From School To A Career

There is a huge disconnect in our schools today resulting in frustration in the workforce. Educators evaluate the success of students via graduation percentage rates and student achievement on standardized test scores. Students judge how successful school was by how big their paychecks are when they graduate. A survey of people in the workforce released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average person today will make at least five career changes. The #1 concern of the business community is training young people for work. The #1 concern of students is finding a good employment opportunity upon graduation. John Jell's must read book creates a bridge to close this gap. His book provides a springboard for more than just learning from books and shows students how to focus on their future by identifying their likes and dislikes, plus identify their strengths and weaknesses while still in school. This guide introduces students to the idea of workforce preparation by dispelling myths, giving facts, and providing exercises. Written in a student-friendly manner, From School To A Career, the 'General' curriculum addition to compliment Jell's So…You Want A Great Job When You Graduate, will: provide a roadmap to better prepare students for transition to the workforce, help students learn about themselves and stay focused while they are in school, engage the business community in its effort to recruit and retain higher caliber employees, reduce training and turnover costs. Will be of interest to parents, teachers, and students.

Will introduce students to the idea of workforce preparation by dispelling myths, giving facts, and providing exercises.

Carlisle Kraft Webber - VOYA

High school students are constantly told about The Life Plan: Do well in school, get into a good college, get a good job, and live happily ever after. What they are not told is how to get past the biggest hurdle to getting a good job: the job interview. A student with a 4.0 GPA in college might not have the skills necessary to get a job he wants because jobs require more than just book smarts. Jell, who worked his way up from Coca-Cola's Canadian bottling plant to their corporate offices in Los Angeles, offers practical advice for how to develop good job skills while in college. He discusses, among other aspects of job training, time management, the importance of both formal and informal learning, what makes for relevant work experience in a future career field, and networking. Although Jell attended college and relates much of his university career in his book, high school students who choose not to go to a four-year college can still benefit from this book because it addresses work skills that can be learned in trade school or even high school. The professional language is easy for teens to understand and sets a good example of how a job seeker or serious college student should speak and write. Interactive questions and activities appear at the end of each chapter. This resource is recommended for high school libraries and public libraries with a strong career section. VOYA CODES: 3Q 2P S (Readable without serious defects; For the YA with a special interest in the subject; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2005, Scarecrow Education, 96p.; Index. Charts. Appendix., Trade pb. Ages 15 to 18.

John R. Jell is president of Real World Enterprises, business development manager for NestlZ, USA, and a lecturer. He grew up in a very dysfunctional single parent family, paid his own way through college, and had 2 great career opportunities created for him by The Coca-Cola Company when he graduated at a time when Coca-Cola was the hottest company on the planet. Visit the author's website at: http://www.johnjell.com/