RTC Faculty Focus
April 2011 (Vol. 9, No.9)
Published by the RTC Library Staff
Renton Technical College
Preparing Students for the Workplace
Kathryn Hake has compiled an extensive list of links on her Vocational Information Center
website. “Skills for Today’s Workforce” has links regarding workplace and employment skills,
communication skills, math and reading literacy, career management skills, life skills, workforce
literacy, grooming skills, time management, listening skills, study and research skills,
citizenship, health and safety, conflict management skills, and more.
http://www.khake.com/page3.html
Goodwill Community Foundation’s LearnFree.org website has free interactive online tutorials covering career
planning, job searching, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, and basic workplace skills including safety,
time management, job success strategies, and more. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/career
Joe Landsberger’s Study Guides & Strategies website has information about the soft skills needed to succeed in the
workplace – communication, getting along with others, problem-solving, project management and more. As an
added bonus, much of the information is available in over 30 languages including Amharic, English, Spanish,
Romanian, Russian and Vietnamese. http://www.studygs.net/
About.com’s Susan M. Heathfield has compiled a list of online “Keys to Success at Work” resources at
http://humanresources.about.com/od/workrelationships/u/work_success.htm
Occupational and Job Online Resources
RTC Media Librarian and Webmaster, Laura Staley, has created a page of helpful links to online
job resources. Laura includes links to career and occupational websites; city, county and state
job sites; local and state newspapers and want ads; national job bank websites; websites for
researching info about potential employers; hospital and medical center websites and job phone
lines; and other useful employment-related websites.
http://www.rtc.edu/library/JobSearch.htm
Back by Popular Demand – Online Copyright for Educators Class
Interested in finding out more about copyright? Sign up for the free, 5-hour, online Copyright
for Educators class offered by the RTC Library’s Media Librarian, Laura Staley. The sign-up
deadline is April 11, 2011 and the class will run from April 18 – May 23, 2011. Contact Laura at
lstaley@rtc.edu or call her at ext. 5679 for more info or if you’re interested in enrolling in the
class.
RTC Library Has Materials on Preparing Students for the Workplace
Call the RTC Library at ext. 2331 or visit http://rtc.edu/library for more info about these and other materials.
Counterproductive Work Behavior: Investigations of Actors and Targets. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association, c2005. Book.
Call number: 158.7 COUNTER 2005p
Crompton, Diane. Find a Job through Social Networking: Use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs,
and More to Advance Your Career. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works, c2011. Book.
Call number: 650.140285 CROMPTO 2011
First Impressions. Watch job interviews on this DVD, talk about what went wrong and have your
class decide who they would hire based on their first impressions of the job candidates.
Call number: MEDIA 658.311 FIRST 2008i
Krannich, Ronald L. No One Will Hire Me!: Avoid 15 Mistakes and Win the Job. Manassas Park,
VA: Impact Publications, c2004. Book.
Call number: 650.14 KRANNIC 2004n
Persuasive English for Job Seekers. This DVD series teaches the job search process and helps with
common terms and questions. Available in English, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, and eight other
languages. Contact library for call numbers for various language editions. English DVD:
Call number: MEDIA 428.34 PERSUAS 200Ue ENGLISH
Resumes: a How-to Guide. This DVD shows how to write a resume when you have very little job
experience.
Call number: MEDIA 650.142 RESUMES 2008h
Ryan, Robin. 60 Seconds & You're Hired! New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2008. Book.
Call number: 650.14 RYAN-R 2008s
We Need Your Contributions and Suggestions
In the next few months, we plan to feature info about instructional technology and
curriculum development. Contact newsletter editor, Debbie Crumb, with your tips, websites
and suggestions. To access past issues, go to the Library’s website at http://rtc.edu/library,
click on Services and Information, then Library Publications, then Recent issues published by
RTC Library, and finally on the desired format (PDF or Word).
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