3 Discussion Cases for those who are having Access Problems

Assertiveness is defined as the ability to maintain one's legitimate rights and to express thoughts and feelings in non-threatening ways.

How can a person become more assertive? Discuss and provide some examples.

Class, respect others' opinions, stories, and ideas. If you want to add or respond to a point made by a classmate, please give credit to him/her. Make it clear that it is in response to a previous post by the classmate.

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What is networking? What are some actions you can take to build a network? how can it help? Did you see that, according to Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, a popular trade book, finding the person who can hire you has the highest effectiveness rate of 86 percent? What experience have you had with this method? Even though some feel funny about using contacts, notice that even Albert Einstein did!

Please discuss and provide examples. You can choose to define the term, based on the textbook and then give examples to show your understanding.

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Benefits and Requirements of Resume and Cover Letters

How would you describe a resume? Discuss its purpose.

What are the requirements and benefits of using a resume?

What are the purposes of a cover letter? What are the guidelines for writing an excellent cover letter?

Class, respond to these questions using your textbook.

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Review Guide for Chapter 5

Two important pieces of information about an interview, Types of interviews, "mock" interview, preferred attitude about an interview, interview goal, qualities sought by most employers, common mistakes of applicants, three key aspects of physical appearance, general guidelines for interview dress and appearance, desirable mental characteristics, emotionality in an interview, handling stress and anxiety in an interview situation, recommendations for presenting the best social self, punctuality and its importance, needed advance information, what to take to an interview, portfolio, what not to take to an interview, introductory behaviors, positive nonverbal behaviors, positive verbal responses, paralanguage, clarity and efficiency, avoidance of qualifying, common interview questions and recommended responses, responding to illegal questions, impressive questions to ask in an interview, what not to ask in an interview, strategies to use at the end of an interview, self-evaluation, following-up.

Fastest-growing Occupations According to 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbook

The fastest-growing occupations are in computer technology, followed by desktop publishers, personal and home care aides, and medical assistants; the largest job growth will occur in the occupations of combined food preparation, customer service, and registered nurses.

Review Guide for Chapter 3

Importance of career and job satisfaction, difference between a career and a job, ways people limit themselves in terms of selection, factors to consider in career satisfaction including but not limited to: interests and skills, work orientations and values, personality preferences, factors to consider in job selection, use of salary calculations, eustress related to job selection, goal achievement and the importance of wants replacing shoulds, ways of assessing goals, obstacles related to achieving goals, the importance of actions steps, pinpointing, and intermediate dates, reaons to research employers, information sources including the Internet, informational review, job shadowing, "shotgun" approach, sources of leads, college placement services, government agencies, "word-of-mouth" possibilities, networking, major reason employers hire certain individuals, professional and personal references and how to proceed in using direct contact with employers, 3-step telephone method and responses to various replies, newspaper classified advertisements and their limitations, online postings, public and provate employment agencies and "headhunters", temporary work, internships and work-study programs, volunteer work, ways to handle rejection.

Please use this review to study.

Good luck to you!