Overview

INVESTIGATING YOUR CAREER, UPDATED PRECISION EXAMS EDITION, 3E offers students an opportunity to direct their attention toward an area of interest that might develop into a career path while also identifying high school and college course offerings related to their career choices. This career exploration text uniquely focuses on the student's individual PATH to success: their Passions, Attitude, Talents, and Heart, as career possibilities are explored.

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Author:   Ann Jordan (Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development) ,  Tena Crews (University of South Carolina)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   South Western Educational Publishing
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 27.90cm , Length: 2.00cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9781337911283

ISBN 10:   1337911283
Publication Date:   22 December 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: PREPARATION. 1. Preparing Your Path for Success. Career Expectations. Your P*A*T*H to Success. Planning for Career Success. 2. Discovering Career Choice Influences. People. Values. Web Influences. 3. Understanding Yourself. Career Development. Learning About Yourself. Informal Assessments. 4. Looking into the Future. Futurecasting. Workplace Trends. Working Differently. Part 2: FOCUS. 5. Planning Your Internal Career Design. Start the Plan Now. Career Decisions. Creating Your Internal Career Design. 6. Setting Goals. Self-Motivation. Action Plans. Time Management. 7. Understanding Finances. Finances 101. Financial Planning. Preparing for the Future. Part 3: DECISIONS. 8. Considering Career Preparation Choices. Finding the Right Path. Education and Training: High School Options. Education and Training Options Beyond High School. Planning Your Career Preparation Path. 9. Going From Here to Your Career. Career Preparation Path. Education/Training Path. Career Plan Implementation. Part 4: CAREER READINESS. 10. Searching for a Job. Personal Career Goals and the Job Market. The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls. Narrowing the Focus. 11. Applying for a Job. Personal Fact Sheet and Resumes. Job Applications and Pre-employment Tests. References and Cover Letters. 12. Interviewing for a Job. The Interview Process and Preparation. The Interview. After the Interview. Part 5: TOOLS FOR THE FUTURE. 13. Succeeding in a Career. What Employers Want. Adjusting to the Workplace. Growth in the Workplace. 14. Understanding the Workplace. Employment Laws. Employment Forms. Employment Types and Employer Expectations.

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Ann Jordan has served as the Career Development Manager for the Great Oaks Institute of Technology & Career Development, where she supervised the K-12 Career Development program. In this capacity, she oversaw career development programs for over 115,000 K-12 students across 36 school districts. Currently, Ann works as a career development consultant for various organizations and school districts in Southwest Ohio. Ann is the co-author of Communicating for Success and Discovering Your Career. Dr. Tena B. Crews is a Professor of Integrated Information Technology (IIT) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. She is also the Director of Online Learning and Development for the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina (USC). She previously served the Director of Business Education at USC and as an Associate Director of Technology Pedagogy at the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). She is the author of the Fundamentals of Insurance adopted by many secondary and post-secondary schools. She has served on numerous executive boards for state, regional, national and international professional organizations. She has won several awards for her teaching and research and continues to teach in both the face-to-face classroom and online.

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