Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Marion, All excellent advice..do you also have people working in the field come in to speak with the students? Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Inspiring the Job Search

Marion, Your approach as you explain it here is certainly thorough and proactive. I particularly like your suggestion that they learn all they can about the company--this is a critical and often overlooked part of the interview preparation process. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Overcoming Obstacles at Work

Robert, This is a tough one; how do you typically prepare students to meet this challenge? Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Keeping Students Motivated

Robert, I really like this idea; it's so easy to get discouraged during the job search, it helps to continually refocus on what got us so excited about our chosen profession in the first place. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Utilizing Networks

Robert, Those are two excellent ways to help students build their professional network; another idea is to have people working in the industry come to speak to your students and do a little meet and greet afterwards. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Keeping Students Motivated

Katie, It sounds like you have a very thorough and proactive approach--if you haven't already, I encourage you to share some of your ideas on the discussion board with the other students in this class. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Students Work Success

Arturo, I like your analogy to a good upbringing--something many people are not so fortunate to have, so much of the compensation for that comes from school. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Overcoming Obstacles at Work

Arturo, Its a tough thing to do but so important; it enables you to hold your head high even if other people are behaving poorly. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Overcoming Obstacles at Work

Sharon, So true! This is why I think working on communication skills is so critical to students' success in the workforce. Elizabeth Kemler

Elizabeth Kemler CHEP

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Preparing Students for Interviews

Arturo, Yes, I think its good to use a variety of people as mock employers so the student can experience different personality types and get different styles of feedback. Elizabeth Kemler