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Too many job-seekers enter an employment situation wearing a blindfold. Attorney Johanna Harris has spent her career untying the various legal entanglements that result when employees don’t take the time to read the fine print. In this course you’ll learn the secrets to decode the interview process, offer letters, background investigations and performance evaluations.

If you're in transition and prepared to go from having a job to loving your career, you need to be prepared before you sign on the dotted line. Learn the intricacies of employment from labor lawyer Johanna Harris. Find out the questions employers can and can't ask during interviews and how you should answer them.

You'll also learn how to carefully read an offer letter and the how and why of background investigations. Ever wonder why a company runs a credit check on you, even if you won’t handle money in your new job? Harris answers this question and dozens more of the most common issues that cause frustration for potential employees.

Once you land a position, you want to excel. That's why the course concludes with advice on the mentoring process. Learn the do's and don'ts of mentoring and the secrets of the performance review process.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How to handle the risky questions interviewers may ask.
Why employers run credit checks prior to hiring someone.
What you need to understand during new employee orientation.
The do’s and don’ts of the mentoring process.
The mechanics of a performance evaluation.

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· Class 1 Job Interviews

Section 1 Questions Employers Will Ask
Section 2 How to Handle the Risky Questions
- Bonus Ask the Instructor - Class 1
Quiz 1 Test Your Knowledge

· Class 2 Offer Letters

Section 1 Understanding the Details About Your New Job
Quiz 2 Test Your Knowledge

· Class 3 Background Investigations

Section 1 Dealing with Your Past
Section 2 Credit Checks
Section 3 Online Records and Drug Tests
- Bonus Ask the Instructor - Class 3
Quiz 3 Test Your Knowledge

· Class 4 New Employee Orientation

Section 1 Absentee Policies, Equipment and Secondary Jobs
- Bonus Ask the Instructor 1 - Class 4
Section 2 Travel, Flexibility and Evaluations
- Bonus Ask the Instructor 2 - Class 4
Quiz 4 Test Your Knowledge

· Class 5 Mentoring

Section 1 The Value of a Mentor
Section 2 Do's and Don'ts of Mentoring
Quiz 5 Test Your Knowledge

· Class 6 Performance Evaluations

Section 1 Determine Your Goals and Objectives
Section 2 The Mechanics of an Evaluation
Section 3 Traps for Managers
Quiz 6 Test Your Knowledge

· Certificate of Completion

Certificate

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Johanna Harris is a labor lawyer and consultant who specializes in investigating employee wrongdoing. She has been a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor and in-house labor counsel for two multinational corporations. She is currently the CEO of Hire Fire and Retire, LLC.

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