Title

Job Search Skills

Source

Franklin Learning Systems
325 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880
1-203-222-8275

Topics

The World of Work, Practical Living Skills, Personal Growth and Management, Social Skills: finding and landing the right job, including resumes, applications, contacting prospective employers, recognizing one's own strengths, building confidence and self-assurance, developing interpersonal skills; the course deals explicitly with problems created by histories of conviction and incarceration

Audience

Adult and juvenile offenders of both sexes; students with special needs and low reading levels

Format

Print: student workbook, teacher's guide with 28 detailed lesson plans

Videotape

Instruction

Teacher directed; requires VCR and flip chart or blackboard

Support

Toll-free support number. Teacher training available, but not considered necessary in most cases.

Costs

Student workbook, $8.00; teacher's guide, $50.00; videotape $125.00

Legal Considerations

Copyrighted; reproduction rights for student material may be purchased.

Notes:

A companion piece titled "You're Hired!" is listed in this publication under Contemporary Books.