GRADE 11 Life Orientation 2023

ASSESSMENT TASK 3: Careers and Career Choices

Due date: Total: 60 Marks

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Learner Information:

To be completed by learner:
NAME AND SURNAME
GRADE 11 TUTOR CLASS
LO TEACHER

To be completed by teacher:
Activity Description Possible Mark Moderated
Mark Obtained Mark
CV, Letter of Application &
Section A 30
Interview Skills
Compile a CV and Letter of
Section B
Application 30
TOTAL 60

Feedback to learner (please check feedback inside task as well)

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Please attach the above template to your cover page and fill in the relevant information.

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 INSTRUCTIONS

1. This report must be handed in on the date given to you by your teacher.
• You will need to manage your time effectively in order to complete this
task in time.

2. The task should be well-structured, by including the following aspects:

• Create your own cover page which includes your full names, surname,
school, grade, due date, class tutor, LO teacher’s code and a designated
space for marks. Cut out the template provided on your project and
paste it on your cover page.
• This task must be stapled.
• Relevant pictures, photos, diagrams and graphs may be included. (Any
images that you did not take/ create yourself should include references
underneath or in your reference list in the correct referencing style).

3. This assignment should be presented in a neat and professional manner:

• You may type your assignment in font size 12, Arial or Times New Ro-
man, 1.5 line spacing. Normal margins and text should be aligned on the
left.
OR
You may write your assignment by hand neatly and legibly.
• Include page numbers
• Ensure that you make use of proper spelling and grammar.

4. Read through the assignment carefully, paying special attention to rubrics so

that you know what is expected of you.

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 5. Include a reference list (bibliography) in the Harvard referencing style.
Notes will be attached to help you.

6. Consult at least five sources (excluding pictures) so that you have a well-
rounded assignment. More sources will influence your mark positively.

PLEASE NOTE:
Plagiarism (to pass off someone else’s work as your own) is and act of fraud involving
stealing someone else’s hard work and lying about it afterwards. Plagiarism is a
serious and illegal offence. The following constitutes as plagiarism:
• Copying from a friend
• Copy pasting from a website or other source. All work MUST be in your own
words.
• Using a source without crediting (referencing) the source
o Friends and teachers are not considered sources

Plagiarism will not be tolerated at (School’s Name) High School. Please include
the following plagiarism declaration at the end of your assignment:
I, (Name & Surname) , hereby acknowledge that the work contained in this
assignment is my own academic property. Any information I gathered via research
has been paraphrased and referenced correctly.

Signature:__________________ Date:_________________

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 SECTION A: CV, LETTER OF APPLICATION & INTERVIEW SKILLS

You may complete the following questions by asking for advice from your supervisor
whilst job shadowing AND completing your own research.

1. Explain the main differences between a CV and a letter of application. (2x2)

2. Discuss TWO reasons why is it important to have a good CV and letter
of application. (2x2)
3. Comment on THREE common errors found in CVs and letters of
application. (3x2)
4. Suggest FOUR good interview techniques. (4x2)
5. Below are FIVE common interview questions. Answer them as though you
were in an interview for your dream job.
a. Tell us a little about yourself.
b. Why do you want this job?
c. Why should we hire you?
d. Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
e. What is your greatest weakness?
(5x2)

[Total Section A = 30]

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 SECTION B: CURRICULUM VITAE and LETTER OF APPLICATION

Choose a job/ occupation that you are interested in. Find an advert for a vacant
post in your choice of job/occupation.
Outline you Career Plans (10)
Complete you own CV for the application process. (10)
Compile a letter of application for the job you are applying for. (10)

1. My Career Plans: Write a paragraph of approximately 150 words in which you

outline your career plans for the next 3-5 years. Indicate what you plan to do
next year (i.e. look for work / study / gap year etc.) and give full reasons for
your choice. For example, if you plan to study, say what you will be studying
where you plan to study and why you want to study the course. Indicate what
you plan to do after you have attained your qualification.

