This booklet describes a self-directed job-search plan that works for older adults. First, the publication contrasts a self-directed job search with a typical job search. Then the brochure outlines the basic steps the job seeker needs to take: (1) assessing oneself with regard to interests, skills, work environment, and potential employment…

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,…

This guide provides information and exercises geared to the realities of the mature/older person's job search needs. The order of this guide follows the usual steps in job hunting: work life review, skills assessment, applications, where to look for work, how to look for work (resumes, job letters), references, job interview (pre-interview stage,…

This handbook of procedures developed by the Committee on Professional Concerns (COPC) of the University of South Florida (USF) describes the process to be used in recruiting and hiring qualified candidates for positions on the USF library faculty. The publication is divided into six sections: (1) information on the USF equal employment…

The third in a series of manuals designed for instructor/coordinators of Richland College's cooperative education seminars, this volume contains information and lists of resources to be used in conjunction with the student guide, "Advance: A Guide for Improving Your Position." Each section of the instructor manual corresponds to a chapter in the…

A one semester high school industrial English course emphasizes the reading, writing, and speaking skills that relate to improved performance and understanding of vocational concepts. The course, particularly valuable for students who do not plan to attend college, is built around 15 units, which are varied according to student needs. The units…

This learning activity package, one of six intended for use in Industrial Cooperative Training Programs, is designed to assist students in gaining the skills and attitudes necessary for getting a job. (The industrial cooperative training program provides industrial occupational training experience for high school juniors and seniors who attend…

Designed to infuse career education with language arts and science, these teacher-developed activities for grades 7-12 are based on one of seven teacher competencies identified by an Oregon task force (see CE 019 665 for the project description). The activities in this document are based on teacher competency number 2: help students understand and…

An instructor's manual and student activity guide on the interview and working relationships are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the world of work. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home economics,…

Designed primarily for business and office education, this instructor's guide is divided into nine units: (1) Why Work?; (2) Career Opportunities; (3) Occupational Information; (4) Self-Evaluation; (5) Letter of Application and Application Blank; (6) Job Interview, Tests, and Forms; (7) Money Management; (8) Job Success Factors; and (9) Job…

This curriculum guide designed to assist business and office education teachers to better prepare adults seeking employment in office occupations contains seven units: (1) Career Opportunities in Business, 2 hours (general clerical, typing, stenography, job market, choosing a job), (2) Communications, 4 hours (what is communication, how and why we…

This is the third of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content area of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

The curriculum guide was developed to help adult education teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning and implementing creative and innovative activities in the field of career awareness and exploration. The curriculum units are intended to be used in conjunction with subjects usually taught. The definition, goals, and basic concepts of…

This booklet is part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization. It is written specifically for undergraduate women to help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels, have been…

This booklet, part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization, is written specifically for undergraduate women to help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels, have been…