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A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society. The most important challenge for any emigrant to any new community is the language because they could not make communication with others try getting a job, making friends, or even completing basic tasks like buying food or filling out forms.

The main benefit a person gains when committing to learn English or any language is the ability to communicate with the language itself and create connections with a wider range of the world's.

Advance their language skills by interacting with English-speaking adults in the workplace. Become better integrated into the wider community .Experience being treated as adults. Participate in learning as an active, rather than passive, process. Earn wages while charting long-range career plans Gain access to high-skill jobs.

Gain understanding of the opportunities available in postsecondary

Our advice to a new comers to USA is important to learn the English language because that’s the only way to be involving in the community.

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You can complete your high school education through Corona Public Library's Career Online High School
By Abigail Schellberg, Library and Recreation Assistant Director
Did you know that 15.2% of Corona's residents who are 25-years-old or older do not have a high school diploma?[1] If you're in this group, the Corona Public Library wants you to know that we're here for you. We believe in you, so we're here to give you a second chance to earn an accredited high school diploma - that's right, not a GED! - through our Career Online High School.

This 100% online program will give you an opportunity to earn a high school diploma while gaining career skills in your choice of one of ten employment fields, ranging from Child Care and Education to Homeland Security. Working closely with your own personal academic coach, you'll complete 18 credits (14 academic and 4 career) on your time - that is, if you don't have credits to transfer - and you can finish in 18 months or less! When you do graduate, you'll be prepared for your job search with a high school diploma, a career certificate, a resume and a cover letter.

We understand that not finishing school the first time around may have given you some self-doubt. You might be questioning if this time will be any different, but this program is set up to help you stick with it. For one, as a Career Online High School student, you'll have a built-in support system. You'll be assigned an academic coach who is dedicated to your success, encouraging you each step of the way. Your coach will be available if you have any questions, and they'll connect you to an instructor if you need additional help with a lesson.

With Career Online High School, not only will you have more support than you had in high school the first time around, but you'll also have a much more flexible schedule. We know you have family and work responsibilities, and we'll give you 24/7 access to an online learning environment, so you can learn on your own time and at your own pace. You'll end up spending about 8-10 hours a week on your coursework, but you set your own hours. Plus, the program includes biweekly online 21st century skill seminars to help with time management and study habits, and monthly career webinars that will help prepare you for the workplace environment.

There are so many benefits to earning your high school diploma. You'll likely have new job opportunities come your way or maybe even advancement at your current job after you achieve this educational milestone. Once you have your diploma, you can enroll in college or a professional certificate program to make your career dreams a reality. And your kids and family members will be quite impressed with your accomplishment! With Career Online High School, a path to a brighter future is within your reach.

Here's what a few of our graduates have to say about how it felt to achieve their goal:

"Seeing my sisters graduate pushed me to go for my high school diploma. I did it! Having my high school diploma means a lot - to me, I feel like I've accomplished something, and now that I have my diploma, I can go to college and start my career. If I can do it, you can do it."

"I left Mexico without finishing my high school diploma, and this was my third time trying to get it done. My family is very excited about this accomplishment! Now that I have my diploma, I'm going to find a better job and go to college. This is an easy program that just requires your free time. You can do it, too!"

"Graduation day was the happiest day of my life. It was a recognition that I have accomplished something for myself, and I'm proud of it. This diploma is the key to all of the doors that I want to open in my future!"

As the Corona Public Library's Library and Recreation Assistant Director, I'm thrilled to be able to play a part in Career Online High School, and I have been since we first partnered with the California State Library and Gale, a Cengage Company, to begin offering the program two years ago. At each graduation, I see how proud our graduates are and how excited they are about their achievements. This program truly offers a way to improve your life and your family's life, so won't you give it a try?

All Corona residents who are 19-years-old or older can qualify for this program by completing an online self-assessment and prerequisite course, and then participating in an in-person interview. If you or someone you know could benefit from Career Online High School, visit our library's website for more information or get started with your online assessment today.

