Professional career consultants can be highly versed in all of the major workshop subject matters, as well as experienced in career assessment and career planning.
Due to this limitation, the first 20 eligible applicants were invited to attend the workshop (intervention subjects), while all eligible applicants who applied after the workshop filled were asked to enroll as control subjects (to complete assessments and have access to the curriculum website but not attend the workshop).
In a few stories in this collection Ms. Adichie resorts to easy stereotypes of Westerners: the neurotic American father, regarded with indulgent disdain by his son's Nigerian nanny ("On Monday of Last Week"), the condescending Englishman who has the nerve to tell a group of authors at an African writers' workshop what subjects they ought to be writing about ("Jumping Monkey Hill").
Behind the "doors" they care for the land, building homes from trees, selling produce in the local shop and offering workshops on subjects from bike maintenance to foraging, for anyone who wishes to join them.
College Coach offers business clients onsite workshops in subjects like "Saving for College" and "Preparing College Applications," Web-based workshops, one-on-one counseling either onsite or on the phone and a help desk, which can be reached by e-mail or telephone.
In return, the shoeshiners take part in weekly workshops on subjects ranging from human rights and education to first aid.
They also will attend workshops on subjects like business etiquette, résumé writing, dressing for success and financial management.
I worried most about the technical stuff, especially in electronics and workshop-based subjects because there are health and safety issues there.
Tomorrow afternoon, teenage spectators can get into the act with workshops in subjects like modern dance, musical theater, salsa and hip-hop.
Special workshops on subjects like fall floral design and holiday entertaining with tea are scheduled through Dec. 23 when the showhouse will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
