Career, Business Lesson Plans, Teaching Vocational Education Lessons, Worksheets, Jobs, Work

LESSONS, LESSON PLANS, AND WORKSHEETS
RESUMES AND RESUME WRITING
		Resumes, Resume Writing, and Cover Letter Lessons Resume writing can at first seem overwhelming. These lessons focus on learning about resumes and resume writing. Students learn the importance of resumes, and how to write a clear and effective resume.
JOB INTERVIEWS: INTERVIEWING
		Job Interviews: Interviewing Skills Lessons Teach and learn basic interviewing skills, preparation, techniques, dress, and etiquette for having a successful interview.
CAREER PLANNING, EXPLORATION, AND PREPARATION
		Career Planning, Exploration, and Preparation Lessons Basic career development planning skills, career exploration, and preparation lessons. Students learn about themselves, their strengths and weaknesses, for a particular career. They also learn how to prepare for, and learn skills and techniques for a successful career and balanced life.
JOB APPLICATIONS
		Filling in a Job Application Form Lesson Students practice writing and filling out job sample application forms while learning to prepare for the real world of work and employment. Materials include printable job application worksheets and a sample resume.
BUSINESS WRITING
		Business Writing Lessons Lessons on effective business writing. Students learn about the importance of business writing, learn how to write a formal business letter, and practice writing general business letters.
TIME MANAGEMENT
		Effective Time Management An introduction to effective time management strategies, and other business management skills.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
		Public Speaking and Communication Skills Learn about public speaking and related business communication skills.
KEYBOARDING AND TYPING SKILLS
		Keyboarding Skills and Typing Lessons Keyboarding teaching lesson plans with practice drills and printable fingering worksheets.
WORD PROCESSING - MICROSOFT WORD
		Microsoft Word Introduction Lesson An introduction to using Microsoft Word office software. Word Processing lesson plan and lesson.
STARTING A BUSINESS
		Starting a Business Learn important concepts for starting a business. Learn an introduction to starting a business, how to choose a business, identifying a market, and calculating how much it will cost.
ACCOUNTING
		Basic Accounting Lessons Students learn basic accounting principles, bookkeeping skills, and methods. Learn about the accounting equation, GAAP, assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and other important accounting terms.
BUSINESS LAW
		Business Law Learn about business law and how to define and identify various law terminology and vocabulary. Learn about law in our society. Learn about crimes relevant to the business community and how it affects business.
BUSINESS MARKETING AND SALES
		Introduction to Business Marketing Students learn to explain and define various marketing terms and how they relate to the business world. Selling Techniques Lesson An introduction to effective selling strategies, techniques, and other business marketing skills. Basic Principles of Marketing Introduces the basic principles of marketing and how businesses use these principles.
DIVERSITY
		Cultural Diversity in the Workplace An introduction to cultural diversity in the workplace. Students learn diversity issues and why diversity policies are essential in today's business.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
		Organizational Culture An introduction to organizational culture in the workplace.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
		Effective Meetings A lesson on effective business meeting strategies. Learn how to maximize your time at a meeting and get your job done more efficiently. Brainstorming An introduction to brainstorming techniques. Learn how to brain storm to help solve business problems.
TEAMWORK
		Teamwork An introduction to the concepts and principles of teamwork in the workplace. Working as a Team Member Introduction to the key concepts of teamwork and working as a team member.
LEADERSHIP
		Leadership Learn some of the key attributes of the effective leader.
BODY LANGUAGE
		Body Language Learn about body language as a form of communication.
NEGOTIATING SKILLS
		Negotiating Skills Learn to identify and practice basic negotiating skills.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
		Customer Service Customer service lessons and training. Topics include an introduction to customer service, its importance to business, and how to deal with customers.
DIFFICULT PEOPLE
		Dealing with Difficult People Learn techniques for to dealing with difficult behavior in the workplace.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
		Project Management An introduction to project management in the workplace.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
		Analytical Skills An introduction to analytical skills and problem solving.
GIVING AND RECEIVING CRITICISM
		Giving and Receiving Criticism An introduction to giving and receiving criticism in the workplace.
HOW TO BE ASSERTIVE
		How to be Assertive An introduction to being assertive. Students learn and practice assertive techniques, and learn to recognize aggression, submission, and assertiveness.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING
		Planning and Organizing An introduction to the principles of planning and organization.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
		Healthy Lifestyles An introduction to living a healthy life.
LEARNING STYLES
		Learning Styles An introduction to learning styles.
WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING
		Whole Brain Learning An introduction to whole-brain learning, and an opportunity to explore a sample whole-brain technique.
COPING WITH LOSS
		Coping with Loss An introduction to coping with all types of loss including personal loss, loosing a job, and economic loss.
SELF-ESTEEM
		Self-Esteem A guide to improving your self-esteem. Discuss the causes of low self-esteem and suggest some self-help techniques for raising it.
BUSINESS MATH
		Business Math Teach and learn the basic concepts and usage of basic business math and consumer math. These lesson plans, business lessons, interactive material, and worksheets will introduce your students to basic math concepts. This page highlights our material that fits into a traditional business math curriculum. It begins with more simple money math, decimals, place value, addition, subtraction, percentages, earning money, income and wages, taxes, checking accounts, bank savings accounts, and more consumer math skills. Examples and problems.
EARNING MONEY
		Earning Money Along with working, students need to learn about earning and making money. Learn different ways that people make money. Practice reading and understanding employee earnings statements, paychecks, time card sheets, income, health insurance, deductions, and other lessons related to salary, earning and making money for different careers.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
INFORMATION ON CAREERS, WORK, AND BUSINESS SKILLS
		Careers, Work, Business Skills, Jobs Helpful career, work, and business information. Advice and tips to help you with your own career and work skills. Includes information on getting a job, writing resumes, job search, and interviewing. Once you get a job, learn business skills such as writing business letters and public speaking.
BOOKS ON CAREERS AND BUSINESS
		Books on Careers and Business Helpful books on careers and business.

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CAREER, WORK, AND BUSINESS LESSONS