8-10 7 5-6 3-4 Partial- 0-2

Outstanding Very Good Achieved ly achieved Not achieved
Content Excellent un- Very good Predictable. Content thin. Not done / off the
derstanding of response, Relevant. Able Relevant infor- topic; little or no
task. Shows Shows good to draw mation missing. understanding. No
understanding relevant conclu- Some evidence evidence of ana-
evidence
insight. Evi- sions. of lytical skills.
of ma-
dence of ef- analytical skills.
turity, insight fort. Able to Insight lacking.
extra effort. draw
Clearly able to relevant con-
analyse and clusions.
draw relevant
in-
sightful conclu-
sions.

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2. Curriculum Vitae: Compile an up-to-date CV for yourself.
8-10 5-7 0-2
Outstanding Achieved Partially achieved Not achieved
Personal CV Comprehensive. Excel- Content provided is Content is incom- Task not done / in-
lent understanding of sufficient. plete / thin. formation irrelevant.
task. Shows evidence of Good understanding Relevant infor- Little or no under-
extra effort. of task. Relevant in- mation missing. standing of task.
Correct use of regis- formation included. Format partly cor- Content
ter and format. No Correct format. rect. Some gram- seriously lacking.
grammatical errors. Few minor errors. matical errors. Serious grammatical
errors.

3. Letter of Application: Write a letter of application either to a potential employer

or to a tertiary education institution.
8-10 5-7 3-4 0-2
Outstanding Achieved Partially achieved Not achieved
Letter applica- of Comprehensive. Ex- Content provided is Contentis incom- Task not done / in-
tion cellent understand- sufficient. plete / thin. formation irrelevant.
ing of task. Good understand- Relevant infor- Little or no under-
Shows evi- ing of task. Relevant
mation missing. standing of task. No
dence of extra effort information includ-
ed. Evidence of ef- Format effort. Content & in-
and insight.
fort and flashes of partly correct. sight seriously lack-
Correct
insight. Grammatical er- ing. Serious gram-
use of reg- matical errors.
Correct format. rors. Effort & in-
ister and for-
Few minor errors.
mat. sight tacking.
grammatical errors.

[Total Section B = 30]

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 Harvard Referencing Style
Referencing means that you give credit to the various sources you have used when
writing your assignment/report.

All sources should be arranged alphabetically according to the surname of the first
author.
1. Books
Author's surname and initials, year of publication, title (underlined), edition, place of
publication, publisher.
Example:
Marais, B.V.C. and Horne, K.W.W. 2011. The influence of the media on public
opinion, Pretoria: Juta
2. Journals
Author's surname and initials, year of publication of the journal, title of article, title of
journal (underlines), volume, pages.
Example:
Wobbe, T. 2001. How to organise the unorganised, Human Resource Management,
12(8), 8-9.
3. Chapters in books
Author’s surname and initials, title of the chapter, title of the book (underlined),
editor of book, place of publication, publisher, pages.
Example:
Gericke, H.B. The place democracy has in our country, in South Africa, the
democratic ideal edited by J.J. Matthews. London: Benton: 44-45.
4. Newspaper articles
Author surname and initials, year, title, newspaper (underlined), date and month,
page.
Example:
Louw, S.2002. Water crisis, what’s next. Daily news. 29 January: 7
5. Internet Referencing
Author surname and initials, year, title (on-line) Available: (full web address) Date
accessed:
Example:
Unknown (2004) Sentient microfilaments: A tempest in a tubule (On-line). Available:
http:somecomputer.printer.edu/pub/harnad/psyc.95.3.26/consciousness/11/bixley
Date accessed: 5 May 2011.
6. Personal Interview
Surname and initials. Year. Personal Interview. Date, Place.
Example:
Malan, B.D. 2011. Personal Interview. 5 May, Stellenbosch.
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Click on Reference toolbar in Word. Click insert Citation and choose your
source e.g. webpage and fill in the information. Add citation and then add
bibliography. Reference instructions adapted: Expo 2014, L. Kroukamp