Career Exploration

Careers in Hospitality Service & Adventure – LZ 1193 Discover rewarding career opportunities in the hospitality industry. Get the inside scoop about jobs in hotel and restaurant management through engaging interviews. Educational, personal and professional requirements are discussed. Learn why thoughtfulness and goodwill are essential for success in these careers. 2009 ed. 18 min. DVD. . . . . . . . .. . . . . ...... . . .$100

Spotlight on Careers in Travel and Hospitality – FH 1188 JetBlue is dedicated to bringing service back to air travel. HK Hotels, infused with charm and Old World service, has been featured in Conde’ Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure. Eric Brinker tells how he overcame severe dyslexia to become JetBlue’s Director of Customer Experience and Henry Kallan, President of HK Hotels, recalls how he emigrated from the former Czechoslovakia at the age of 21 and got started in the hotel industry as a busboy. 2007 ed. 17 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . $110

Internet Careers: Front-End, Back-End & E-Everywhere – CP 1158 This program travels the Web to explore Internet careers in three main areas: The front end, back end, and everywhere in between. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. 2008 ed. 24 min. DVD. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .$110

Ad Infinitum: The Many Paths into Advertising – FH 1159 Who goes into advertising? How do you break in? And what does it take to succeed once you get there? This program goes to New York City-based Euro RSCG, one of the world’s largest ad agencies, to find out. 2006 ed. 60 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . .$160

Advertising, Public Relations, & Marketing Careers – CYC 1208 ADVERTISING: Follows graduating advertising students as they intern at an advertising agency. They show and discuss how every day is constantly changing and different at an agency. They spend time in different departments such as creative, account relations, and media buying.

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Follows graduating public- relations students as they intern at a TV station and a PR agency. They show and discuss the challenges of wearing many hats and doing everything during a special event. What they like best is helping their clients grow and accomplish their objectives. MARKETING: Follows graduating marketing majors as they finish their internships and seek full time positions. The variety of tasks, travel, and meeting new people are what they like best about a career in marketing. (No preview) 2006 ed. 60 min. 3DVDS. . . . . . . . . ........ . . .$180

Career Cluster: Marketing, Sales & Services – CE 1057 Helps students understand the myriad career opportunities in marketing, sales, & service industries. Topics include job availability, education & travel requirements, and salary ranges. Viewers will see successful professionals discuss their own marketing career choices, how they entered those fields, overcame obstacles, and eventually climbed the ladder of success. Seven different career pathways leading to 35 different job titles are highlighted. 2008ed. 25 min. DVD. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .$170

Career Cluster: Hospitality & Tourism – CE 1058 Helps students understand the myriad career opportunities in hospitality & tourism. Topics include job availability, education & travel requirements, and salary ranges. Viewers will see successful professionals discuss their own hospitality & tourism career choices, how they entered those fields, overcame obstacles, & eventually climbed the ladder of success. Seven different career pathways leading to 35 different job titles are highlighted. 2008ed. 25 min. DVD . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$170

Spotlight on Careers in Entrepreneurship – FH 1040 Kinko’s has grown to more than 1,500 stores and 23,000 employees worldwide. Pleasant Rowland’s American Girl dolls made her $700 million when she sold her company to Mattel. How did these incredible entrepreneurs do it? Section one profiles Orfalea, who talks about overcoming dyslexia while growing up and his business philosophy, which is based on his freethinking, creative style. In section two, Rowland describes her motivation in creating the American Girls and how her special approach to marketing and distribution has helped make them so popular. 2007 ed. 20 min. DVD . . . . .. . . . . .$110

Careers to Consider: The Hospitality Industry – MEC 1018 Hospitality is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, encompassing a wide variety of occupations and career paths. Illustrates the exciting opportunities offered by the industry. Viewers are introduced to three main areas of expertise – hotel management, culinary arts, and tourism –with detailed explanations of important jobs in each. The challenges of working as a hotel general manager, business center supervisor, front desk supervisor, executive chef, food scientist, professional food server, commercial pilot, bed-and-breakfast innkeeper, and cruise ship manager are revealed with the help of expert interviews and high-energy visuals. 2008 ed. DVD 23mins $110

Starting Fresh: How I Found a Job with a Troubled Background – LIN 975 Follow Join Trey, a young man with a troubled past, as he tries to make a fresh start. Ready to find a job, Trey takes his audience on an entertaining, educational ride as he records his own video documentary of the job hunting process. Trey’s documentary lets his audience learn the pitfalls and secrets of finding a job, especially with a criminal past. When viewers apply his techniques and lessons to their own personal job search, they should have the same positive outcome as Trey. 2007 ed. 20 min. DVD. . . . . . . . ...... . . .$130

