Summary: With temporary and project-based employment becoming the norm, jobseekers need more than just a simple resume-they need to provide in-depth illustrations of their skills and experiences. This program shows how to create a strong impression with a potential employer by developing a career portfolio. Featuring insight from a career coach and a pair of hypothetical case studies, the film presents...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: It's easy enough to scan a list of required qualifications to see if a job is a good fit in terms of skills and experience. But what if a job-seeker has a set of deeply-held values that differ from those of the hiring organization? This program helps viewers understand their career conscience and learn how to assess that of potential employers. It defines the five core elements of corporate...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Updated for 2009! Although the specific procedures for using load testers vary by car make and model, the general procedures are similar for all testers and vehicles. This video explains how to use a load tester to analyze the state of the battery, starting system, and charging system. Footage of an auto tech in action shows viewers how to check for a poor connection at the battery cables,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Putting ideas into action is the focus of this overview video, which outlines steps expanded upon in subsequent episodes: making a career decision, creating an action plan, and launching the search for work opportunities.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: STOP! Before you start looking for a job, take a good look at your S.E.L.F. This program shows how to assess your Strengths, Experiences, Lifestyle, and the way you Function best. Each of these elements is part of your S.E.L.F. and all should be considered when choosing a career. This program stresses the importance of knowing who you are and what direction you want your life to take before...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Introduce viewers to three women who have found gainful employment in the engineering field. This program profiles Elizabeth Nethery, a product support engineer who tests and customizes prosthetics; Elisabeth Paul, a computer software engineer in the aerospace industry; and Daisy Lung, an environmental engineer who conducts site assessments for real estate clients. Commentary from co-workers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: What is it like to be a visionary, to have a hand in shaping the future through important technologies? Section one of this program showcases the environmentally clean, zero-emission Ballard Fuel Cell as Geoffrey Ballard himself explains how he developed it against all odds. In section two, Bob Mason, cofounder of the direct-to-Internet TV service Brightcove, discusses why he and partner Jeremy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Section one of this program introduces viewers to Donna Shirley, who tells the story of how a small-town girl with a keen interest in flying made a remarkable career for herself at NASA, where she has been Project Engineer for the Cassini mission to Saturn and head of the Mars Exploration Program. Section two puts Ira Mellman under the microscope-a music major who ended up with degrees in cell...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Cindy Sites was a ballet dancer; Ray Anderson played football and baseball in college. Section one of this program focuses on Sites' success as owner of Go Figure Fitness, a small chain of studios where she and her staff teach her Figure Method-a combination of Pilates, yoga, and classical ballet technique. Section two tracks the career of Anderson from Stanford University and Harvard Law...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In this TEDTalk, author Steven Johnson provides a ten-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his riveting historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London. The book is also a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow mapped the pattern of outbreak back to its source - and in the process revolutionized the way people think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: One of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, jetBlue is dedicated to bringing humanity back to air travel. And HK Hotels, family-owned and -operated accommodations infused with charm and Old World service, has been featured in Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. In section one of this program, Eric Brinker tells how he overcame severe dyslexia to become jetBlue's Director of Brand Management...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: A Meridian Production. One 13-minute video.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Gaston Caperton overcame dyslexia to become the Governor of West Virginia and President of the College Board-provider of the SAT, AP exams, and CLEP tests. In section one of this program, Caperton explains how his struggle with dyslexia fueled his dedication to the promotion of education. In section two, Virginia Jose, an art educator at South Bronx Preparatory School and a practicing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Section one of this program profiles Dr. Swayam Sadanandan, a member of New York magazine's Best Doctor Hall of Fame: her dedication to treating sickle-cell anemia as head of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology program at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, her efforts to provide social services to patients and their families, and her irrepressible optimism. Section two turns the spotlight on Michele...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: A Meridian Production. One 28-minute video.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This video provides an extensive overview of the career development process, as well as introducing several people currently in the work force who will tell about their career choices, experiences, and successes throughout the series.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? Perhaps in the same way that cities can be understood: by making a map. In this visually stunning TEDTalk, Allan Jones shows the audience how his team is mapping out which genes are turned on in which brain region, and what the implications of this gene expression are. As CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Jones is leading an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Changes in the world of work are examined in this video. It introduces three major areas of change-technology, globalization, and workforce demographics-as well as strategies for adapting, which are expanded in following episodes.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Kids who have high self-esteem feel confident, adjust to change more easily, learn how to interact with others, and are less likely to abuse drugs. This program presents ten specific ways in which parents can build self-esteem in their children through everyday interactions such as responding to a baby's emotional needs, helping a child solve his or her own problems, encouraging independence,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006