From planning their goals to looking for a job, participants will learn what it takes to step into the workforce and start a career. This national award-winning multimedia series is a comprehensive approach to instruction that addresses multiple learning styles.
Each learning package is a self-contained unit in a portfolio binder that includes:

• Instructor's Notes
• A pad of Competency Requirements
• An award-winning video (running time average is 15-20 minutes)
• A computer software program
• Five copies of a handbook
• A pad each of Student Activity Worksheets
• A pad of Assessment Checklists
• Assessment Checklist Answer Key

1. Planning Your Goals
   • The basic expectations most of us want from a job.
   • The importance of planning to career happiness.
   • Steps to developing goals.
   • Skilled versus unskilled jobs.
   • How to get the education and training needed for a job.
   • How to learn about a job's duties.
   • Short- and long-term goals and the importance of each.
   • And more.
2. Looking for a Job
   • Typical and non-typical job search strategies.
   • What to consider when starting your job search.
   • Sources of job openings.
   • Why telling people about your job search is important.
   • Why persistence and quick follow-up are keys to a successful job search.
   • How to follow up a job opening.
   • The importance of a positive attitude.
   • Writing a letter of application to follow up a job lead.
   • Good phone skills.
   • How third-party contact can help you.
   • Record keeping.
   • And more.
3. Developing a Resume
   • The purpose of a resume.
   • The four major sections of a resume.
   • Three additional sections to add to a resume.
   • How a resume can help you fill out a job application.
   • Whom to pick for references on a resume.
   • Five ways to make a good impression when developing a resume.
   • And more.
4. Completing a Job Application
   • The purpose of a job application.
   • When companies accept job applications.
   • How a resume can help to complete a job application.
   • How to make a good impression on the application.
   • The procedure to follow regarding questions about the application.
   • Standard application questions and acceptable answers for each.
   • And more.
5. Interviewing for a Job
   • The purposes of a job interview.
   • How to make a good impression with your appearance.
   • The importance of appearance to success during the job interview.
   • The importance of punctuality.
   • Making a good impression upon arrival at the interview location.
   • Proper behavior during the interview.
   • Acceptable answers to standard interview questions.
   • Questions you should ask during the interview.
   • Types of pre-employment tests.
   • Following up a job interview.
   • And more.
6. Positive Attitudes I: Getting a Job
   • Three reasons why people work.
   • The importance to job success of setting goals.
   • How to show a positive attitude during a job interview.
   • How to follow up a job interview.
   • The relationship of a positive self-esteem to having a positive attitude.
   • How to show a positive attitude through your appearance.
   • And more.
7. Your Appearance I: The Interview
   • The importance of appearance to the interview.
   • What to wear to the interview.
   • What NOT to wear to the interview.
   • Seven daily habits for good grooming.
   • Good grooming habits.
   • The importance of good posture and a firm handshake to making a favorable impression on an employer.
   • And more.
8. Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
   • Examples of effective use of verbal communication.
   • Examples of effective use of non-verbal communication.
   • Effective communication using words and voice.
   • Examples of verbal messages to avoid.
   • Examples of non-verbal messages to avoid.
   • The importance of non-verbal communication to a successful job interview.
   • Appropriate non-verbal communications.
   • Body language.
   • How to communicate positively by your appearance.
   • And more.
9. Do's and Don'ts of Written Communication
   • The importance of effective written communication to the job search and job retention.
   • The four major sections of a resume.
   • The six parts of a business letter.
   • What to include in the body of a letter of application.
   • What to include in the body of an interview follow-up letter.
   • Completing in a correct, legible manner orders and forms needed on the job.
   • The five parts of a memorandum.
   • The importance of correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to all written communication.
   • And more.