The Job Juggler course has a lot of great information that can help me guide my clients through the job search process.  For example, the motivation of reminding them the most successful job search strategies are not just looking for jobs in the classifieds or online, but actually knocking on employers doors, networking with friends and family, asking for jobs leads, and looking in the yellow pages.  People need to know what they want in life for a career. I can remind them that there are many career assessments available either online or at the local one stops, high schools or colleges.  Along with learning about their interests, finding a mentor, would be a good idea. The job juggler explains this quite nicely and gives a lot of information about mentoring programs. Job Juggler also suggests doing an informal interview with employers to learn more about the careers so that job seekers can make sure that it is the career they want to go into.  This is a very helpful section and I find it very useful for my clients.

 

Job Counselor 1, Private Industry Council

 Job Juggler has information explaining what employers most value in skills for their employees, the knowledge skills: planning, acquiring, searching and organizing.  This is good to know when creating resumes.  This is another area that the Job Juggler has great information and I shall use with my clients when creating resumes.  Job Juggler explains the three different types of resumes along with tips on when one would use the resumes and why one would use that resume.  Another great piece of information that Job Juggler informs us on is the portfolio.  That section is very informational and is very motivational for clients  who just recently graduated from college and are looking for employment.  I will be using this information for my recent graduates. The Job Juggler has a lot of informational tips for job searching/resume writing/interviewing.  It is a great resource for clients, job counselors, employers, and employees to use.  I would recommend the information I gained from this to all my clients and will continue to use the information while I work with my clients. 

Job Counselor 2, Private Industry Council

The Job Juggler e-course had made changes to my professional and personal life.   I find myself not only changing how I will work with clients and their job search strategies, but also my own resume and job searching.  Completing the learning program has been a very positive experience.

Job Juggler has given me some new teaching strategies as well as wonderful resources that I have not been aware of.  I will be creating a new website resource for my clients.  Currently, there is a sheet created for our clients that contain resources for job search.  I would like to change that form to also include the websites that can help with Resume writing, as well as the other resources that were brought to my attention through the coursework.  

Another change that I will follow up with, is creating an activity folder for clients.  I liked the process that was done in the course work.  I think it makes clients problem-solve for themselves and take more ownership in the job searching process.  I am very excited for the positive change that can occur.

Another teaching tool that I thought was helpful was the CLIMB used in teaching interview skills.  This word association will be great teaching tool. 

Something that will affect my clients and myself was the awareness of  using ASCII for creating resumes and sending them by email.  This was something I was not aware of , and  it will be a great asset.  It is a big concern that when you email a resume to an employer, that the format will change.  Everyone works hard on getting the format to the right structure, and you want to show that to future employers. This also keeps the professional image intact.

Another job searching tool, that will affect my clients and myself will be creating portfolios.  I really didn’t have an understanding of them until I completed this learning session.  Creating a portfolio can really set the job seeker apart from other job seekers.  I also work at a Career Center at a two year college and think this would be a great service we could provide like the college from Florida. 

I always felt that a person needs to keep their resume up to date.  After taking the Job Juggler course, I  find that I am excited to change my format.  I currently have Chronological format and will be changing it to a combination format, that will reflect my skills and accomplishment better.  The Job Juggler course made t he change easy by giving me an outline to start with, and I can adapt my resume from that template.

I have some changes I need to make in my professional and personal life due to the completion of the Job Juggler course.  I was not only given the reason for the changes but also the tools to make those changes successfully.

Job Counselor 3, Private Industry Council 

Teleonference Series 2:
* October 10, 2007 - 1 hour Teleclass
* October 17, 2007 - 1 hour Teleclass
* October 24, 2007 - 1 hour Teleclass
* November 7, 2007 - 1hour Teleclass
* December 5, 2007 - 1 hour Teleclass

The Job Juggler course is helpful as an inservice training for our staff in the career center.

Kim Austin
Director, Career Center
Brigham Young University, Hawaii

I've found The Job Juggler E-Course and The Job Juggler Lite Reference Guide to be excellent distance learning tools. They are particularly effective due to our rural area. Rising transportation costs combined with decreased funding also make this mode of learning more appealing.

In-person career counseling is a valuable tool that can be complimented by web-based media, such as the virtual Job Club that was presented...By incorporating distance learning into our current mode of career counseling, clients may find it more appealing to take an active role in their own employment and vocational planning. In addition, the independent study format gives the user a sense of ownership along with a sense of fulfillment upon completion.

Jason W. Gise, Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council

The Job Juggler Course is a resource that can be used for clients/students in a career center who come in for help in regards to a job search or just wanting more information on what the career center is all about, that will teach students how to do things rather than just doing it for them....The student will be more responsible for learning instead of expecting things to be done for them. Also, the staff at the career center will be able to focus their discussions with the student once they have a better idea of the resources they need help with immediately and in the future.

Brooke Snoy, Brigham Young University, Hawaii

There are many options for using The Job Juggler in a college career center. It is a very complete, well-organized course that provides valuable information and excellent resources, in a convenient online format.

Pat Rind, Experiential Education/Career Development, Jamestown College

The Job Juggler eCourse allowed me to learn about all the available online resources that can help applicants develop their education and training, prepare for job interviews and feel more comfortable using computers to advance their careers...The Job Juggler course would also be of benefit to those employees who are in the process of leaving our employment and want to venture into the outside world.

Corally I. Power, US Postal Service

The Job Juggler's e-course is applied in a variety of settings including K-12, post-secondary, non-profit, associations, private practice and industry. Call 415.312.4294 if you have questions or register on lifeworkps.com and respond to this post.

10/24/06
I am wading through the first lesson, on The Job Search. I am a little frustrated for the following reason: when I am within a lesson, leave, and return later (like to do the activities), I can't seem to go to where I left off without going through each screen and answering the question again. There must be a way to go directly to the page where I want to be, but I'm not seeing the links.

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Inspiration for creating an employability skills course came from the following mentors:

Bolles, R. "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Ten Speed Press.

Elsdon, R. "Affiliation in the Workplace: Value Creation in the New Organization." Praeger

J. Harris-Bowlsbey; B.H. Suddarth and D.M. Reile, authors of "Facilitating Career Development Student Textbook." National Career Development Association;

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The Job Juggler e-course digests the deluge of career information that is available through print and online media and shares the most valuable job search strategies in an orderly, sequential way. Students access the program from their own computer, at their own pace, and in the comfort of their own home or environment of choice. By receiving the information through an online course, students gain a sense of accomplishment in mastering a body of knowledge. By answering progress, discussion, and review questions, they receive immediate feedback on how they have grasped the concepts.

The e-course contains a discussion question for each lesson. To expand our knowledge on each topic lesson, I've created a Job Juggler community. Through this online community, we can connect, network, collaborate, add resources, and reflect on each topic listed below.

One of the primary benefits of The Job Juggler is to help you organize your job search on the Internet. Click here for suggestions of how to store your information.

Whether taken as part of a career advising service or as a stand-alone learning tool, this delivery system quickly and efficiently digests information into useful knowledge for the job search. Students who complete this e-course know that they are job ready.

Career practitioners can enhance their value to job seekers by offering a Web-based job search strategies and lifelong employability course and by earning a Job Search Practitioner (JSP) certificate.

Students can transfer their skills from school to work - now and for the rest of their lives.

Job seekers know that employability is Job #!. Through The Job Juggler, they can find a job better and faster.

Associations can use The Job Juggler to recruit and retain members.

Employers can use The Job Juggler for recruitment, retention, and outplacement.