Giok,

I used to substitute in a Vocational School that was part of the high school in a local town. Along with purely vocational courses like carpentry, computer repair, cooking, electrical wiring, welding, and small engine repair, they also taught "getting a job", a course that worked the kid through the process of writing a resume, and setting up a package that included the resume along with some of the work the student had done over the past year. By the time the kid graduated he could walk into any local firm, offer his package to the Human Resource person, and be well on his way to a job, before the graduates of the regular academic classes had even gotten his foot in the door.

Throughout my college and post college years I always regretted not taking short hand and typing, asa these two courses woud have made my college and early professional life so much easier. This was way before the idea of personal computers was even thought of.

Dave