CAREER
ADVANTAGE, a 26-part telecourse, offers job-hunting tips from the
pros and gives real guidance on making basic career decisions.
Career Advantage will air this fall on Saturday mornings at 6:00/5:00
a.m. MT/PT Don't forget to set your VCR!
CAREER ADVANTAGE helps you identify the job you want, and then
get it. Or if you're thinking about college, check out the resources
we've got to help you with selecting colleges to which to apply,
doing those applications, and getting financial help.
Imagine a job-hunting course featuring personal visits by captains
of industry. Or a class that invited the authors
of best-sellers such as What Color is Your Parachute? And The Complete
Job-Search Handbook to talk about the ins and outs of establishing or
switching careers.
In addition to expert advice from industry leaders, the series takes
viewers on tours of successful companies, listens in on firsthand
experiences from recent job seekers, and offers a professional's
guide to evaluating one's skills and determining suitable career
options. The programs are designed to answer the three
basic questions involved with a career search: What do I really
want? What's out there for me? How do I get what I want? Each episode
also includes "Hot Tips," short, simple suggestions for action
designed to help students overcome the inertia often felt by job-seekers
that can dead-end a job search.
Authors
of Best-Sellers: Well Known Experts
Some of the experts that appear in the series include:
- Richard Bolles - Author of the best-selling What Color
is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
- Jeremy Rifkin - President of the Foundation on Economic Trends
and author of Own Your Own Job and The End of Work
- Barbara Sher - Inventor of “Success Teams” and
author of several best-sellers including I Could Do Anything If
Only I Knew What It Was and It’s Only Too Late If You
Don’t Start Now
- Howard Figler - Author of the best-selling The Complete
Job-Search Handbook
- Patrick Coombs - Author of the best-seller Major in Success:
Make College Easier, Beat the System & Get a Very Cool Job
Firsthand
Experiences: Five Case Studies
The series follows the career decision-making processes of five “real
people”: from a young mother struggling through college, to
a reentry student creating a new life, to a finance administrator
turned artist, these stories offer concrete and energizing examples
of today’s job-seeker.
A
Professional Guide: The Host and Teacher
The host for CAREER ADVANTAGE is Rebecca Haddock, M.Ed., N.C.C.
a licensed career counselor who has provided employment and educational
counseling to the military, high schools, community colleges, and
social service agencies. Haddock teaches career management courses
for the University of San Diego and the University of California,
San Diego, and has been selected to co-chair the Sixteenth Annual
California Career Conference in November 1999.
Three
Basic Questions: 3 Steps to Career Success
CAREER ADVANTAGE is organized into three major parts, consistent
with the National Coccumpational Information Coordinating Committee
guidelines for adult competencies and indicators: Self-Knowledge,
Educational and Occupational Exploration, and Career Planning.
Self-discovery: Idenitfying and defining career goals
Example personal values
Identify goals: career and personal
Define areas of interest
Explore various industries and vocations
Find, Get, and Keep: A prosperous and satisfying career
Create a resume
Prepare for an interview
Overcome discrimination in hiring practices
Determine if a prospective employer is the right choice
