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Teaching Tips:

 Use the exercises in the pamphlet for group discussion and review of the key concepts.
 Discuss as a group what employers look for when hiring new employees.
 Discuss the main categories of the pamphlet.
 Use online job boards listed of Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com, Indeed.com, US.jobs.org,
USAJobs.gov.
 Introduce the main themes that are presented in the IM: Finding my skills, hard, soft, and
transferrable skills, understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges to
the job search. Barriers to employment, factors important to the individual in the job
search, working for wages or a salary, places to look for a job, and benefits to employers for
hiring workers.

 For more information on career portfolios, see Learnovation’s other products, especially
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Creating Your Career Portfolio At-A-Glance Guide for Students, 4ed.
 Good online resources:
• http://www.careeronestop.org/ - Job boards for each state
• www.indeed.com/salary/Wizard.html - Online salary calculator

O*NET KSA Mapping:

Pamphlet Exercises Knowledge Skills Abilities
Identifying Transferable Skills 2.C.1.b - Clerical 2.A.1.a - Reading 1.A.1.a.2– Written
-Assess the transferable skills 2.C.7.a - English Comprehension Comprehension
you already have to offer an Language 2.A.1.c - Writing 1.A.1.a.4– Written
2.A.2.a - Critical
employer For Evaluation Only Expression
Thinking 1.A.1.b.4– Deductive
Reasoning
1.A.1.b.5 - Inductive
Reasoning
1.A.1.b.6 - Information
Ordering
Building Your Skills – 2.C.1.b - Clerical 2.A.1.a - Reading 1.A.1.a.2– Written
Identifying the skills you need 2.C.7.a - English Comprehension Comprehension
in a target job. Language 2.A.1.c - Writing 1.A.1.a.4– Written
2.A.2.a - Critical Expression
Thinking 1.A.1.b.4– Deductive
Reasoning
1.A.1.b.5 - Inductive
Reasoning
1.A.1.b.6 - Information
Ordering
1.A.1.g.1 - Selective
Attention

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