Suggested Transition Activities for
"Employment"
- Collect information regarding the student’s
desired employment and career interests for adult
life beyond college and/or postsecondary vocational
training.
- Work towards obtaining a license to become a
_____.
- Meet with adult workers in the career field of
_____.
- Participate in a career awareness program
- Participate in a community-based career exploration
program
- Explore possible summer employment through the
Summer Youth JTPA program
- Meet with supported employment agencies to identify
and evaluate their services
- Participate in a supported employment job experience
- Learn about the county one-stop career centers
- Obtain information and/or apply for youth apprenticeship
program
- Complete the online application for DVR
- Schedule a visit with the local DVR office to
determine eligibility for services
- Meet with a DVR counselor to develop an Individualized
Plan for Employment (IPE)
- Write a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
and submit it to Social Security to obtain funding
for starting a business
- Learn more about the voucher for Ticket to Work
(for SSI beneficiaries) and interview providers
- Contact the state Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired to obtain employment services
- Register with Employment Services
- Take the ASVAB
- Visit the labor organization offices for a local
union
- Practice completing job applications and interviewing
skills
- Obtain a paid job in an area of interest
- Conduct an informational interview with military
branch officers
- Memorize your Social Security number
- Attend transition fair or career fair at school
and/or in the community
- Research through O’Net careers, qualifications
and specifications, and key words for resume development
- Obtain a list of providers to DVR who conduct
person-centered planning, job development and placement,
and job coaching
- Draft resume, cover letters, and thank you notes
for after interviews
- Meet with a Job Corps counselor
- Participate in job shadowing
- Observe job site and develop a task analysis
for job activities
- Purchase clothes for job interviews
- Meet with armed forces recruiter
- Exhibit punctuality
- Understand factors which influence job retention,
dismissal, and promotion
- Respond appropriately to verbal correction from
others
- Maintain a productive work rate
- Follow directions without complaint
- Maintain appropriate work habits when supervisor
is not present
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to perform
successfully in a job interview
- Accurately complete a job application
- Have a variety of successful community-based
work experience
- Participate in chores at home
- Visit possible employment sites
- Volunteer in your community
- Learn how to interview, write resumes, cover
letters, and do a job search
- Get a part-time job in your area of interest
- Go on informational interviews with employers
- Learn your strengths and skills
- Demonstrate good attendance
- Demonstrates appropriate hygiene and grooming
- Recognizes the need to eventually support himself/herself
- Understands how work provides opportunity to
develop personal relationships
- Understands how work contributes to self-confidence
- Understands how workers contribute to society
- Understands a paycheck
- Responds appropriately to authority figures
- Understands that some jobs do not require further
education
- Understands the relationship between specific
jobs and the education required
- Able to access various resources for assistance
in job searching: want ads, employment agencies,
on-line resources
- Demonstrates the necessary interpersonal skills
to work with others (good listening skills, good
verbal communication skills)
- Able to locate and complete information for
grants, loans, scholarships
- Able to schedule and follow through on college/tech.
school visits
