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Box 9656
410 Bost Extension Bldg.
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-3207
Fax: (662) 325-8915

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Education and Workforce Development

Workforce Education and Training

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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: Preparing for the Interview (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, April 30, 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 the Cover Letter (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, March 31, 2001

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: 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: Keyword and Scannable Resumes (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, February 15, 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 Resume Format (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, January 12, 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: Doing Your Homework (PDF format)-Dr. Jacquelyn P. Robinson, Community Workforce Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, December 8, 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Related Web Sites

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

What is Workforce Development?-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

usworkforce.org

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

Research Reports

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

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

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

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

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

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