1. DENISE BISSONNETTE WWW.DIVERSITYWORLD.COM Job Developer

2. QUESTIONS ARE EVERYTHING The questions you ask on a daily basis will shape your destiny as clearly as the skeleton shapes your body. Are you asking the right questions????

3. UNIVERSAL HIRING ROLE Any employer will hire any applicant so long as he or she is convinced that they will generate more revenue than it costs. Believe, Behold, Begin

4. THE 6 QUESTIONS 1.Where is this going to save money? 2. Where will it make money? (It will rarely do both 1 & 2) 3. What is the natural extension these businesses have not taken? 4. Where can I get a business the competitive edge? 5. How can we expand your customer base? 6. Improve your image?

5. NATURAL EXTENSIONS Painters 75% of the time your employee is not working at their highest level of skill. A painter spends more time setting up and cleaning up than actually painting. A worker could come in and prepare the area for painting, taping areas, and cleaning up– while being paid a lot less See Samples

6. 25, 000 JOBS Can you list all 25, 000 jobs Of course not - WE as Career Development Teachers limit people when we help them – without really being aware of it.

7. GROUP WORK Divide into groups Question 1: If you had 5 additional lives how would you spend them? (Activity 1-14.1) What appeals to you most about this life? “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams” Elenor Roosevelt

8. In your groups answer the questions from the bucket – expanding on your answers. Everyone else your job is to listen.

9. Now for 1 minute the others in your group will shower you with complements – and you must sit and listen to them all!

10. THE ANY GAME Read the Article So if a students loves Children Art Nature What are some occupations that would be a perfect fit? How do we discover what those interests are? Denise uses a different method…

11. Activity 2-14 Here are 3 workplaces – Which one would you like to do the most? Second Most? Least? Work at a zoo A private Investigator A chef

12. Why did you pick those occupations? Listen for the reasons – not the just the occupations that they pick

13. DO WHAT YOU LOVE Act 5-2.1 ‘Let the beauty of what you love be what you do’ Rumi, Sufi poet