» Career Management: Jobsearch and Interview Skills

LESSONS

SECTION 1

A) APPLYING FOR A JOB

• 7 WHERE DO I LOOK?
• 9 WHAT DO I WANT?
• 11 MY SKILLS
• 13 BUT IS IT ME?
• 15 MY TIME
• 17 USING RESOURCES
• 19 JOB CLUBS
• 21 THE FIRST CONTACT
• 23 PLEASE TELEPHONE
• 25 CURRICULUM VITAE
• 27 UP TO DATE
• 29 APPLICATION FORMS
• 31 LETTER OF APPLICATION
• 33 ARRANGEMENTS
• 35 THE BIG DAY
• 37 YOU'RE NOT WEARING THAT!
• 39 DESIGN AN OUTFIT
• 41 BODY TALK
• 43 WHAT WILL THEY ASK ME?
• 45 FLEXIBILITY
• 47 IT'S YOUR TURN
• 49 WHAT DO THEY WANT?
• 51 MOCK INTERVIEW
• 53 WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
• 55 ACTION PLAN
• 56 APPENDIX 1 - Application form
• 57 APPENDIX 2 - Roleplay cards

B) INDUCTION

• 59 AFTER THE INTERVIEW
• 61 FIRST DAY
• 63 HELLO, I'M ...
• 65 PULLING TOGETHER
• 67 WHAT IF?
• 69 HEALTH AND SAFETY

C) RECENT INITIATIVES

• 71 MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS
• 73 NVQs
• 75 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
• 77 ON YOUR OWN
• 79 JOBS OF THE FUTURE

SECTION 2: ISSUES

• 81 CAN THEY SAY THAT?
• 83 FORMAL OR INFORMAL?
• 85 DISCRIMINATION
• 87 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
• 89 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
• 91 I HATE DECISIONS!
• 93 DON'T BE A DOORMAT
• 95 KEEP YOUR COOL
• 97 I'M OK - YOU'RE OK
• 99 BAD PRACTICE

SECTION 3: APPENDIX

A) LOG SHEETS

• 101 RECORD OF JOB APPLICATIONS
• 103 RECORD OF EXPENSES
• 105 INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
• 107 INTERVIEW RECORD
• 109 FIRST DAY RECORD

B) PAGES OF STIMULUS MATERIAL

• 111 CAREER ROUTES
• 113 COMPANY STRUCTURE
• 115 WHAT NEXT?
• 117 CONTACTS
• 118 USEFUL WEBSITES