Learning Tools

Bob Roth has created a series of Self-Scoring Learning Tools™ for use by Colleges and Universities. These tools help students reach a better understanding of the critical topics that can make them more successful in their college, career and life endeavors.

Importantly, these tools guide students to better performance by giving them the critical information and techniques that others have used to find success.

A Selection of Self-Scoring Learning Tools™

SSLT-1.	Finding Success In College - Students who want to be more successful should use this tool during each year of college. By doing so, they can evaluate their progress and map out a plan to make changes and improvements.
SSLT-2.	Potential For Job Hunting Success - Students can dramatically improve their chances of landing a great job when they use this tool to assess their knowledge of the job hunting process and identify the areas that need to be addressed.
SSLT-3.	Preparation For Interviewing Success - Most students are underprepared for the critical interview process. Successful interviews begin with adequate preparation. This tool will help students to assess their needs, so they can focus on the areas that are most important to interviewing success.
SSLT-4.	Prepare An Effective Resume - Powerful resumes can make the difference between getting an interview and getting the boot. This tool walks students through the thinking and preparation that goes into a great resume.
SSLT-5.	Effective Communication Skills - Every student’s career can be enhanced by improving their communication skills. This tool can help students to recognize the role that communication plays in college, career and life experiences.
SSLT-6.	The Attitude You Present - It is a student’s attitude that shows people who they really are. Using this tool, the student can assess his/her current attitude and determine if and where improvements are needed.
SSLT-7.	Your Maturity & Commitment - Some employers are concerned about the maturity and commitment of recent graduates who have entered the workforce. This tool will enable college students to assess their own maturity and commitment, as it may be viewed by potential employers.
SSLT-8.	Assess Your Networking Skills - The more people who know, like and trust a student, the easier it will be to obtain the information and contacts they will need to land a great job and find success in family, career and life endeavors. Students can assess their networking skills and learn about areas that need improvement.
SSLT-9.	Your Leadership Skills - Leadership skills are in high demand. Since every employer needs and wants people with leadership skills, students should be aware of their current level of leadership ability. With that knowledge students can pinpoint the improvements that can take them to the next level.
SSLT-10.	Focus On Accomplishments - Employers hire people who get things done. This tool will help students to identify and evaluate their current list of positive accomplishments and also show them why stories about these accomplishments are critical to interviewing and career success.
SSLT-11.	Building Relationships For Greater Success - “Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.” -- Charles Hendrickson Brower With that in mind, students can assess their own relationship building skills and chart a course to strengthen those skills.
SSLT-12.	Success On The Job - Landing a good job is one thing. But, being successful in that job is another. By using this tool, students can evaluate their potential for finding success in their first job.
SSLT-13.	Employment Success Through Differentiation - To some degree, all college seniors seem very much alike to employers. That is why the students who can set themselves apart from the crowd have a gigantic advantage over the other interview candidates. Students should utilize this tool to assess their ability to differentiate themselves.
SSLT-14.	Self-Confidence, A Critical Factor In Success - Students who are self-confident will always have the advantage over those who are not, when it comes to employment interviews. This tool will help students understand their current level of self-confidence and help them identify steps they can take to change that perception.
SSLT-15.	Fear Can Hold You Back - Everyone is afraid of things. However, the most successful students find a way to deal with those fears. When students answer these questions they will learn more about fear. With this information, students can address the fears that may limit their success.
SSLT-16.	Social Skills And Behaviors - Common courtesy, business etiquette, office behavior, table manners, introductions and showing respect for others are all part of the world that students are about to enter. This tool will help students better understand the areas they should address to improve their social skills.
SSLT-17.	Develop A Plan Of Action - Every college student has goals that they would like to achieve. This tool shows students how to evaluate their own goals and plans. It helps them to understand the factors and principles needed to prepare an effective plan, so they can accomplish their goals.
SSLT-18.	Preparation - Hidden within everything we do successfully is the need for preparation. This tool walks students through the areas that are critical to their success in college and in the workplace and explains how they can be better prepared for the challenges they face.
SSLT-19.	Consequences - Every decision and action has consequences. By recognizing and considering the consequences of their decisions and actions, students can greatly improve their odds for success. With this tool, students will be better prepared to address the consequences of their future decisions and actions.
SSLT-20.	Change - Change is ongoing, never ending, certain and increasing in speed. That means that the way things are today will not be the way things are tomorrow. It also means that students must change continually, in order to become and remain successful. By using this tool, students will better understand the need for continuous learning and growth.

The Director of Career Services, at any College or University, can obtain more information about these inexpensive, one of a kind, tools by sending an e-mail message to Bob Roth at: The4Realities@aol.com.

Parents and students interested in these tools will be able to obtain them when my next book comes out, early in 2009. Simply provide me with your e-mail address and I will notify you when the book is available. -- Bob Roth
(The4Realities@aol.com)