Job Skills
This section includes - Personal Attributes, Personal Effectiveness, Job Seeking Abilities, Finding the Ideal Job and Job Readiness.
The 25 Help files within this section cover such topics as good customer skills, preparation for a job interview including typical questions and suggested responses.
A Leader of a London Chamber of Commerce once commented that it is not always the problem of finding a job, it is understanding the importance of being well presented in employment as well as realising the significance of time keeping - this is covered in the section.
There is advice and help on how to speak to people on the phone when enquiring about job vacancies with phrases and a guide to getting through to the right people.
Other information is help to find hidden local jobs with links to the careers and job vacancies section of many national employers.
At the end of this comprehensive "self help" job skills section, is advice on how to be properly prepared for the first day of work.
Job Skills summary
Job Skills - topics include:- Where to look for jobs
- Importance of presentation and timekeeping in a job
- Working within a team
- How to prepare for an interview
- Types of interview
- Interview techniques and responses
- Being prepared for the first day of work
"Job Skills" complements the Government's Digital Assistance agenda and is an invaluable tool for all "Digital Champions" as it offers all of the information for people to become fully conversant in the required online activity.
Also covered is CV creation, the importance of the personal profile and a template for a covering letter and then the Find a job process and requirements.
The Job Skills help files feature a natural progression approach.
Each section has an opening page that allows learners to access previous help files in case they have overlooked topics, so there is a constant recap of information. In our experience we understand that some people will not always admit to a lack of knowledge of certain skills sets (the manual phobia).
"Job Skills" also helps with some levels of English as it has full human English speech and Google Translate buttons on every page. The level of language that the content is written in is no higher than English language Level 1.
The most important aspect of the program is that it will encourage members of the general public to acquire a "personal resilience".
