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Simon, Jerrold G. – 1981
When conducting a job search, first decide what job area to go after, then find out more about it. Next write a resume. Name, address, and telephone number should go at the top. If the job objective is known exactly, list that next. Now comes work experience; begin with the most recent and work backwards. Don't just list what was done, tell how…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Guidelines, Job Application, Job Search Methods
Feirsen, Robert; Weitzman, Seth – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2004
Competition for the best teaching jobs is becoming more intense. Since publication of the first edition, when it was mainly the most desirable schools that were deluged by applications, the economic climate has made the teacher market more competitive across the board, and is changing hiring practices. Now extensively revised, this book maintains…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Job Applicants, Employment Interviews, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Boerner, Lee Ann – 1994
This packet contains an instructor's manual and a student workbook for a job-seeking skills course for persons with disabilities. The instructor's manual contains a suggested lesson plan for a 30-hour course. The lesson plan is structured around goals and measurable outcomes for each section of the seven-unit course. The manual also suggests…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Disabilities, Educational Resources
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Fallin, Jana R. – Music Educators Journal, 1990
Maintains that employment termination can lead to a positive career move. Suggests tactics for dealing with a job termination. Discusses resume writing, cover letters, and professional contacts. (RW)
Descriptors: Career Change, Employment, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities
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Swanson, Jean C. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1986
Presents an effective, but simple, format for students to use when preparing a resume that will result in a job interview. Discusses in particular the header, job objective, education, experience, activities, personal data, references, and appearance. (SRT)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Experience, Employment Experience, Employment Interviews
Feirsen, Robert; Weitzman, Seth – 2000
This book shows aspiring teachers how to target their skills and experiences to the needs of a particular school, explaining that the hiring process is flawed, operating in a manner that seldom produces the candidate best suited to the particular needs of the school or district. The book suggests that candidates for teaching jobs, even those with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Internet, Job Applicants
Wachter, Joanne C. – 2000
This book is designed to help education students, recent graduates, and experienced teachers attain new teaching positions. Chapter 1, "The Right Job," discusses the process of deciding what kind of job best suits the job seeker's talents and preferences. The chapter highlights exploring important aspects of the job, such as education…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants, Job Application
Hunsaker, Alan – 1981
A ten-week course in career development for unemployed, low-income, dropout-prone teenagers is described. Topics covered include job applications, resumes, interviewing, ancillary needs (e.g., driver's licenses and social security numbers), the want ads, and employment agencies. Goals, objectives, and discussion items are provided for each topic.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Curriculum Guides, Dropout Programs
Leaver, Betty Lou – 1988
A discussion of foreign-language-related jobs available in federal government agencies describes the extent and types of opportunities and suggests methods to use in preparing and applying for them. There are many diverse opportunities for foreign language students in the federal government, but many are hard to locate from the outside, rarely…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Careers, Employment Opportunities, Federal Government
Ballinger, Ronda; Gee, Mary Kay – 1997
This instructor's guide contains six modules designed to help teach learners to prepare for, find, and be successful on a job. The modules include the following components: module overview, student outcome, purpose, introduction, icebreaker, background information, application activity, wrap-up, and handouts. The modules cover the following…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Job Applicants
Arbetman, Edna; And Others – 1982
Designed to enable teachers to help job seekers become familiar with basic job search skills, this teaching unit was written for young people or inexperienced job seekers and is intended as a beginning guide. It may be used with many types of job seekers including high school students, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Guidance, Employment Interviews, High Schools
Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs; Whicker, Marcia Lynn – 1997
This guide offers practical advice on successfully finding an academic job. The first chapter outlines factors that affect the academic job search, including demographic trends, the general state of the economy and prevailing political climate, the need for cultural diversity on academic faculties, conditions within specific academic disciplines,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Florida International Univ., Miami. Coll. of Education. – 1989
This manual accompanies a four-part videocassette series. Each unit follows a Hispanic man in his quest for a job, focusing on four aspects of the job seeking process, including identifying a job opening, calling about it, the interview, and the first day at work. The series can be used with high beginning to intermediate students. The videotapes…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, English (Second Language), Grammar, Interpersonal Communication
Wisconsin Univ., Milwaukee, Employment & Training Inst. – 1984
Developed originally for juvenile offenders in the Wisconsin correctional facilities, this curriculum is organized in the same areas and format specified by the Job Training Partnership Act. It focuses on basic skills and survival (preemployment) skills identified as necessary to perform as effective adults. The five competencies covered are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Curriculum Guides, Employment Interviews
Nishimoto, Pat – 1985
This lesson plan is designed for use in a 50-minute class to teach prospective college graduates and alumni to fill out job application forms. The lesson is part of a workshop on job search strategies. The lesson plan contains references, a list of equipment needed, objectives, information on how to set up the classroom, and the presentation. The…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, College Graduates, Continuing Education
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