Pat Durbin of Planview® is the co-author of the book Taming Change with Portfolio Management. He explains the basic concept and talks about the advantages for businesses when putting it to use.

Julia hast just completed her studies in marketing and is in search of her first real job. In this clip, she contacts a company that's in need of a marketing professional. Watch and see how she handles her initial phone call to human resources and sets up a job interview.

Hoping to land her first real job, Julia interviews for a position in marketing. In this clip, she makes her best case for why she's an excellent candidate for the position. See and judge for yourself how she does. Note in particular, her response to a 'low-ball' starting salary, despite her outstanding qualifications.

Back at home, Julia is wondering if her job interview will ultimately prove to have been a success. Impatiently she is waiting for an answer when suddenly the phone starts to ring...

Julia has landed the job in the marketing department and today's her first day at work. Jonathan welcomes her on board and helps her get oriented to her new workplace.

Julia has now been promoted to lead a new markets campaign team, but with promotion comes new responsibilities. Unfortunately, one of her team members has made a mistake which could cost the company a lot of money. Being both firm and sympathetic has been proven to be an effective management style: watch and learn from Julia!

Julia's coworker made a mistake that could cost the company money. See how Julia takes charge of the situation and manages to reach a business compromise with a client. All that remains now is to figure out how to deal with her coworker...

Now that Julia fixed the problem with the client caused by her coworker’s mistake, she has the tough job of explaining to her boss what happened. Julia is smart enough to walk the fine line between understanding her coworker’s responsibilities and also showing some empathy for her situation. Watch this video to see just how well such tricky situations can be successfully dealt with!

Writing a successful CV, also called resume, is no easy task. Find out the basics of what should be included and how to accomplish this task.

In this second clip, you'll learn additional helpful hints, as well as common pitfalls to avoid when writing a resume.

For that all important job search, discover from Gabrielle the impact that a well written cover letter can have. Her valuable advice may help you avoid some common pitfalls and improve your prospects!

Once more, the subject is "cover letter". In this second segment from Gabrielle, you'll hear some additional pointers and a brief summary of her advice at the end. Good luck!

Do you want to prepare for that big job interview? If so, take a look. Gabrielle offers some valuable information and a few helpful hints.

Gabrielle presents three key questions you're likely to face when being interviewed for a job. Her advice is spot on.