Go Higher KY
and K . E . E . S .
What Does
Your Future
Hold?
Go Higher Kentucky is a resource that
provides information about post
secondary education and so much more.
It provides you an
opportunity to
explore and plan
for college. Other areas of information
are selecting a college, applying online
www.kheaa.com
www.gohigherky.com
www.careercruising.
com/ilp
By: Jonathan Bunnell
BARREN COUNTY
SCHOOLS
and finding ways to pay for college.
Another website with valuable
information is www.kheaa.com. The
Kentucky Education Excellence
Scholarship (K.E.E.S.) portion of this
website allows students to keep track of
money they have earned based on their
high school grades, ACT or SAT score.
Students do not have to apply to receive
this money. Students are rewarded by
Kentucky for their hard work in school.
Go Higher Kentucky and KHEAA are
other ways to help you pursue your
college and career goals.
College and
Career Plans!
Your ILP!!
Resume
and You!
Interview Tips
and Tricks!
After an employer reads your cover
Your Individual Learning Plan
Your resume is a short way to tell
(ILP) will help you get started to a
others your work experience and
brighter future. An ILP is created
skills. Think of it as a way to
by first visiting careercruising.com/
advertise yourself. This is usually
ilp. This website allows students to
the first encounter that a potential
explore a career profile, view
employer will see. When writing
interviews with people from the
your resume there are usually
profession, explore various colleges
arrive early and that your cell phone
several areas that you need to
is turned off. It is important that you
and universities and a career
address. You will list your
are completely focused on the
matchmaker based on an interest
current and past work experience
interview. Greet the interviewer
inventory. Career Cruising allows
as well as the skills you possess in
politely and speak with confidence.
students to see the education (high
order to perform that job. You will
During the interview, focus on your
school and college) needed to
also want to carefully consider your
strong points and relax. Establish
pursue their interested career.
references. Select individuals that
good communication with the
Suggestions will be made as to what
know your work ethic, values and
interviewer so that you can
college you can attend to achieve
morals. Finally, you will need to list
communicate effectively and
your career goal. See your school
your education experience. Then
appropriately during the interview.
counselor for ID and password to
finish your resume off with a cover
Before leaving, thank the interviewer
Career Cruising.
letter introducing yourself.
and shake their hand. Send a short
letter and resume, they may contact
you requesting an interview. Make
sure you are dressed appropriately
and have all necessary
documentation that the potential
employer has requested. Be sure to
thank you note after the interview.