Career Fitness Program, The: Exercising Your Options, 10th Edition

By Diane Sukiennik, Lisa Raufman, William Bendat

Published by Prentice Hall

Published Date: Dec 27, 2011

Description

Firmly focused on today's career realities and economy - with sufficient breadth to help students choose, change, or confirm career choices and encourage growth for all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances. 

 

The Career Fitness Program is a top to bottom renovation, reaffirming, recasting, refocusing, and reframing this best-seller to revitalize content, graphics, photos, and layout to address the changing needs of students. It is user-friendly, easy to read, and suitable for both two- and four-year college students. It goes beyond facts and figures by offering critical questions that help students focus on, 'What's in it for them', to discover their best career fit. The organization follows the standard sequence of career search and decision-making process - Personal Assessment, The World of Work, and The Job Search - which enables use in short term courses or workshops while still giving students a comprehensive text for reference, and is easily customizable.

Table of Contents

PART I: YOUR CAREER FITNESS PROFILE: SURVEY YOUR STRENGTHS

Chapter 1    Testing Your Career Savvy: Get Into Shape

Chapter 2    Building Your Career Success Profile:  Discover Your Personal Power

Chapter 3    Confirming Core Values: Strengthen Your Balance

Chapter 4    Assessing Your Personality and Interests: Express Your Real Self

Chapter 5    Evaluating Your Skills: Accentuate Your Assets 

 

PART II: HARNESS YOUR WORKPLACE SAVVY: SCOPE OUT THE WORLD OF WORK

Chapter 6    Examining the World of Work: Broaden Your Outlook

Chapter 7    Exploring Career Information: Expand Your Horizons

Chapter 8    Developing Your Decision Making: Strategize Your Game Plan

 

PART III: EXECUTE YOUR GAME PLAN: JOB SEARCH STRATEGY AND TEAM HUDDLE

Chapter 9    Targeting Your Job Search: Mobilize Your Network

Chapter 10    Crafting a Winning Resume and Portfolio: Market Your Unique Brand

Chapter 11    Interviewing Strategically: Become Your Own Coach

Chapter 12    Focusing on the Future:  Keep the Momentum Going

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