Course

Finding and Keeping a Warehouse Job

Important Notice

This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Warehouse Training
Course code
LWTP 0105
Credits
1.00
Semester length
15
Max class size
19
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course enables the student to acquire the necessary skills to find a job in the warehouse and distribution field and then to use successful interview techniques and job skills to get and keep the job. Students will learn how to produce a professional resume and will be shown how to use the internet to search successfully for jobs. Interviewing techniques and positive work site attitudes will be developed.
Course content
  1. Basic computer skills for resume and cover letter writing.
  2. Internet skills for the job seeker.
  3. Successful interviewing techniques.
  4. Positive work site attitudes and ethics.
Learning activities
  • Instructor presentation
  • Computer lab hands on practice
  • Overheads
  • Class discussion
  • Video taping of mock interviews and peer evaluation
Means of assessment
  • The student must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the instructor an ability to use the computer both to produce a professional resume and to seek job opportunities by means of the internet.
  • The student must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the instructor by means of mock videotaped interviews an understanding of some successful interview techniques.
  • The student must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the instructor in role play an understanding of what constitutes positive work attitudes and ethics.
Learning outcomes
  • The student will learn sufficient computer skills to produce a professional resume and cover letter.
  • The student will learn sufficient computer skills to search the internet for job opportunities.
  • The student will learn and be observed demonstrating successful interview techniques.
  • The student will demonstrate an understanding of good work attitudes and ethics.
Textbook materials

Nil. Topic relevant material will be provided in handout form throughout the course.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Instructor permission

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

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Institution Transfer details for LWTP 0105
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025