Get That Job!: A Quick and Easy Guide. Get That Job! Workbook.

Autor/in	Oppliger, Jurg
Titel	Get That Job!: A Quick and Easy Guide. Get That Job! Workbook.
Quelle	(1997), (115 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-56853-035-8
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Adult Education; Career Education; Career Planning; Check Lists; Data Collection; Definitions; Employment; Employment Interviews; Employment Opportunities; Employment Qualifications; Employment Services; Fringe Benefits; Guidelines; High Interest Low Vocabulary Books; Information Sources; Job Applicants; Job Application; Job Performance; Job Search Methods; Resumes (Personal); Salaries; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Social Networks; Success; Wages; Work Environment; Workbooks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitslehre; Karriereplanung; Checkliste; Data capture; Datensammlung; Begriffsbestimmung; Dienstverhältnis; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Sozialabgaben; Richtlinien; Information source; Informationsquelle; Bewerber; Bewerbung; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Lebenslauf; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Erfolg; Wage; Löhne; Arbeitsmilieu; Arbeitsbuch
Abstract	This book presents step-by-step guidelines to getting a job. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 13 chapters: (1) assessing one's salable skills (identifying likes and dislikes, determining strong and weak points, assessing skills and knowledge, identifying areas for improvement); (2) identifying one's ideal job (describing the ideal job, writing 10-year goals); (3) gathering information (developing a networking list, compiling a company list, looking locally and in other areas); (4) creating a winning resume (making a personal information list, writing a resume, preparing a final version of the resume); (5) writing a cover letter (format and content considerations); (6) identifying, requesting, and furnishing references; (7) using want ads and employment agencies (answering ads by phone, in person, and by letter; employment agencies and temporary work); (8) networking and making direct contacts (networking, networking meetings, target letters and direct contacts, phone calls, letters); (9) staying organized (keeping records, making a weekly job search plan); (10) completing an application form (tips for completing applications, illegal questions); (11) interviewing for the job (basic guidelines, dealing with difficult questions, common interview mistakes); (12) getting the best pay and conditions; and (13) succeeding at a new job. Most chapters include sample documents and a job search progress checklist. The workbook contains checklists and activities from Chapters 1-5, 7 and 11. (MN)
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