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Learning Engagement #1 - Job Readiness
Welcome to Week one of your Career Practical Training course.
Review the following resources on Job Readiness and then write your Job Readiness Report.
Work Readiness Standards and Benchmarks pdf by ACT.org at https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Work-Readiness-Standards-and-Benchmarks.pdf
Having “work readiness skills” crucial to finding employment in the Times by Bob Moulesong at http://www.nwitimes.com/having-work-readiness-skills-crucial-to-finding-employment/article_62f12f2b-0ad9-59b5-aff9-70d02056eb87.html
How to find work you love on TEDx by Scott Dinsmore at https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_dinsmore_how_to_find_work_you_love?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
26 Soft Skills Training for Job Readiness by Kathleen Gay at https://www.slideshare.net/kgay228/26-soft-skills-...
After reviewing this week’s resources listed below, answer the questions posed.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: JOB READINESS
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Job Readiness
Student’s Name
Institution
Year
JOB READINESS
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Job Readiness
Sometimes having high academic qualifications doesn’t always guarantee you for a good
job opportunity in your field of study nor an excellent service when employed. This is why most
employers are always keen to look at your job readiness. In their analyses to determine an
employee's job readiness, employers seek to determine how able an employee is in managing the
transition to the new job as needed (Gay, 2009). Having said this, I believe that I am qualified for
the internship position based on my academics but also based on my overall job readiness. In
fact, I am more than ready to take up the position of a marketing intern at the pharmacy. Further,
having been through such transitions in the past, I believe that this transition of becoming ...