Abigail Schellberg is the Corona Public Library's Library and Recreation Assistant Director. Throughout her time working with the library's Career Online High School program since it launched in March 2016, the library has awarded 15 scholarships and five have graduated. Seven students are currently enrolled and working their way to graduation.

[1] https://www.coronaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=4094

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Complete Your Education, Corona Public Library Offers Online High School Diplomas

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By Abigail Schellberg, Library and Recreation Assistant Director Did you know that 15.2% of Corona's residents who are 25-years-old or older do not have a high school diploma?[1] If you're in this group, the Corona Public Library wants you to know that we're here for you.

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Performing in teams is a reality that just about all of us face whether we work in large organizations or small public or private for-profit or not. In fact unless you run your own small business you can expect to be a member of several work teams. And working in teams means finding a way of dealing with all sorts of personalities and making the best of the situation to help the team perform at the highest level.

But what kind of team player are you? Take our quiz and find out for yourself!

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Community

1.       What is the definition of the community?

2.       What is the most important challenge for any emigrant to any new community?

3.       What is the benefit for learning English language in communication   ?

4.       How English language involve the learners in the community connected learning?

5.       What is the most important advice for the new comers to any community?

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1.       Communication

2.       Connections

3.       Learners

4.       Involve

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We believe the education is one of the most important key to get success personal, familiar and professional. That is why the city of Corona is offering to the community Only High School diplomas.

Guiding questions:

1.      Do you think is important to get a High School diploma?

2.      Do you know the ways or option to do?

3.      Would you like to get it online?

4.      How can you benefit from this program?

5.      How do you visualize yourself when you finish this program?

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Consumerism refers to the theory that spending money and consuming goods is good for the economy. Opponents of consumerism suggest simple living is a more sustainable lifestyle and better for the environment.

-Is consumerism good?

Yes, consumerism is good for the economy, in light of the fact that it makes more economic action. When somebody purchases a product, a business stays in business. ... Consumerism "is" economy. If there was no consumer there would be no need for a market.

-Can you avoid being consumer?

-What are the positive and negative effects of consumerism?

-What is the difference between consumer and consumerism?

-What is culture of consumerism?

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Consumerism has turned into an addiction.

As a society, we are addicted to consumption. We consume products, food, things...at an alarming rate.

I'm starting this "Understanding Series" with consumerism for a reason. I'm going to go in-depth with every area of your finances throughout this series, but it all starts right here.

If you don't understand consumerism and how to get out of the trap, you will lack in every other area of your finances.

Here it is: how to set yourself apart from the average consumer. How to be a savvy consumer...

You're About to Become a Savvy Consumer

From credit card offers to coupons in the mail, we are constantly hit with marketing. Marketing is everywhere. It's all around us, all the time and it always will be. It's there to get us to buy, buy, BUY! And that's okay, because that's how business works, but it's up to us to buy, as the consumer, intelligently. And it can be done, even if you're an American.

We Americans get a bad rap due to our overspending and luxurious lifestyles that we can't actually afford. It's true that most Americans who look rich aren't. Who wouldn't want that new Mercedes with no money down and 4,000 easy payments of $500? As long as we can afford the monthly payment, it's ours right? Well that's another topic for another article, but it is possible to live within your means and be a savvy consumer, even if you do live in the Land of Opportunity.

In fact, I'm going to show you how to be a savvy consumer. More importantly, I'm going to show you how to take advantage of marketing campaigns without being taken advantage of by them. Are you ready? You've got this...

Change Your Thinking

I'm sure you've heard that before, just change your thinking. That's the difference between the rich and the poor, right? Well yes and no, but thinking alone won't do anything for your spending or your finances - there has to be action involved.

So what do I mean by "change you thinking"?

I mean don't be fooled by marketing techniques. Learn how to spot them and take advantage of them. You have to have your marketing guard up constantly. Always be on the look out for someone trying to get you to spend money, because honestly, there will always be someone trying to get you to spend money.

Let's get into a practical example of what I'm talking about...

