Techniques in using the telephone to get job information, and how to set up interviews are also covered. Job Interview Training is required of most long-term students. This fourteen-hour class ends with practice job interviews involving local employers. The interviews are videotaped and analyzed to encourage future success in this type of skill. Communications Training helps students improve skills and build self-confidence.
Students spend sixteen hours learning methods of communicating effectively in difficult situations.
This is taught with the workplace in mind. Counselors also provide services to the individual on issues that are training related, or of a personal nature. These issues can include but are not limited to, drug and alcohol problems, relationships, stress, time management, peer pressure, and other issues. The Placement Counselor assists students on a group and individual basis with their job search. A job fair is held on campus each spring allowing students to meet with different employers from around the state.