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    Teen Guide Job Search: 10 Easy Steps to Your Future
    Teen Guide Job Search: 10 Easy Steps to Your Future
    Teen Guide Job Search: 10 Easy Steps to Your Future
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    Teen Guide Job Search: 10 Easy Steps to Your Future

    By Donald L. Wilkes and Viola Hamilton-Wilkes

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    Teen Guide was updated 2020

    Advance praise for Teen Guide Job Search: Ten Steps to Your Future

    "The basic tools presented in your book have far-reaching uses "
    -Pamela Simon, human resources generalist

    "The book should benefit students tremendously."
    -Anne Duffy, career education, Alhambra School District

    What is one important lesson not being taught in schools today? How to get a job! In the easy-to-read guide Teen Guide Job Search: Ten Steps to Your Future, authors Donald L. Wilkes and Viola Hamilton-Wilkes share everything you need to know about finding a job and offer helpful advice about what to expect once you start working.

    Teen Guide Job Search outlines ten steps to prepare teens for a successful job search and subsequent employment, including the following:

    Learning your likes and dislikes
    Putting together a resume
    Considering employment sources
    Dressing for success
    Preparing for interviews
    Understanding on-the-job dos and don'ts

    Also provided are definitions for difficult words used in interviews and on employment applications. Teen Guide Job Search prepares students for successful, fearless job hunting and provides tips for professional behavior.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateOct 13, 2006
    ISBN9780595841028
    Teen Guide Job Search: 10 Easy Steps to Your Future
    Author

    Donald L. Wilkes

    As a job search trainer, Donald L. Wilkes has hired and trained in private industry for all sizes of companies, ranging from small businesses to national retail chains. He lives in California with his wife and coauthor, Viola. Viola Hamilton-Wilkes has a broad interviewing and managing background, and specializes in training and motivating young people. We also assist with job search coaching and resume development.

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      Teen Guide Job Search - Donald L. Wilkes

      Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2013, 2020 Donald L. Wilkes & Viola Hamilton-Wilkes.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-0-5953-9696-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-0-5958-4102-8 (e)

      iUniverse rev. date: 01/28/2020

      First reprint 1991

      Second reprint 1992

      Third reprint 1993

      Fourth reprint 2004

      Fifth reprint 2006

      Six reprint 2013

      Seventh reprint 2020

      Published by JEM/Job Educational Materials 1989-1993

      Published by WSE/Wilkes Solutions Enterprises 2004

      ISBN:0-9628787-1-5

      Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-090812

      Attention schools, bookstores, libraries, and teachers: Quantity discounts and special purchase

      arrangements are available. For more information, contact:

      Donald& Viola Wilkes

      E-mail: teenguide@roadrunner.com

      This book is dedicated to the memory of Freda Hamilton.

      She touched the lives of so many people in very special ways.

      Her light still shines.

      Words from the Authors

      This job search manual will be an important step toward helping young people find their places in society.

      We would like to give special thanks to the following individuals for their invaluable assistance in the completion of our easy-to-read manual: Takiyah A. Wilkes, Steven A. Fuller, Carl Carter, Dorothy Gardner, Judy Larson, Ray Clark, Stefanie Rico, Pamela Simon, and Anne Duffy.

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      Donald L. Wilkes: Donald is an excellent communicator with years of experience as a job search trainer. He has hired and trained in private industry for companies ranging from small businesses to national retail chains. Donald has also worked with summer youth programs, and enjoys helping young people reach their goals.

      ViolaHamilton-Wilkes: Viola has a passion for people and is a terrific communicator. She has a broad interviewing and managing background. Additionally, Viola specializes in training and motivating young people. She also loves to mentor and coach individuals to excel beyond their dreams.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Step 1: Know What You Like and Dislike

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      Step 2: Create Your Résumé

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      Step 3:Look for Job Openings

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      Step 4:Dress for Job Hunting

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      Step 5:Know Your Terms I: The Application for Employment

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      Step 6:Complete the Application for Employment

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      Step 7:Know Your Terms II: The Interview

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      Step 8:Present Yourself Effectively at the Interview

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      Step 9:Know Your Interview Dos & Don’ts

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      Step 10:Important Forms (Work Permit, Form I-9, & Form W-4)

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      Bonus Step:Dos & Don’ts Now That You Have a Job!

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      Glossary

      Introduction

      Why do you go to school?

      You can bet that answers to this question will not always be the same. Many students would say, I go to school because my parents make me! Most parents and teachers would give reasons like you need an education to be successful, or school will help you to become a good citizen and be somebody. Some would even say, because we want our children to be the smartest in the world! To be honest with you, each of these statements has some truth.

      However, the most important reason you go to school is to get an education and a good job!

      In many of our schools, young people are learning that they need a job, but are not being taught how to get one.

      To get you ready for your job search, we have written an easy-to-read step-by-step guide. This book will cover everything you need to

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