The confidence.... The skills.... The action plan!
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Proactive, Positive Theme. This important theme
is emphasized throughout the 5th edition of Your Career: How to
Make It Happen for developing proactive, positive attitudes and
behaviors to achieve full job and career potential.
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New Design. All new, full-color design facilitates
learning for users of all ages and learning styles.
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Updated Career Action and Internet assignments.
Integrated throughout the text to familiarize learners with career-boosting
self-assessment, and job search/career management techniques.
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Personal Best. This new feature in each chapter
discusses how learners can be their best by focusing on key employability
and life skills.
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Updated Content. Expanded content on electronic
resumes and cover letters, web resumes and portfolios, online job
search/application processes, and virtual workplace issues.
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Career Management Files. Learners build their
own job search and career-planning portfolios as they complete selected
Career Action assignments throughout the text.
All New Learner’s CD
Included in the back of the text, the Learner's CD provides:
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Career Actions. All Career Action forms from
the text are provided in MS Word format for learners to complete
online.
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Document Models. All new pdf files of model documents
from the text (job search letters, sample resumes) are provided
for easy reference.
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PowerPoint Presentations. Provided for each chapter,
the PowerPoint presentations summarize the key points of each chapter
as a review and study guide.
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Case Studies. All new case studies for each chapter
provide realistic job search and career planning scenarios and critical
thinking questions to generate discussion.
Instructor’s Resource CD
Newly expanded and updated, Instructor's Resource CD will enhance your
teaching effectiveness with all updated content:
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Instructor's Manual. This online manual contains
chapter teaching suggestions and optional learning activities.
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PowerPoint Presentations. Updated with a stunning
new design, over 300 professionally developed slides reinforce text
concepts. Motivational slides are also included to enhance instruction
and stimulate class discussion.
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Instructor Resources. Updated syllabus, model
course schedules, and full bank of chapter tests can be downloaded
and customized to fit your teaching style.
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Core Career Competency Record. This record is
provided to document learners’ mastery of key career management
performance objectives.
WebTutor for WebCT and Blackboard
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Containing updated activities for the 5th edition, WebTutor, your
online learning tool, is available for both WebCT and Blackboard.
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Visit the WebTutor web site for more information and sample chapters:
http://e.thomsonlearning.com/.
From the WebTutor home page, click on "Sample Chapters,"
and choose "Career Studies" from the list of disciplines.
Your Career Web Site
Resources expanded 100% with updated web links to support the 5th edition
text and timely articles on job search techniques and career planning.
Your Career: How to Make It Happen links you from
the classroom to the world of work. The text links you to a
satisfying job/career through targeted research, networking, and development
of career documents. Learners build lifelong skills that make their
careers happen. In my classes, 97% of learners secure jobs using these
techniques—before finishing the course!
May you enjoy great success achieving your career goals and helping
your learners achieve theirs!
- Julie Levitt
Table of Contents
Part 1 |
Planning Your Career |
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Chapter 1 |
Reach Your Full Career Potential |
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Chapter 2 |
Take a Look at Yourself |
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Chapter 3 |
What Do Employers Want? |
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Chapter 4 |
Explore Contemporary Issues in the Workplace |
Part 2 |
Your Job Search |
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Chapter 5 |
Organize Your Winning Network |
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Chapter 6 |
Engineer an Efficient Job Search |
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Chapter 7 |
Investigate Job, Application and Hiring
Procedures |
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Chapter 8 |
Research Prospective Employers |
Part 3 |
Career Search Documents |
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Chapter 9 |
Prepare a Winning Resume |
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Chapter 10 |
Perfect the Application and Cover Letter |
Part 4 |
Your Interview |
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Chapter 11 |
Interview Like a Pro |
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Chapter 12 |
Master the Art of Getting Interviews |
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Chapter 13 |
Be Prepared for Any Interview Style |
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Chapter 14 |
Navigate Interview Questions and Answers |
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Chapter 15 |
Ace Employment Tests, Negotiations,
and Offers |
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Chapter 16 |
Practice for Your Successful Interview |
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Chapter 17 |
Interview and Follow Up |
Part 5 |
After Your Interview |
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Chapter 18 |
So What if You Don't Get the Job? |
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Chapter 19 |
You're Hired! Succeed in Your New Position |
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Chapter 20 |
Make Successful Job and Career Changes |
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