2024 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS • PAGE 149 Online Online Resumé Resumé Submission Submission SERIES: FRESHMAN EVENTS CONTEST: CAREER CHOICE COMMENTARY CONTEST: CAREER CHOICE COMMENTARY Series Director: CAROL HARTNETT • (339) 793-1266 • [email protected] Series Director: Katie Girouard • [email protected] Competition: Embassy Suites - Berklee Room with Event Manager: Kim Lynch REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF CONTEST Advisors will be sent log-on information for the Learning Management System Learning Management System, which will be open on April 10. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of their resumé to the LMS LMS by April 22, by 5:00pm. Clothing Requirements: avoid a clothing penalty SkillsUSA attire: - Red SkillsUSA blazer, windbreaker or sweater, or black or red SkillsUSA jacket. - Button-up, collared, white dress shirt (accompanied by a plain, solid black tie), white blouse (collarless or small collard) or white turtleneck, with any collar to not extend to the lapel area of the blazer, sweater, windbreaker or jacket. - Black dress slacks or black dress skirt (knee-length) Wearing socks or hose is no longer required. If worn, socks must be black dress socks and hose must be either black or skin-tone and seamless/non pattern. - Black dress shoes or Professional Business Attire NO cell phones or SmartWatches allowed Tool Requirements: Contestants must submit online a one-page type-written resume, failure to do so will result in a 50-point penalty Supplied by the Committee: - Stopwatch and Time Cards Supplied by the Contestant: - Note Cards (optional) Freshman contest participants are expected to attend the Freshmen Events General Session, which will take place on the contest day at the same Freshman contest participants are expected to attend the Freshmen Events General Session, which will take place on the contest day at the same venue as the contest. venue as the contest. Purpose: To evaluate each contestant’s ability to prepare and present clearly and effectively a series of thoughts relating to his or her Freshman Exploratory experience. Eligibility: This contest is open to active SkillsUSA members currently enrolled in the Freshman Exploratory. Exploratory may be completed be- fore participating in the competition but contestant must still be in their Freshman year of their CTE experience. Skill Performance: This contest assesses basic public speaking skills through the delivery of a three to five minute commentary. three to five minute commentary. Observer Rule: There will be no observers allowed to watch contestants compete. Arrangement of Rooms: The commentary presentation room will be furnished with a podium, two tables, each with chairs for judges, timekeeper and room monitor. Contest Guidelines: 1. The topic for the Career Choice Commentary is based on the Freshman Exploratory experience. Within this topic, contestants might illustrate or discuss any of the following: a. How the Exploratory program helped the contestant to evaluate and choose a trade area to pursue. b. How the Exploratory program taught the contestant to value different talents/skills and to appreciate the talents they have as well as the talents of others. c. How the Exploratory program experience promotes decision-making and problem solving by teaching students to process all perspectives in a respectful and productive manner. d. How the Exploratory program helped to broaden the awareness of the contestant to foster an open-minded approach to learning. e. How the contestant made the decision to pursue the particular trade they have chosen and how that decision aligns with their life goals.
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