Winning at Work Readiness

Employers look to hire workers who bring more to the table than a solid academic background in their chosen field. They seek employees with leadership, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills. Learning these work "survival" skills--which also can be utilized in school, at home, and out in the community--starts early, before students consider entering the workplace. The helpful guides in this series provide young people with the tools they need to survive and thrive as students, workers, and world citizens. *Covers an array of useful interpersonal skills *Examples are real-life situations to which teens can relate *Ties to the Common Core Initiative regarding career readiness