Your Hired: Skills You Need to Get the Job You Want – LIN 972 What does it take to get a job in today’s demanding workplace? Do you have the skills on every employer’s wish list? Identifies the skills all workers need – whether they’re in the office, on the construction site, or working retail. Some skills have to do with the personal qualities of honesty and enthusiasm. People skills are all about teamwork and working well with others. Learn how to develop the skills you need to get the job you want. 2007 ed. 20 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . .$130

Spotlight on Careers in Fitness and Sports – FH 1039 Cindy Sites was a ballet dancer & Ray Anderson played football and baseball in college. Section one focuses on Sites’ success as owner of Go Figure Fitness, a small chain of studios where she and her staff teach her Figure Method—a combination of Pilates, yoga, and classical ballet technique. Section two tracks the career of Anderson from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, to sports agent, to Vice President of NFL Operations. 2007 ed. 17 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110

Restaurant Orientation – FH 1009 Shot in several popular Philadelphia locations, this DVD shows students what it’s like to work in the restaurant industry. The program is composed of short, quick sound bites by the people who know the business best; waiters, bartenders, chefs, hosts, managers, owners, etc. Comments run the gamut such as salary, hours, employee turnover, important skills sets, rewards and career opportunities. 2006 ed. DVD 14min. ... $70

Where are the Jobs? Finding Job Leads and Openings – LIN 908 Cold calling, networking, informational interviewing, friends and relatives, the Internet—there are many ways to find a job. The most effective job search combines several different methods to find job leads and openings. Gain an edge on how to find the right job for you. 2005 ed. 17 min. DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$130

The Arts, Audio Visual Technology & Communications – CP 798 Looks at opportunities to design, produce, exhibit, perform, write, or publish in a variety of media, including theater, film, textiles, newspaper, radio, and television. Includes interviews with a cable broadcast engineer, newspaper reporter, professional actor, commercial artist, and a TV director/producer. 2004 ed. 24 min. DVD ....... $110

Great Careers in Two Years or Less- LIN 837 Are you searching for a career that doesn’t require a long-term commitment in college or training? Do you want a career field that will still be “hot” in the next ten years? Provides information you need for a successful career in a field that takes less than two years of study. Examples include entrepreneurship, dental assistant, office administration, and cosmetology. 2005 ed. 32 min. DVD . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .$130

Lavish Gala: Behind the Scenes – CE 752 Imagine attending an elegant gala event for 900 people. Behind-the-scenes look at a black-tie gala held at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas. Interviews with professional meeting planners and hotel staff provide valuable insights into producing such an event. Students will obtain a real-world outlook on production skills, procedures, and techniques utilized in catering and other specialized food-related operations. Key players, from the meeting planner to the banquet department, are shown performing their duties. 2003 ed. 22 min. DVD . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$140

Careers in Marketing – CE 606 Career opportunities in marketing cover the gamut from e-commerce, advertising, product research & management, and sales to nonprofit organizations. Many broad careers with options within those careers are shown. Marketing professionals discuss education and training requirements, skills and talents needed, advancement opportunities, and salary ranges. 2001 ed. 20 min. DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120

Careers in Marketing (PowerPoint CD) – CE 768 What is marketing and what types of opportunities are available in this industry. Suggests educational requirements, experience needed, and salary ranges for various positions. 2004 ed. 30 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60

Jobs, Careers, and Education (PowerPoint CD) – CE 864 A guide for students to understand the relationships between education and their career choices. Highlights important issues such as mentors, networking, relocation, and how to critique their own lifestyle. Sensitive subjects such as stereotypes and gender biases are discussed. Presentation is very helpful for those students who are wondering how to prepare for life after high school. 2006 ed. 77 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$85

Careers in Apparel & Textiles (PowerPoint CD) – CE 766 Explores four major areas: clothing services; clothing production and management; textile and clothing design; and merchandising and retailing. 2004 ed. 16 Slides. . .$50

Careers in Fashion (PowerPoint CD) – CE 767 Do you have a flair for fashion? Why not turn the flair into a career? You can work as a model, show coordinator, make-p artist, hair stylist, modeling agency executive or any of the other jobs needed in the fashion industry. 2004 ed. 17 SLIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50

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