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Preparing Yourselves and Your Adult Students for

Success in WIOA Teaching Career Building Best Practices

with WorkWise!

Cynthia M. Campbell, EdD MAACCE 2017

Tell me about yourself.

Tell me about yourself. •Most dreaded interview question! •Most professionals don’t really know how to answer this question and are often unprepared. If they are wise, they will get coaching to prepare a good answer for this question.

• If the job search process is intimidating for professionals, how much more is it for our adult learners?

Talk with a partner, and share!

• When did you conduct your last job search?

• How did you get your most recent job?

True or False?

1. The first thing a job seeker should do is write a

résumé. 2. Just looking for any job is an effective way to do a

job search. 3. Job seekers only need to create one résumé. 4. The best way to find jobs is through answering job

ads. 5. A job seeker’s online presence is not important. 6. There is no way to prepare for a job interview. 7. Getting a job is the ultimate goal and is the end of

the process.

True or False? 1. The first thing a job seeker should do is write a

résumé. FALSE 2. Just looking for any job is an effective way to do a

job search. FALSE 3. Job seekers only need to create one résumé. FALSE 4. The best way to find jobs is through answering job

ads. FALSE 5. A job seeker’s online presence is not important.

FALSE 6. There is no way to prepare for a job interview. FALSE 7. Getting a job is the ultimate goal and is the end of

the process. FALSE

Navigating a job search process

• Can be daunting for anyone. • Likely to be especially daunting for our adult learners.

However • These skills can be taught while reinforcing academic skills.

• WorkWise is a tool that can help.

What academic skills do you want to reinforce with your adult learners?

Write an academic skill on a sticky note and post. Please contribute one to three sticky notes.

My Short List of Skills

Identifying important words or ideas in a written piece.

Identifying a sequence and cause and effect.

Interpreting charts and graphs

Researching a topic and applying ideas

Building vocabulary and using active verbs

Problem-solving and planning

Persuasive and narrative writing

Organizing information for writing

Comparing and contrasting

The WorkWise Series

New Readers Press designed WorkWise to teach various career planning and job search strategies while reinforcing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. I felt privileged to provide the writing.

WorkWise Features •Instruction in best practices in job acquisition and career planning.

•Open-ended exercises that encourage adult learners to think about and apply principles to their lives. Rarely is there one right answer. Learners give responses that fit their unique lives.

•Encouragement and guidance in determining learners’ strengths and value.

WorkWise Features •Graphic organizers to help learners analyze and organize ideas and priorities.

•Guidance and models for creating cover letters and résumés.

•Reasonably priced so each learner can have a copy.

•Supplemental online resources

WorkWise: Choosing a Job

Unit 1: Building Your Confidence • Creating and Keeping a Positive Attitude • Turning Negatives into Positives • Success Factors for Building Confidence Unit 2: Exploring Your Career Options • Determining Where You Are Right Now • Assessing What Is Important to You • Defining Your Ideal Job Unit 3: Marketing Your Skills • Creating an Attention-Grabbing Résumé • Writing a Winning Cover Letter • Using Social Media

Example Exercise, SMART Goals, p. 11-12

Example Exercise, SMART Goals, p. 11-12

Example Exercise, Choosing a Job, p. 14

Example Exercise, Choosing a Job, p. 41

Example Exercise, Choosing a Job, p. 42

Example Exercise, Choosing a Job, p. 55-56

Example Exercise, Choosing a Job, p. 55-56

Supplemental Online Resources

MS Word document résumé template at www.newreaderspress.com/workwise

WorkWise: Getting a Job Unit 1: Conducting the Job Search • Understanding the Hiring Process • Looking in the Best Places • Networking Your Way to a Job Unit 2:Preparing for Interviews • Positioning Yourself for Success • Responding to Interview

Questions and Objections • Taking Care of Details Unit 3: Interviewing to Win • Preparing for a Winning Interview • Practicing Traits of Good

Employees • Following Up After an Interview

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 7

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 22

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 23

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 24

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 33, 34

Example Exercise, Getting a Job, p. 46

Example Exercises, Getting a Job, p.59,70

Supplemental Online Resource

Interview Practice Cards template at www.newreaderspress.com/workwise

WorkWise: Starting a Job

Unit 1: Getting Ready for Your New Job • Deciding on a Job Offer • Balancing Pay and Benefits • Preparing to Start a New Job Unit 2: Starting Strong from Day One • Planning for Your First Day • Planning for your First 90 Days • Developing Workplace Soft Skills Unit 3: Building Your Success • Learning for a Lifetime • Recording and Sharing Your Successes • Solving Problems and Aiming High

Example Exercise, Starting a Job, p. 14

Example Exercise, Starting a Job, p. 31

Example Exercise, Starting a Job, p. 47

Example Exercise, Starting a Job, p. 51

Supplemental Online Resource

Career Goal worksheet which can be found at www.newreaderspress.com/workwise

What academic skills did you see used in WorkWise?

Write your response on a sticky note or email me right now at cmcampbell@goldappleservices.com.

How to use WorkWise

• WorkWise can be used in employability classes and function as textbooks. Instructors can model how to complete exercises, students can work on exercises, and reflect on answers in a group setting. Students can function as peer reviewers on résumés and cover letters. They can also practice interview questions together.

How to use WorkWise

• WorkWise can be given to students for independent study under the mentorship of an instructor or coach. For example, a student can work on a chapter on his or her own and then meet with the coach or instructor to review and discuss the answers.

How to use WorkWise Exercises could also be integrated into regular ABE classes when you want learners to apply their skills in

• Persuasive writing: Writing a cover letter or a professional summary.

• Sequencing and timelines: Working on job history for a résumé, make a timeline of one’s work history (including volunteer work)

• Journal writing, paragraph prompts, or essay prompts: Answer an interview question.

• Research: Find out about careers with the online sources listed in WorkWise. Have students research companies and draft questions they would ask the company in an interview.

• Create LinkedIn profiles: Students apply technology and writing skills.

How to use WorkWise

Use WorkWise in teacher professional development. Instructors can work on the exercises as a study circle and consider what concepts they should emphasize in their classroom context or what new resources they want to share with the students. This can also help in conversing with WIOA partners.

More Ideas????

Thank you for coming!

If you have further questions, please contact me.

Cynthia Macleay Campbell, EdD Principal Consultant Gold Apple Services LLC 443-755-0820/443-676-1383 CMCampbell@GoldAppleServices.com