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Articles, Excerpts, Tips & More
Job Satisfaction Survey: Covering aspects of employment ranging from the objective (Performance Expectations and Workload) to the subjective (Stress Management), this one-page survey will help job training and placement program leaders to clearly identify program participants’ strong points and problem areas.
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Curriculum Review of Jobs for Life Toolkit: This review offers an in-depth look at the Jobs for Life Toolkit.
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 A Community Organizing Approach to Micro-enterprise Education and Job Training: Learn how one FBO improved its job training program by adopting a broader strategy of neighborhood empowerment.
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Reactions to Change: When homemakers find themselves forced, by divorce, death of a spouse, or other drastic change, to seek employment, the way they react to the change may negatively affect their success in finding satisfactory employment. This article lists some common personality “types” and the best methods of each type for working through the issues that result from change. Included is a list of related follow-up questions for use in job placement programs.
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Tips for Surviving Workplace Politics: Nobody wants to learn the rules of workplace politics the hard way. Help employment training and placement participants avoid potential workplace problems with this best-practice list of 19 tips.
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Recommended Books
 Collaborating for Employment Among the Poor: The Jobs Partnership Manual: A step-by-step overview of the Jobs Partnership model, which partners churches and businesses to provide job training and employment opportunities for the un- and under-employed.
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Jobs for Life Toolkit: From the successful Jobs for Life (formerly The Jobs Partnership) program comes this new toolkit for churches and FBOs for implementing an effective, Biblically based job training and placement initiative.
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30 Ways to Shine As a New Employee: This is a helpful tool for teaching job retention to welfare-to-work program participants.
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Neighborhood Networks Personal Management Skills Soft Skills Training Curriculum: This is a guide for directors of soft skills training programs.
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No One is Unemployable: This practical, positive book is an excellent resource for helping job placement program participants overcome perceived employment barriers.
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Recommended Links
Jobs for Life: This job readiness program, formerly called The Jobs Partnership, has revised its materials to create a new Jobs for Life Toolkit making it easy for churches and faith-based organizations to replicate its successful model.
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WorkNet International: WorkNet offers training curriculum and how-to guidance for those working with hard-to-place populations and is the publisher of the stellar resource, No One is Unemployable.
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The National Jobs Partnership: In 21 cities, churches and businesses are partnering to provide job training and employment opportunities. The national Jobs Partnership office offers informational resources and oversees the credentialing process for the replication of new JP programs.
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Milt Wright and Associates, Inc.: Milt Wright and Associates, Inc. is a publishing, training, and consulting firm that concentrates on creating jobs for the unemployed and providing resources and training for the employed.
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