AIR TRAVELERS AREN’T ALONE, JOB APPLICANTS CAN EXPECT TO WAIT IN LONGER LINES TOOWritten by Mason Duchatschek
As travelers have been told to expect longer wait times at airports in exchange for their protection, job seekers should be prepared to wait longer for job offers for same reason. According to concept of negligent hiring, employers are liable for criminal or torturous behavior caused by their employees. Unscrupulous, and dangerous individuals with suspect values and criminal backgrounds often aren’t discovered if an employer doesn’t diligently evaluate job applicants. The payoff reflected in reduced risks of workplace violence easily justifies any additional time or financial investment.
| | Credibility + Exposure = Adult Ed Teaching Written by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
How can you gain credibility and exposure for you and your business, reach a motivated audience, develop a far-flung network, hone your presentation skills -- and get paid to do it? Many executives and entrepreneurs have found an answer: they teach classes in adult education programs. Adult education is big business. In new century, "change" is a hot topic and learning is no longer confined to traditional degree programs. As people want to grow their careers and enrich their lives, specialized programs have emerged to reach this market. Some teaching venues require at least a master's degree. Others allow you to share your unique skills, from designing brochures to tarot reading. Temple University's continuing education program has offered a half-day class taught by a cleaning lady. The subject? Speed cleaning. If a target market exists for your business or if you have knowledge that people can use on job, chances are a target market exists for you in world of adult education. By entering this world, you can demonstrate your skills to a receptive audience, meet some terrific people, learn more than you expected and even have some fun. Teaching requires more than a good speaking voice and a knowledge-filled brain. Every minute you are in classroom, you are marketing yourself to your students. You must keep students involved for up to eight hours. Since average adult attention span is about fifteen minutes, you have to design exercises, activities and questions. You have to deal with unexpected. Students will arrive late, ask off-the-wall questions and challenge your expertise. Occasionally, students will be rude, insulting or even abusive.
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