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I. Personal Awareness: Recognizing your Motivation & Positive Qualities

 “I Will Like Myself from A to Z”
 "Why Work?”
 "Defining Your Ideal Job"
 "Discovering Yourself"

II. Career Exploration & Decision Making

 "What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up???"
 "The Self-Directed Search Career Evaluation"
 "Understanding The Occupations Finder/O*NET Book"

III. Defining & Identifying your Skills, Abilities, & Accomplishments

 “Developing Your Skills Language”
 "Job-Related, Transferable and Adaptive: Three Types of Employment Skills"
 "What Do Employers Want?"- Meet employers and hear from them!

IV. Taking a Personal Inventory: Organizing your Experience

 "Data Search Minder: What Is It and How To Use It"

V. Explaining Your Skills & Experiences: Putting it Down on Paper

 "Developing My Own JIST Card"

VI. Job Search Methods: Traditional & Non-Traditional Methods

 "Exploring How People Find Jobs- Traditional vs. Non-Traditional methods"
 "Most Successful Job Search Methods"
 "20 Quick Tips for Successful Networking”
 “20 Common Networking Mistakes to Avoid”

VII. Meeting an Employers Expectations

 What Employers Look For in a Potential Employee

VIII. Marketing Your Talents: The “Sell” (Before the Interview)

 Avoiding the “Application Trap”
 The Cover Letter

IX. Putting It All Together: The “Sell” (The Interview)

 Interviewing Preparation
 “Listening and Answering, a Three Step Process”.
 “The Ten Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions
 “Questions You Can Ask at the Job Interview”

X. Post Interview: It’s Not Over Yet!

 "The Self-Evaluation"
 "The Power of Thank You!"

XI. Legal Issues Relating to Employment

 ADA/Legal Issues: Rights, Responsibilities and Accomodations
 The Disclosure Question: To Self Disclose or Not?

XII. Job Retention- Now What?

 Surviving on the Job
 Survey Says: Top 10 Reasons People Get Fired
 Getting Ahead and Getting Along!
 Getting Through Discouragement

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