Career Management: Jobsearch and Interview Skills

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Age Range: KS4

Updated from: Jobsearch and Interview Skills. Students prepare for their first encounter with work or work experience, from initial application to interview and induction. Case studies illustrate good and bad practices in the workplace. Advice is given on applications and new initiatives.

Topics include: Job satisfaction; Responding to an advertisement; CVs and application forms; Interviews; Modern Apprenticeships.

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Size: 118 Pages
ISBN: 987 1 86025 441 3
Code: CMJA
Popularity rank: 99
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Contents List

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

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10/06/16

Really helpful for my FE SEN students

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05/01/05

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A pleasant way of getting students to analyse how they best spend their time.

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05/01/05

Teacher Testing Report

The pack covers an excellent range of resources and stimulus materials for a careers course covering years 10 and 11.

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The students enjoyed the work and got a lot out of it.

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