How I Paid $47 for a Brand New Laptop

Do you remember those deals that used to be everywhere on the internet?

"Get this new laptop, iPod, or other new electronic item for free. Click here!"

Those ads were everywhere, so finally I decided to check it out. I didn't believe the ad (at least not without some kind of catch), but I did want to know what was going on, so I clicked the banner. If you've ever clicked on one of those banners, you know how it works. You complete X amount of offers and they send you your free item. Not as easy as it sounds? Of course not, but I knew that it couldn't be a flat out lie or the ads would have been taken down a long time ago and there certainly wouldn't be so many.

So I tried it out. My wife and I sat down at the computer for a few hours to see what this deal was all about.

Here's the short of it: we signed up for 14 different "free" offers. Now some of these offers required shipping, handling or processing charges (I guess they don't really understand what "free" means), but overall I suppose the offers were kind of "free".

Now I'm not a lawyer by any means, but I know how to read the fine print and I did...with every single offer. It turns out that every offer we signed up for would begin charging us after a certain time period (monthly subscription, reoccurring product shipments, etc.), so we made a list and here's what it included:

What we signed up for (product, service, etc.)

How to cancel it (who to call, where to go, etc.)

The date to cancel by (before we get charged)

The account information (too many accounts to remember all of them)

We got our laptop. It was worth about $1,200 at the time (I looked it up) and we paid a total of $47. When the dates came, we cancelled everything. Only one of the accounts had some sort of error and charged us for something else, but one phone call took that charge off and left us with a laptop after paying the $47 and putting in about 4 or 5 hours of work (including cancellation time, reading the fine print and signing up for the offers).

Why did I tell you that?

Because offers like that are meant for people who won't cancel the stuff they sign up for. We calculated how much it would have cost us if we would have kept everything and not cancelled the trials, subscriptions and products...the grand total? Around $600/month. Sounds crazy, right? How many people signed up for those offers, possibly got the laptop and continued paying the $600/month? Probably a lot. That's why they do things like that. It's for the people who are completely unaware of their finances.

It takes discipline and organization to pull off actually getting a free (or $47) laptop and most people don't have either of those things when it comes to money. The companies know that, but that's okay, because that isn't you or me - we are savvy.

It Doesn't Have to Be Worth $1,000

The laptop was an extreme example of how to be a savvy consumer, but that doesn't mean you can't apply this to every area of your life. We are a family of six, so something even as minuscule as dinner needs to be planned out strategically to be the most savvy consumers we can be, without spending hours trying to save a few bucks.

How does that work? We always have a plan.

When our kids wanted McDonald's last week, we decided to make it happen (we rarely eat fast food). So we went to McDonalds and spent about as much as we would at a sit-down restaurant, right? Nope. We bought all the cheeseburgers from McDonalds for about $8. Then I went to the grocery store and bought a 50 cent bag of fries (that the kids actually prefer over Micky D's fries) and cooked them at home. What about the soda? Did we drink water because it's healthier and cheaper? Heck no! This was a fun meal and a rare occasion for us to east fast food, so I decided to "secret shop" the sodas.

Total cost of a fast-food meal for six: "$8.50", but not really...

I know I just kind of slipped the secret shopping thing in there, but basically I am signed up for several secret shopper websites, so I constantly get emails about shops around me. I had an email to get free sodas from a local store as a secret shopper so I chose that day to do it. By the way, I actually got paid $15 to buy those sodas...

Actual total cost of a fast-food meal for six: "-$6.50."

The 7 BEs of Being a Savvy Consumer

Yes, we got paid to eat dinner. That's not normal.

And that's my point. Don't be normal. Be savvy. Savvy is anything but normal.

Don't fall for the tricks and gimmicks - take advantage of them. Figure out what you can take advantage of by being a savvy consumer. Once you know what the marketing goal is, it's usually easy to spot how it can be of use to you, as long as you don't fall for the actual gimmick they're expecting you to fall for.
Here are the 7 BEs to being a savvy consumer:

1. BE an intelligent money saver - The main purpose of coupons is to get you to buy a bunch of other stuff that you didn't have coupons for. If you find a great coupon, have a plan and stick to it. Don't be wooed by advertising, stick to your plan. And calculate how much time you're using with coupons. It's not worth saving $30 or even $50 if it's costing you 10+ hours per week. Your time is more valuable than that.

