CED 50/CED 195 (General Work Experience)
Projects Guidelines

All students enrolled in CED 50 or CED 195/General Work Experience must do ONE of the following assignments in addition to their CWE objective(s):

OPTION #1:
Complete a career survey using the on-line "Career Cruising" program.

1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com
2. Enter username: mendocino and password: ukiah
3. Under "portfolio login" on the left, click on "create a new portfolio" 
4. After creating your portfolio, click on "Matchmaker" found on the top navigation bar. 
5. Enter your name and then click on "start a new career matchmaker session"
6. Answer the questions, then save your results to your portfolio
7. If the careers that are listed for you do not appeal or make sense to you, under "Improve results" on the left click on "answer more questions" and then save the results to your portfolio.
8. Choose 2 careers and, after clicking on the links to the careers, read the job descriptions, working conditions, etc. by clicking on "printer friendly report" on the bottom left of the page. Then write a brief (1/2 to 1 page) analysis of the career and why the career is or is not right for you.
9. On the top navigation bar, click on "portfolio". In your portfolio, on the left, click on "printer friendly version" and then "printer friendly report". Print the report.
10. Submit the printed portfolio report and your written analysis to your instructor by the CWEE Project due date.

OPTION #2:
Complete the "Getting Ready to Work" section of the "CHOICES PLANNER" program.

1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com
2. Enter username: mendocino and password: ukiah
3. Under "portfolio login" on the left, click on "create a new portfolio" 
4. After creating your portfolio, you will be in the Porfolio home page. Click on the "Resume Builder" tab on top of the navigation bar on the left of the page.
5. Enter the appropriate information after clicking on each of the buttons on the left navigation bar.
6. Click on "format and view" at the bottom of the navigation bar on the left of the page. Complete your formatting and then print a copy.
7. Submit a copy to your instructor by the CWE Project due date.

OPTION #3:
Attend one Career Center Workshop and write a one-page essay that includes:

• Who the presenter was
• The main points of the workshop
• What was of most interest to you
• How you will apply the information you received at the workshop

For more information

contact the Work Experience Office at 468-3047, 
or email Dan Jenkins at djenkins@mendocino.edu

You can also visit Dan Jenkins' web page.

Created: December 20, 2004 @ 12:00 AM
Last Modified: August 18, 2008 @ 01:06 PM