Describes a college-level job search teaching unit that is a practical method of preparing appropriate resumes, participating in effective job interviews, and getting and keeping the job. The unit's four phases are explained: securing job leads, writing resumes and letters of application, the interview, and the postinterview. (CT)

Reports on a field study that examined communication behaviors in job interviews. Recommends a training method for developing the communication skills that job applicants will need. (RL)

Offers ways to amplify current instruction on the all-important job interview. Discusses resumes, job application letters, oral reports, preparing for the interview, mock interview checklist, doing the interview, sample interview questions, and leaving the interview. (SR)

Outlines a unit that prepares students for the job application situation. (RL)

Outlines a teaching technique that places students in two fictional identities, job applicant and employer/evaluator, to give them practical experiences in the hiring situation. (RL)

A job seeker who has been asked to come in for an interview is generally one of many applicants with equally acceptable credentials. Students' chances of getting a job can be enhanced by carefully studying job interview techniques. A productive approach to this study, which can be integrated into a variety of business courses, consists of three…

Guides are provided for planning, operating, and leading a Job Search Club Program. The planning guide for use by club directors, program committees, and club staff presents a cohesive, systematic plan for launching a successful job search program. It offers a step-by-step description of the essential elements of the planning process, an…

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…

This module, Occupational Knowledge, is one of five from Project DECIDE, which was created to design, develop, write, and implement materials to provide adult basic education administrators, instructors, para-professionals, and other personnel with curriculum to accompany the Indiana Adult Basic Education Curriculum Guide, "Learning for…

This teaching guide contains materials for 24 2-hour lessons for people with limited English proficiency who are seeking a job in the cosmetology industry or seeking enrollment in cosmetology courses. The course is intended to improve students' abilities to communicate orally with customers in a cosmetology setting and to improve job seeking and…

This student workbook aims to prepare deaf high school students for work by assisting them in the job search process. The book begins with an evaluation of the many reasons why people work, the steps involved in searching for a job, and a self-administered rating scale for job search readiness. A chapter on personalizing the job search focuses on…

This guide contains activities to help teachers give middle school students experience in practical life skills. Techniques include role playing and using classified advertisements from newspapers. The five lessons include teacher tips on conducting the activities. Lessons contain objectives, materials needed, discussion, and suggested dialogue.…

This guide for teachers contains two articles and four sample lessons on teaching English as a second language (ESL). The first article presents an overview of planning an ESL curriculum which includes coping skills, emphasizing the necessity of teaching language as it is used in everyday life, not just the classroom variety found in textbooks.…

If high school graduates are to be fully prepared for entering and maintaining employment, a more substantial instructional effort is required from career educators in the teaching of work habits, attitudes, and interpersonal relations in grades K-12. To ascertain what employers feel are important qualities for their employees, twenty-three…