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Workforce Development

Publications

Alabama's Ability To Meet Workforce Demands Of The New Economy (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, September 29, 2000

Best Ways to Find a Job (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, October 20, 2000

Creating Your Future (PDF format)-Gary L. Hansen, Extension Specialist in Sociology, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky, 1997

Declining Rural Health Care Systems May Eliminate Jobs in Some Communities (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, August 31, 2000

Does Earning a High School Diploma Pay Dividends? (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, September 8, 2000

Finding Work: Applying for a Job (PDF format)-Prepared by Glennis M. Couchman and Joyce H. Christenbury, Extension Family Resource Management Specialists, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Career Change (PDF format)-Prepared by Glennis M. Couchman and Joyce H. Christenbury, Extension Family Resource Management Specialists, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Dressing for the Job (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Job Discovery for Youth (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Job Interview (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Job Openings (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Preparing a Resume (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Finding Work: Surviving a New Job (PDF format)-Prepared by Judith S. Kline, CFCS, Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1995

Five Tips for Succeeding on the Job (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, June 30, 2001

Get That Job! Career Development for Youth-Adapted for use in Alabama by Carol Centrallo, Extension Apparel and Textile Management Specialist, Assistant Professor, Consumer Affairs, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, New Jan 1999

How to Get a Job: The Interview-Josiah Hoskins, Jr., state program leader for economic development, retired; and Lonnie E. Varnedoe, Jr., community development specialist, retired; the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, reprinted April 2000
       PDF Version

Job Loss Survival 101 (Part 1) (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, November 10, 2000

Job Loss Survival 101 (Part 2) (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, November 17, 2000

Job Opportunities in Computer Services (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, October 6, 2000

Job Search 101: Answering the Right Interview Questions (Part I) (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, May 15, 2001

Job Search 101: Answering the Right Interview Questions (Part II) (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, May 30, 2001

Job Search 101: Doing Your Homework (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, December 8, 2000

Job Search 101: Formatting the Cover Letter (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, March 15, 2001

Job Search 101: Keyword and Scannable Resumes (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, February 15, 2001

Job Search 101: Preparing for the Interview (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, April 30, 2001

Job Search 101: The Electronic Resume (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, January 30, 2001

Job Search 101: The Purpose and Organization of a Cover Letter (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, February 28, 2001

Job Search 101: The Resume Format (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, January 12, 2001

Job Search 101: Types of Job Interviews (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, April 15, 2001

Job Search 101: Writing an Effective Resume (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, December 15, 2000

Job Search 101: Writing the Cover Letter (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, March 31, 2001

Making a Good First Impression-Dressing the Part (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, June 15, 2001

Overcoming Obstacles (PDF format)-Rosalie M. Lane, Extension Educator, Alabama A&M University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Parents' Guide to New Century Careers (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, October 13, 2000

Role of Workforce Development in Community and Economic Development (Action Newsletter)-The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Summer 2001

Six Tips for Recovering from Job Loss (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, November 3, 2000

Skills for Employment: Accepting and Starting the Job (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Skills for Employment: Assessing Job Skills (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Skills for Employment: The Job Application (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Skills for Employment: The Job Interview (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Skills for Employment: The Job Search (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Skills for Employment: Writing a Resume (PDF format)-Sarah E. Drummond, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

What Are Employability Skills? (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, September 15, 2000

What Is The New Economy (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, September 22, 2000

Work Force Preparation: Finding and Securing Employment (PDF format)-Rosalie M. Lane, Extension Educator, Project Coordinator, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, New Jan 1999

Work Force Preparation: Finding and Securing Employment: Going Places (PDF format)-Rosalie M. Lane, Extension Educator, Project Coordinator, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Workplace Skills Needed by Today’s Workers (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Wow! Getting Ready for the World of Work (PDF format)-Ami Neiberger, University of Florida, Spring 1998

Research Reports

Demand for Skills Training in the Rural South (PDF format)-Anil Rupasingha, Thomas W. Ilvento, and David Freshwater, TVA Rural Studies, February 2000

Great Expectations: From Welfare to Work in the South (PDF format)-Deborah M. Tootle, Louisiana State University-SRDC Series #211-C, August 1999

Ready or Not? The Rural South and Its Workforce (PDF format)-Thomas D. Rowley and David Freshwater, TVA Rural Studies, Spring 1999

The Changing Nature of Work in the South: The Polarization of Tomorrow's Workforce (PDF format)-Melissa A. Barfield and Lionel J. Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University-SRDC Series #211-D, July 1999

The Effects of Employer Size and Human Capital on Rural Wages and Employee Benefits (PDF format)-David S. Kraybill, Assistant Professor, and Jay N. Variyam, Post-Doctoral Associate, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia-SRDC Series #170, May 1993

Worker Attitudes Toward Skills Training in the Rural South (PDF format)-Thomas W. Ilvento and Anil Rupasingha, TVA Rural Studies, March 2000

Related Websites

America's Career InfoNet

America's Job Bank

America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS)

Employment and Training Administration-U.S. Department of Labor

Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies

Job Readiness/Job Search/Job Placement-Welfare Information Network

Job Retention and Career Advancement-Welfare Information Network

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development-Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

MDC, Inc.-Expanding the Economy, Developing the Workforce

National School-To-Work Learning Center

usworkforce.org

What is Workforce Development?-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Welfare Information Network

Workers.gov

Workforce Development Internet Resources-National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP)

Workforce Investment Areas-Southern Rural Development Center

Workforce Preparation Web Page

Training Curricula

Developing the Workforce
MDC, Inc.

Conferences/Trainings


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