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: A job interview is a crucial opportunity to shine-but before that happens, a would-be employee needs to sell his or her abilities in writing. This program helps students identify, organize, and promote their skills and experience during the application phase of a job hunt. Starting with a period of personal reflection and goal-setting, the video guides viewers through the critical components of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Career planning is an essential part of life development-and it can take place at any stage in one's professional life. Taking into account the constantly evolving job market and the continual changes occurring in higher education, this program helps viewers develop a career pathway plan that identifies three areas of interest and the ways each of them can be achieved, short-term and long-term....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The final episode of the Career Advantage series reviews several methods for remaining focused and positive while searching for work opportunities. It demonstrates ongoing self-assessments for building and managing a successful career, and emphasizes the development of one-year, ten-year, and lifetime goals.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Sharp, Katie John
Summary: "Many people have no idea what they want to be when they "grow up." Many start out with one career only to change it midway through their lives. The point is that the answer to this question varies. It's a question that people ask themselves at all ages,even after they are all "grown up." Though you have plenty of time to gather ideas and information, it can be fun to think about the future and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331.702 SHASummary: Young people seeking employment usually do not have a great deal of job experience, yet they have probably already built up an impressive array of transferable skills without realizing it. This program helps students understand that skills they have acquired at school and in their personal lives may help them land their first job. Planning outings with friends, raising money for charity, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Techniques for generating a list of career possibilities are featured in this video. Students are encouraged to brainstorm ideas and emphasize quantity over quality of ideas at this stage of the process.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: What are the most efficient and effective ways of finding employment in the 21st century? A helpful primer for students new to the job scene and career-changers new to the Internet, this video explains how to use the Web to search job boards and employer sites and fill out online applications. The program also discusses the power of networking and how to self-identify transferable job skills....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Books..articles..occupational dictionaries..even the Internet..offer a wealth of information about all kinds of careers. But the challenge is discovering how to tap into the various resources. Teens must learn how to set goals. Job shadowing, externships, internships, volunteer work, special classes, and summer jobs are just some of the important stops on the path to career preparation. But...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video focuses on finding career options using both print and electronic sources of occupational information. Using key information categories, students develop approaches that will lead to strong and thorough research efforts.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video illustrates how to access the hidden or unadvertised job market, guiding the development of a networking statement and presenting methods of seeking work, including cold calls, temporary assignments, and volunteer positions.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Strategies for the Interviewee helps viewers determine what types of jobs or careers they are most qualified for and what to expect during the interview. Strategies for the Interviewee goes further than just discussing typical "tell me about yourself" types of questions by preparing viewers for any style of interview. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of becoming familiar with new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Whether you're just entering the work force, a recent grad, or changing careers, this program will help you develop strategies to find and keep a job in a challenging economy. Packed with examples and practical advice, the video features interviews with people in many different jobs and professions, as well as valuable tips from career counselors. Through their real-world experience and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The concept of life roles is introduced in this video, as well as the importance of support. Students evaluate their roles-work, family, leisure, self-improvement, and community-and begin to identify key people in their personal support system.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In today's tight job market, anyone who really wants to be hired should send out hundreds of resumes, then leap at the first offer of employment-or maybe not. This practical and informative program addresses seven common myths associated with landing a job. Viewers learn the most effective method of sending a resume, ways to find out about open but unadvertised positions, how to get hired with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Using a reality TV show format, this program pits three job seekers against a tough host, his assistant, and each other, to demonstrate the role that preparation, research, applications, cover letters, resumes, and interviews have in determining the best candidate for an open position. The competition is intense as the three are put through a number of challenges-the kind faced by any job...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Job-hunters who represent the late phase of the millennial generation or "Generation Y" have more resources at their disposal than any previously emergent group. This program examines technology-based tools that can help young job-seekers and the skills necessary to make those tools work. Viewers learn about developing a digital career portfolio and investigating potential employers using the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program goes beyond the standard interview practices to help the interviewer determine what assets the potential employee possesses that fit the company's needs. Learn about laws that affect the interview process and discover how to "read between the lines" to get past the standard wall of answers given by applicants. The secrets of effective power interviewing are uncovered. Interviewers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Gerry, Lisa
Summary: "From beekeeper to ice-cream taster, Chief Happiness Officer to Hollywood animal trainer, this book features 100 of the coolest, wackiest, and most amazing jobs out there (and some you never knew existed)! Jam-packed with inspiration, advice from National Geographic explorers, weird-but-true facts, and a heaping sense of wonder, this book will get kids excited about their future and all the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331 GERRauf, Don.
Summary: Introduces the life of commercial airplane and jet pilots, including duties, training, and skills needed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ferguson 2008
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Job RaufCarrigan, Mellonee
Summary: "Introduction to different careers and occupations using simple text, illustrations, and photos. Features include puzzles and games, fun facts, a resource list, and an index"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018