This paper explores the effectiveness of an occupation based pre-employment workshop implementing resume building and interview skills at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center domiciliary in Indianapolis, Indiana. A needs assessment was conducted and from the information gathered from this process, it was evident that there was a limited amount of opportunities for resume and interview practice in order to increase the veteran's confidence and overall performance with these life skills. From this information a pre-employment skills workshop was formulated in collaboration with the employment specialist at the domiciliary. The pre-employment skills workshop was implemented once a week for four consecutive weeks. Three veterans completed the workshop in its entirety and nine veterans completed two to three sessions of the workshop. Pre and post surveys measuring confidence level and knowledge of basic resume and interview skills were administered before and after workshop experience. Based on results collected from the surveys, it was identified that the pre-employment skills workshop was effective in increasing confidence and overall knowledge of these skills needed to obtain meaningful employment.

Creator

• Sears, Molly

Contributors

• Barton, Becky

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Sears, Molly..pdf

Keyword

• Health Sciences

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2018-05

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/