The above handbook is by the Rotary Club of Harare. This will be available for email reproduction and sale to students. We are beginning with a selected sample of schools.

The price per reproduced copy, payable to the Rotary Club of Highlands, Harare, will be $1. Schools may add on their own charges for paper, printing and profit.

It is hoped that each school will place copies in its library for availability to students who might not be able to purchase their own copies.

Please contact us in having a complementary copy sent to you by email.

CONTENTS

For your information, the contents are as follows:

Part 1 
Deciding on, and Beginning Your Career Path:

• Choosing a career path / job
• Vocational Guidance And Psychometric Assessment.
• How To Find Out About Careers.
• Shadowing.
• Job Spotting.
• Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• How To Prepare A Letter Of Application.
• Some Do's, Don'ts And Maybes.
• Sources Of Misinformation About Jobs.
• Advice To Job Seekers.

Part 2 
Making your own area of employment:

• Starting your own business:

• • What you need
  • Basic requirements

• Drawing up a business plan
• Difficulties faced by entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.
• Setting up a business in Zimbabwe.
• Businesses anyone can start.

Part 3 
Background Essentials For Career Success:

• Study Techniques
• Memorisation And Recall.
• Reading Speed And Comprehension.
• Examination Techniques.
• A Glossary Of Examination Terms.

Part 4 
Helping the student:

• The Positive Parent's Role

Glossary

• A Glossary Of Keywords For Career Choice And Job Seeking

CAREERS TALKS

Some schools have requested that careers talks should accompany the distribution of the Handbook.

Menu of possible talks

1. How to build up your CV, starting now!
2. The various types of 'difficult student' - and a psychologist's view on how parents might help.
3. 'Coaching without resistance; - how parents can motivate students to study effectively for examinations success.
4. Discussion of the Rotary Careers and Self Development Handbook 2008 - question the writer of this comprehensive handbook.
5. How to learn the basic skills of reading speed and comprehension, and handwriting speed, and legibility.
6. Any topic you might care to specify.

The above talks could be presented to audiences of any combination of teachers, parents and students. Rotarians are available for discussion of specific careers e.g. Accountancy, marketing, law etc.

There would be no charge for any of the talks. However, the school in question would be required to download and make at least one copy of the book at the fee of $1.

Please contact us should you be interested in any of the above possibilities.