2. BE a skeptic who takes action - When you're given the opportunity to get something for free or cheap by sitting through a sales pitch (such as a timeshare pitch - does that bring up any bad memories?), have a plan ahead of time. Don't go to the resort to get a free ticket for Disney World and spend $50,000 on a timeshare that you didn't even know existed an hour earlier. Decisions like that take weeks, months or years to make. You should never make an on-the-spot decision, and especially not for a free prize that would have cost you less than a hundred dollars. If you can't control yourself, just go buy the ticket, trip or whatever you're getting.

3. BE quick to look, but slow to act - Always be on the lookout for opportunities to benefit from, save money or make money, but make sure you fully understand everything you're doing before diving in head first. Don't be afraid of missing an opportunity by waiting to make a decision. It's better to miss something, than to get into something you shouldn't have.

4. BE mindful with your money - Never make a purchase without taking two seconds to ask: do I really need this and is this the best price for this item? How many purchases have you made, only to go back a day later and realize you overpaid? It may or may not be worth finding a coupon or a better deal, but the important thing is to take the time to ask the question.

5. BE an intelligent traveler - Traveling can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Be a smart and savvy vacationer. There are plenty of options out there to book cheap resorts, swap homes and find cheap tickets. That may mean traveling during offseason, but what's more important: booking a specific week or saving enough money to take two vacations for the price of one?

6. BE a planner - Savvy consumers plan ahead. Period. From meal planning to vacation planning, it helps to be ahead of the game. When you go grocery shopping, you should have a list, stick to it and everything on that list should be for a specific meal. When you shop for clothes, keep a list of the things you need and the things you already have too many of. It's hard to fall for marketing and advertising gimmicks, when you walk into a store knowing exactly what you need. The more you plan in advance, the less you spend.

7. [Don't] BE sold on spending money - It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking you have to spend money to have fun. It's quite often the opposite. Generally the more expensive something is, the less quality time it produces. Think about it: movie theatres and amusement parks are fun, but how much time are you really spending with your family? Some of the best things in life really are free.

What it Means to Be Savvy

Being savvy is a mindset - a lifestyle really. It's not about clipping coupons, pinching pennies or never spending money, it's about being mindful of your spending and prioritizing what really matters to you. "Savvy" translates to "aware".

My wife and I aren't impressed by fancy cars, so we don't drive fancy cars. We're not impressed by big houses, so we didn't buy a big house. We prefer to spend our money on nice vacations, so we do. But what is it for you? What are the most important areas for you? Define them and focus on them. That's where your money should be going.

Now go out there and BE a savvy consumer.

Here are a few articles to get you started:

Do you consider yourself a savvy consumer? In which areas could you become more savvy? What does "savvy" really mean to you from a consumer standpoint?

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Rick Peterson, Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, and Stephen Green, Graduate Student, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech

Effective communication is an important characteristic of strong, healthy families. Research identifies communication as an essential building block of strong marital, parent-child, and sibling relationships.

Family Communication

Family communication refers to the way verbal and non-verbal information is exchanged between family members (Epstein, Bishop, Ryan, Miller, & Keitner, (1993). Communication involves the ability to pay attention to what others are thinking and feeling. In other words, an important part of communication is not just talking, but listening to what others have to say.

Communication within the family is extremely important because it enables members to express their needs, wants, and concerns to each other. Open and honest communication creates an atmosphere that allows family members to express their differences as well as love and admiration for one another. It is through communication that family members are able to resolve the unavoidable problems that arise in all families.

Just as effective communication is almost always found in strong, healthy families, poor communication is usually found in unhealthy family relationships. Marriage and family therapists often report that poor communication is a common complaint of families who are having difficulties. Poor communication is unclear and indirect. It can lead to numerous family problems, including excessive family conflict, ineffective problem solving, lack of intimacy, and weak emotional bonding.

