Maximize the Impact It is all about getting ready for college and career. College and career readiness activities address literacy skills to help prepare you for the real world. • English/Language Arts standards for reading, writing, speaking, and listening are incorporated in Reading Prep activities, as well as in end-of-chapter applications. These activities provide ways for you to demonstrate the literacy and career readiness skills you have mastered. • Exploring Careers features present information about potential career opportunities in the Business, Management, & Administration career cluster. By studying these features, you can investigate career possibilities for your future. • Portfolio Development activities provide guidance to create a personal portfolio for use when exploring volunteer, education and training, and career opportunities. Practical information helps you prepare for your future. Special features add realism and interest to enhance learning. • Ethics offers insight into ethical issues with which you will be confronted in the workplace as well as tips on how to make ethical decisions. • Employability Skills features review essential soft skills needed for success in the workplace. Exploring Careers Chief Executive Officer In most businesses, the chief executive officer (CEO) is the person in charge. They hold the highest position within an organization and often have the most authority. CEOs are responsible for creating strategies and policies for a business as a whole. They collaborate with and direct the work of other top executives, such as chief financial officers. Their main responsibility is providing the overall direction of an organization established by a company’s board of directors.managing Typical job titles for this position include chief executive , director, executive director, and president . Examples of tasks that chief executive officers perform include • managing and analyzing company operations • appointing department heads and managers • working closely with the board of directors and • formulating and implementing policies. A chief executive officer position requires a bachelor degree however, a postgraduate degree may be required. CEOs must have effective leadership and communication skills as well as strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. In addition, they should have a considerable amount of previous managerial experience. on nd rategies and policies for a Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 4 Portfolio Development Writing Samples. As you collect academic samples to include in your portfolio, you may want to emphasize samples of your best writing. Writing skills are necessary for success in every part of life including academics and career. Regardless of occupation, industry, or position, at some point, every job will require written communication. Even jobs that are not done on a computer require writing skills. For example, an automotive mechanic or welder will undoubtedly have to write or summarize the scope of work for a given job. It is important to demonstrate your ability to communicate ideas and information through the written word. As you review documents, collect those that highlight your writing skills. Select items you have written, such as essays, stories, or poems. Each person is different in terms of writing styles. Some can be as unique as a fingerprint. Focus on selecting items that not only positively demonstrate your writing abilities but also provide a glimpse of your signature writing style. 1. Select writing examples that demonstrate your writing style. Be critical and choose your best creative writing sample, an article you have written for the school newspaper, or other documents of which you are proud. 2. For each document, attach a note that (1) describes what the sample is and (2) states why it is included in your portfolio. For example, a note on an article you wrote for the school newspaper might say, “Example of journalistic and investigative reporting skills.” 3. Update your master portfolio spreadsheet to include your academic work samples. CTSOs f r CTSOs require students to write a ived College and Career Readiness Reading Prep Before reading, turn to the opening pages of this unit and read the chapter titles. By previewing the titles, you can prepare for the topics presented in the unit. What do the titles reveal about what you will be learning? College and Career Readiness Embrace Technologye Modern managers to future embrace the onward march of techno logy. The workplace is an ever-evolving environment that is constantly changing how tasks are omplished. Managers in today’s workforce d pplicati on of However, all m a daily basis. 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