Summary: This program illustrates how to relate interests, skills, education, training, values, and lifestyle to specific occupations in the world of work. Based on the commonsense notion that you do best at what you really like to do, this video shows viewers how to find an occupation with job requirements that closely match their interests. Nothing predicts high workplace satisfaction like a close...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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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: She's confident, she's bubbly, and she loves fashion. But Amy-Lee also dreams of fighting crime in the courtroom, advocating for victims while pulling down a barrister's salary. In this program a career specialist and a life coach guide Amy-Lee through the process of choosing a priority: does she want a career that engages her academic side or one that lets her indulge her fashion hobby? The...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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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: She's a self-confessed grammar geek who wants language to be a part of her working life, but Kathryn isn't sure she can base a livelihood on a love of words. In this program a career specialist and a life coach give Kathryn an inside look at journalism and teaching English, two professions the teen has considered. She discovers an instinct for news reporting when set up at a local paper for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Noor wants to change the world, but can his idealism pay the bills? Or does this self-described street kid harbor a secret desire to be a successful businessman? In this program a career specialist and a life coach arrange for Noor to work as both insurance underwriter and refugee center volunteer to determine which suits him better. The teen quickly opts to aid people in need, perhaps through...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Jeff wants to work in the information technology field. Cindy dreams of being a gourmet chef. Over the course of this program, these students learn how to write functional, chronological, combination, and newsletter-style resumes using information on their skills and experience that they identify through two exercises: Personal Inventory (to capture the "what") and Showing Your COLORS (to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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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: 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: I can't even make my own dinner, let alone food for hundreds of people! In this program a career specialist and a life coach have Kirstie, a free-spirited musician, work in a fast-food restaurant for a day so she can see what may lie ahead if she doesn’t get serious about her future: physically demanding, highly structured work that won't feed her artistic nature. It also gives them a chance...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This video demonstrates the connections between personality, interests, and work preferences. Students get in touch with their primary interest patterns and aspects of their personality through various exercises.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video presents simple methods for expanding self-awareness, and explores links between beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Students practice identifying personal beliefs about success, and begin to develop their Personal Career Profile.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The relationship between students' values and daily choices is discussed in this video, which also connects values to career decisions. Students identify some of their key values and consider how personal background may have shaped them.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: He's super-smart, he's student body president, and he's expected to follow family tradition by applying to medical school upon graduation. But though Chetan isn't opposed to being a doctor, he's also interested in designing cars. In this program a career specialist and a life coach help Chetan sort out which, if either, of his interests are realistic. He presents some sketches for a new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: I get bored easily, Danielle admits. If something's hard, I just don't do it. Torn between a career in interior design or one as a police officer, Danielle must first work on her lack of motivation and identifying her skills and interests is a start. In this program a career specialist and a life coach help the teen find what draws her to two such different professions, what each actually...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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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: The differences between knowledge, skills, and abilities are made clear in this video, which presents basic skills required by employers and identified by the U.S. Department of Labor SCANS Report. Real-life uses for this information are shown.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: I want a luxurious lifestyle, Liam says. And if you look at the top businesspeople, a lot of them didn't go to college. Liam knows he wants to be a self-made millionaire, but he has no idea what sort of business he'd like to start, let alone how to start it. In this program a career specialist and a life coach help Liam define just how to accomplish his goal. After visiting with successful...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: No one has all the answers when it comes to figuring out what to do for the rest of their lives..especially teens! But they do need to ask good questions..like What do I like to do? What am I good at? What is important to me? As they create individual profiles, and explore options, students will discover their personal interests, strengths, and values. These will become the basis for pursuing a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: I don't go all out to destroy the environment, but I don't really think about the ozone layer and recycling? Charlotte loves geography but the earth-friendly job her advisors suggest just doesn't appeal, especially because rock music might be her true destiny. In this program a career specialist and a life coach introduce Charlotte to opportunities in both fields, but with its low pay and lack...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: I was born for the stage but I also like accounting. In this program a career specialist and a life coach arrange for Christopher to land a very unglamorous role in a local dinner theater production and then work as an accountant to determine which profession might be right for him. Christopher loves numbers, but he's hooked on the thrill he gets from being on stage. Is he enough of a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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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: This video expands the Personal Career Profile by helping students recognize their preferred values and interests, as well as their current and potential skills.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Looking at me, people don't expect a lot, Remi says. I want to prove them wrong. In this program a career specialist and a life coach advise Remi to base a profession on her interests and aptitudes rather than aiming for medical school largely to impress others. After investigating the day-to-day duties of a speech therapist, an editor for a French-language tourist guide and an assistant in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007