Researchers have discovered a strong link between communication patterns and satisfaction with family relationships (Noller & Fitzpatrick, 1990). In fact, one researcher discovered that the more positively couples rated their communication, the more satisfied they were with their relationship five and a half years later (Markman, 1981).

Poor communication is also associated with an increased risk of divorce and marital separation and more behavioral problems in children.

Instrumental and Affective Communication

Communication can be divided into two different areas: instrumental and affective. Instrumental communication is the exchange of factual information that enables individuals to fulfill common family functions (e.g., telling a child that he/she will be picked up from school at a specific time and location). Affective communication is the way individual family members share their emotions with one another (e.g., sadness, anger, joy).

Some families function extremely well with instrumental communication, yet have great difficulty with affective communication. Healthy families are able to communicate well in both areas.

Clear vs. Masked and Direct vs. Indirect Communication

Communication can be clear or masked and direct or indirect (Epstein, Bishop, Ryan, Miller, & Keitner, 1993). Clear communication occurs when messages are spoken plainly and the content is easily understood by other family members. Masked communication occurs when the message is muddied or vague.

Communication is direct if the person spoken to is the person for whom the message is intended. In contrast, communication is indirect if the message is not directed to the person for whom it is intended.

Four Styles of Communication

Epstein et al. (1993) have identified the following four styles of communication.

1. Clear and Direct Communication

Clear and direct communication is the most healthy form of communication and occurs when the message is stated plainly and directly to the appropriate family member. An example of this style of communication is when a father, disappointed about his son failing to complete his chore, states, "Son, I'm disappointed that you forgot to take out the trash today without my having to remind you."

2. Clear and Indirect Communication

In this second style of communication, the message is clear, but it is not directed to the person for whom it is intended. Using the previous example, the father might say, "It's disappointing when people forget to complete their chores." In this message the son may not know that his father is referring to him.

3. Masked and Direct Communication

Masked and direct communication occurs when the content of the message is unclear, but directed to the appropriate family member. The father in our example may say something like, "Son, people just don't work as hard as they used to."

4. Masked and Indirect Communication

Masked and indirect communication occurs when both the message and intended recipient are unclear. In unhealthy family relationships, communication tends to be very masked and indirect. An example of this type of communication might be the father stating, "The youth of today are very lazy."

Keys to Building Effective Family Communication

There are many things that families can do to become more effective communicators and in turn to improve the quality of their relationships. Families can improve their communication skills by following some suggestions for building effective family communication.

Communicate Frequently

One of the most difficult challenges facing families today is finding time to spend together. According to a recent Wall Street Journal survey, 40% of the respondents stated that lack of time was a greater problem for them than lack of money (Graham & Crossan, 1996).

With our busy schedules, it is difficult to find sufficient time to spend with one another in meaningful conversation. It is extremely important for families to make time to communicate. Talk in the car; turn the TV off and eat dinner together; schedule informal or formal family meetings to talk about important issues that affect your family; and talk to your children at bedtime. There are many creative ways to make time to communicate with other family members.

Communicate Clearly and Directly

Healthy families communicate their thoughts and feelings in a clear and direct manner. This is especially important when attempting to resolve problems that arise between family members (e.g., spouse, parent-child). Indirect and vague communication will not only fail to resolve problems, but will also contribute to a lack of intimacy and emotional bonding between family members.

Be An Active Listener

An essential aspect of effective communication is listening to what others are saying. Being an active listener involves trying your best to understand the point of view of the other person. Whether you are listening to a spouse or a child, it is important to pay close attention to their verbal and non-verbal messages. As an active listener, you must acknowledge and respect the other person's perspective. For example, when listening to a spouse or child, you should nod your head or say, "I understand," which conveys to the other person that you care about what he or she has to say. Another aspect of active listening is seeking clarification if you do not understand the other family member. This can be done by simply asking, "What did you mean when you said..?" or "Did I understand you correctly?"

