The Job Preparation Skills Facilitator Guide is a collection of step-by-step instructions for teaching 32 employment skills activities (815 minutes) to groups of youth and adults.
Looking for employment is hard work! It takes patience and perseverance. Competition is keen because every day hundreds of people with good skills are looking for employment. Some people think that getting a job only involves going into a place of business and filling out an application. Looking for employment involves much more. To gain an edge over the competition requires preparation. Part of this preparation includes:
- Having a positive attitude
- Analyzing your weaknesses
- Setting goals
- Identifying your interests
- Making sacrifices
- Identifying your strengths
- Brushing up on skills
- Soliciting a coach
- Preparing a resume
- Researching your occupation
- A Prescription for Unemployment Blues
- When You Are Feeling Down
- Mixed Feelings
- Roller Coaster of Emotions
- Tightening Your Belt
- Feelings About Work
- Attitudes About Work
- Wear Out or Rust Out
- An Attitude of Success or Failure
- Work and School
- Choosing a Career
- Taking Control of Your Career
- Reading: A Basic Skill
- Like, Ya Know
- I’m Sorry
- I Wasn’t Listening
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Analyzing Interests
- Likes and Dislikes
- Uniqueness
- My Skills
- Identifying Strengths
- Shooting Yourself in the Foot
- Blow Your Own Horn
- Money or Job Satisfaction
- A Look at Job Satisfaction
- You Couldn’t Pay Me to Do That!
- Sacrifices
- The Night Shift
- Shift Work
- Long Hours
- Are You Willing to Pay the Price?
- Fired!