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Part1: Choose from a list of jobs/careers in horticulture
and use online resources to research information about the position.Part2: Design an interview that evaluates a job-seeker’s qualifications for the job you researched. You will present your interview as a skit, partnering with another student from class.
TOPICS
Jobs & Careers in Horticulture
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION AGENT INTERIOR PLANTSCAPER AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ARBORIST LANDSCAPING CONTRACTOR COMMERCIAL GROWER LANDSCAPING WORKER CURATOR NURSERY GROWER ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION SPECIALIST PARK MANAGER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ESTATE GARDENER PLANT BUYER FOOD TECHNOLOGIST PLANT GENETICIST FLORAL DESIGNER PLANT PATHOLOGIST GARDEN CENTER MANAGER PLANT PROPAGATOR GREENHOUSE SUPERVISOR PLANT AND SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTOR GREENSKEEPER SEASONAL COLOR SUPERVISOR GROUNDSKEEPER SOD FARMER HORTICULTURE TEACHER TREE TRIMMER HORTICULTURE THERAPIST TURF MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST HORTICULTURE JOURNALIST VEGETABLE AND FRUIT GROWER IRRIGATION SPECIALIST VINTNER (WINE GROWER) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGER
INTERNET SITES
INTERVIEW
WITH SOMEONE CURRENTLY
EMPLOYED IN THE POSITION
You will
need 2 sources minimum per student.
America
Society for Horticultural Science- Careers
The Texas Nursery
& Landscape Association - Careers in Horticulture
U.S. Department
of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics -Occupational Outlook Handbook
Ornamental Horticulture Careers and Associations
Part 1: Job/career information will be recorded on
the information collection guide.
Part 2: interview questions and answers will be recorded on
the interview script.
You will be responsible for:
• Completing the research
• Writing an interview that evaluates a person’s qualifications
for the job/career you researched.
• Choosing a partner to help you present the skit you prepared.
SCORING CRITERIA:
45 POSSIBLE POINTS
| List
at least five questions that would be important to ask the job applicant in order to determine if they are qualified. |
10
points |
| Decide what would
be the ideal answers to these questions. |
10
points |
| List at least 5
questions the applicant should ask the interviewer about the job. |
10
points |
| Decide what would
be appropriate answers to these questions. |
10
points |
| Dress for the role
you are playing in the skit. |
5
points |
