Keeping a Job
This section contains information for students, families, and educators on job retention and career advancement.
Technical Assistance Paper: Non-Paid Community-Based Vocational Educational (CBVE) Programs
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/y2006-2.pdf
Contains a form for evaluating 22 work maturity skills which are directly related to job retention and advancement.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Composed of some of the biggest names in American industry and education, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has identified the skills, knowledge and expertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the 21st century. The essential life and career skills they have identified are flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross cultural skills, productivity and accountability, and leadership and responsibility.
Soft Skills: The Competitive Edge
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/softskills.htm
Web page identifies six competencies that are keys to success for younger workers with disabilities: networking, enthusiasm, professionalism, communication skills, teamwork, and problem solving and critical thinking.
Factors that Influence Employer Decisions in Hiring and Retaining an Employee with a Disability
http://www.worksupport.com/resources/viewContent.cfm/345
Journal article with findings of an employer survey that appears to indicate that employers rate work performance higher than disability issues or social responsibility in hiring and retaining employees with disabilities.
Workforce Retention, Absence and Disability Management: Summary of Disability Management Employer Coalition/Virginia Commonwealth University Survey
http://www.worksupport.com/documents/DMECWorkplaceRetentionSurveyResults.pdf
Paper summarizing findings from a survey of 95 progressive employers found that factors rated most highly for employee retention were employee awareness of benefits and services, fair compensation, compelling organizational mission, credible managers, equitable and respectful treatment of employees, and employees engaged with the organization and their jobs.
Career Advancement in Tough Times
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_44/b4106052111185.htm
Article discusses the dos and don’ts of becoming an indispensable employee during difficult economic periods.
Career Advancement
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/workplacesurvival/u/career_advancement.htm#s5Web
Web page discusses workplace issues that can make or break a career including mentors, use of cell phones at work, office politics, after-work behavior, performance reviews, and handling job stress.
Job Seeker Survival Guide
http://images.traderonline.com/img/eg_pd/Images_2006/JSSG%20booklet%202007.pdf
Survival Tactic #5: Keeping the Job includes attendance, dependability, responsibility, attitude, mentors, and career development.
Creative Job Search
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/
On-line guide with a wealth of information including Job Success Skills for keeping a job.
