Careers with Promise

The Family Guide
to the American Workplace

The Family Guide to the American Workplace — provides information on developing work and life skills for job success. How a person deals with his or her family and life outside work affects how successful he or she is on the job. Clients can learn how to succeed on the job by setting up ways to be successful at home

The first six chapters of The Family Guide focus on job readiness skills. The rest of the book expands on the life skills needed for success at home, and ultimately the job. Each chapter ends with a goal-setting exercise which will be evaluated and added to the client ’s file. Chapters include:

Job Readiness:

§ Chapter 1— Life And Work Skills For The American Workplace

§ Chapter 2— Choosing A Job

§ Chapter 3— Beginning Your New Job

§ Chapter 4— Learning The Job

§ Chapter 5— Promotions And Raises

§ Chapter 6— Leaving A Job And Creating A Career Portfolio

Life Skills:

§ Chapter 7— Finances: Handling Your Money

§ Chapter 8— Setting Up Your Life

§ Chapter 9 — Running The Home

§ Chapter 10— Housing

§ Chapter 11— Planning For Major Purchases

§ Chapter 12— Education: From Crib To Career

§ Chapter 13— Technology

The Family Guide is written at a 6^th to 8^th grade reading level. It is written in an easy-to-read format, with feature boxes and checklists breaking the chapters into smaller segments. Research is showing that many employers are looking for entry-level workers who can function at a minimum of an 8^th grade reading level. Special efforts were made in the instructional design to chunk content to make it easier to understand and retain the materials, especially for lower functioning readers.

The goal-setting exercises at the end of each chapter are designed to help the learner focus on the skills presented in the chapter and begin to integrate them into his or her personal life. This book was written to assist individuals in getting ready for employment. It focuses on skills employers are looking for in today’s successful worker.

Back to Products