Working : skills for a new age
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Bibliographic Information
Working : skills for a new age
Delmar Publishers, c1990
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Student edition" -- in t.p. verso
Includes index
Summary: Discusses survival in the working world, covering such aspects as applying for a job, starting a new job, planning a career, managing money, and being a responsible citizen
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book should be of interest to diploma students taking career education, consumer education, and introduction to occupations courses.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Preparing for work. Learning about work. The job ahead. Looking for a job. Applying for a job. Interviewing for a job. Section 2: Working on the job. Beginning a new job. Expectations of employers. Worker rights and protections. Human relations at work. Earnings and job advancement. Appearance on the job. Section 3: Career planning. Career decision-making. Information about yourself. Career information. Section 4: Success skills. Communication skills. Math and measurement skills. Safety skills. Leadership skills. Computer skills. Entrepreneurial skills. Section 5: Managing your money. Our economic world. The consumer in the marketplace. Banking and credit. Budgeting, saving and investing money. Insuring against loss. Taxes and taxation. Social security. Section 6: Independent living. The legal system. Where to live. Healthful living. Responsible citizenship. Education beyond high school. Glossary. Index
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