1. Applying
for
College
Admission or
Employment

2. Lesson 1

3. What is a Professional?

4. According to Leonardo da Vinci, a professional..
• has s pecialized skills and knowledge
• engage in a proces s of cons tant evaluation and improvement

5. • has an uncompromis ing commitment to excellence
• a s eeker of knowledge but als o a teacher

6. • always evaluating and re-evaluating where they’ve come
• finding ways to do what they are doing better now, today,
moment to moment.

7. Profession Vs. Occupation
P ro fes s io n O c c upa tio n
• job that you spent years • the current or future job
to study throughout a that you obtain that is not
certain course related to the career
• needs extensive training goals you set for yours elf
and specialized • does not need any
knowledge extensive training
• has to undergo higher
education.

8. LISTENING SKILLS
Listen to the selection "What Is a P rofessional? " to get the
main idea of the text.

9. SPEAKING SKILLS
U s e a c c o m pa nying g es tures to hig hlig ht your
s ig nific a nt po ints .
Tips on the use of:
a. facial expression
b. hand gesture
c. eye contact
d. body movements

10. Lesson 2

11. On Choosing an Occupation
READING SKILLS
Let’s read the selection in the book entitled
“O n C hoosing an O ccupation”

12. Use expressions that signal examples
What does the underlined word in each sentence signify?
• E veryone is endowed with aptitudes such as academic
aptitude, artistic aptitude and vocational aptitude.
• C reative people like painters, writers and musicians are
endowed with artistic aptitude.
• E qually important in choosing an occupation is setting up
of a set of criteria to avoid regrets especially if they are
made hastily.

13. Lesson 3

14. Filling Out a Bio-Data Form
Applicants for a job are usually required to submit a bio-
data which contains information about the individual's
complete name, address, telephone number and other
demographic data.

15. Samples

17. Lesson 4

18. WRITING AN
APPLICATION LETTER

19. T hree T ypes of A pplic a tion L etters
A c c o rding to Fo rm
– Indented
– M odified B lock Form
– Full B lock S tyle

20. Indented

21. Modified
Block
Form

22. Full Block Style

23. Short exercise
Number the bits of information in the order that they come in the
body of an application letter.
_______ references
______ inside addres s
_______ salutation
______ complimentary close
_______ heading
______ purpose of the letter
_______ signature
______ willingness to come for an interview
_______ qualifications
______ source of information about the job opening

24. Lesson 5

25. Literature
R ead the selection "Another M an's C hoice" and answer the
questions the selection.

26. Short Exercise
List some factors to be considered in choos ing a career/vocation.

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