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Renee Garnett, Education
Specialist
“The student portfolio sessions
provided a unique opportunity for
students to connect with
professionals in the field and
learn from their experiences.
Because of this initiative, these
students will be organized while
looking for employment and are
well on their to accomplishing
their dreams”.
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Post Evaluation
Add a separate session to allow more time for
students to write their Career Summary
Students liked meeting on Saturdays.
3 hours per session was a good timeframe.
Include CRC & Mock Interview sessions.
Involve more staff/partners.
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Q&A
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LaWanda Woods, On Ramp Coordinator
John Tyler Community College
lwoods@jtcc.edu
804-768-6612
Judy Taylor, Professional Counselor
John Tyler Community College
jtaylor@jtcc.edu
804-706-5225
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