In order for effective communication to take place within families, individual family members must be open and honest with one another. This openness and honesty will set the stage for trusting relationships. Without trust, families cannot build strong relationships. Parents, especially, are responsible for providing a safe environment that allows family members to openly express their thoughts and feelings.

Think About the Person With Whom You Are Communicating

Not all family members communicate in the same manner or at the same level. This is especially true of young children. When communicating with young children, it is important for adults to listen carefully to what the children are saying without making unwarranted assumptions. It is also important to take into consideration the ages and maturity levels of children. Parents cannot communicate with children in the same way that they communicate with their spouse because the child may not be old enough to understand.

Pay Attention to Non-Verbal Messages

In addition to carefully listening to what is being said, effective communicators also pay close attention to the non-verbal behaviors of other family members. For example, a spouse or child may say something verbally, but their facial expressions or body language may be telling you something completely different. In cases such as these, it is important to find out how the person is really feeling.

Be Positive

While it is often necessary to address problems between family members, or to deal with negative situations, effective communication is primarily positive. Marital and family researchers have discovered that unhappy family relationships are often the result of negative communication patterns (e.g., criticism, contempt, defensiveness). In fact, John Gottman and his colleagues have found that satisfied married couples had five positive interactions to every one negative interaction (Gottman, 1994). Couples who are very dissatisfied with their relationships typically engage in more negative interactions than positive. It is very important for family members to verbally compliment and encourage one another.

Focus on Family Strengths

Communication is a key to successful family functioning. Researchers agree that clear, open, and frequent communication is a basic characteristic of a strong, healthy family. Families that communicate in healthy ways are more capable of problem-solving and tend to be more satisfied with their relationships.

Family Assessment

Successful Healthy families periodically take inventory of their strengths and weaknesses and take steps to improve their home and family environment. Isn¼t it time your family took an inventory of how well it is doing?

References

Epstein, N. B. Bishop, D., Ryan, C., Miller, & Keitner, G., (1993). The McMaster Model View of Healthy Family Functioning. In Froma Walsh (Eds.), Normal Family Processes (pp. 138-160). The Guilford Press: New York/London.

Gottman, J.M. (1994). Why marriages succeed or fail. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Graham, E., & Crossan, C. (1996). Too much to do, too little time. Wall Street Journal, March 8, R1-R4.

Markman, H. J. (1981). Prediction of marital distress: A 5-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 760-762.

Noller, P., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1990). Marital communication in the eighties. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 832-843.
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One of the most difficult challenges facing family today is finding time to spend together, family communication can connect your family together. In this article we can learn skills in order to have a better communication with the family.

1. Why it’s important to have a good communication with your family?

2. Which tools can you use to improve communication with your family?

3. How affect you if you can not communicate with your family because of language?

4. Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events?

5. Do you think that now a days, we are losing communication with our families?

Vocabulary words

1. Communication

2. Assessment

3. Strengths

4. Effective

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Member: Claudia, Amy, John

To have a better communication with family. We found a very interesting article about benefits of eating together as a family.

1. Eating together encourages family togetherness
2. Eating together fosters happy, well-adjusted kids

3. Eating together helps kids do better in school

4. Eating together provides better nutrition

5. Eating together helps prevent weight problems

6. Eating together saves time and money

7. Eating together is enjoyable!

- Guiding questions

1. How many benefits for eating together as a family?

2. Why eating together provides better nutrition?

3. Why Eating together helps prevent weight problems?

4. How to make kids do better in school?

5. How to save time and money by eating together?

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How to prepare interview before getting hired.

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How to prepare interview before getting hired.

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* Why are we here ?
* To get a better paying job.

5 Question
1. How to find a job for you?
2. Are cover letters truly important in a job application?
3.How do you write a good cover letters?
4. How to write a resume?
5. How to prepare interview?

5 words of defined the meaning of the topic.
1. organizations
2.personalities
3.performing
4.business
5.situation