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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED184653 AUTHOR: Muraski, Ed J.
TITLE: Teaching--How to Get a Job.
YEAR PUBLISHED: (1980)
NOTE: 12 p.
ABSTRACT: The need for including job entry application
skills training in vocational curricula is pointed to by
occasions when "A-students" fail to compete successfully in
the job market and survey results that reveal that 50% of
the reasons why employers reject applicants are related to
the job application process. These skills, taught by the
vocational instructor or by someone with more expertise in
personnel management, can be covered in any one of five
modes: in a separate class to be conducted in the last half
of the spring semester before graduation; in a section or
component within an advanced class; in seminars conducted
by the college's community services section; as a component
of the college's cooperative education, work experience, or
placement services; or as a service of the college's career
counseling center. Instructional content will depend upon
the mode that is used, but should include a hierarchy of
skills, including: (1) those which must be stressed, such
as tips for applying for jobs, writing resumes, and
handling job interviews; and (2) optional topics, such as
management/staff relationships, affirmative action
policies, professionalism, and career planning. Guest
speakers and assignments requiring students to apply and
interview for a job could be employed in the instructional
process. A suggested outline for a career information
course is appended. (JP)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Ancillary-School-Services; Career
Counseling; Community-Services; Course-Content; Course
Descriptions; Educational-Responsibility; Employment
Interviews; Job-Applicants; Minicourses-; Seminars-; Skill
Development; Teacher-Role; Two-Year-Colleges; Two-Year
College-Students; Vocational-Education-Teachers
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Community-Colleges; *Curriculum
Development; *Job-Application; *Vocational-Education
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