Career Fitness Program: The Exercising Your Options
Once again, The Career Fitness Program proves a top seller in the career market. Students and faculty alike have grown to trust these authors for practical material that goes beyond routine topics. This ninth edition discusses cutting-edge issues, including branding, generational differences, social networking, blogging, and alternative interviewing modalities. Taking a user-friendly, holistic approach to career decision making, this classic and complete text features material to help two-...
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How do students approach career decisions and a job search in today’s world? With 30 years of cutting-edge author expertise, this book helps students of all ages and circumstances to choose, change, or confirm career choices. This best-selling workbook shows students how to bridge their idealism with today's career realities and economy. It is user-friendly, easy to read, and is suitable for both 2-year and 4-year college students. The organization of the book follows the standard sequence of career search and decision-making issues—Personal Assessment, The World of Work, and The Job Search. The instructor gets a book that can be used in short term courses, workshops, full semester courses or in online courses. The student gets an excellent reference book that prepares them for the job search and beyond.
PrefacexiiiAbout the AuthorsxviIntroduction: on Your Mark...Get Set...xviiPart IPersonal Assessment11Taking Stock3Personal Assessment4Overview of Life Stages6Understanding the Differences Between a Job and a Career8Real Stories: Meet Sandra10Choosing and Changing Careers11Summary14Exercises2Programming Yourself for Success23I Am Building Self-Esteem24I Maintain a Positive Outlook25I Am Assertive26I Have a Sense of Humor27I Am Self-Confident27I Am Enthusiastic28I Use Positive Self-Talk (Affirmations)29I Visualize Success30I Have a Positive Self-Image31I Have Multiple Intelligences31I Learn from Role Models32I Initiate Action33I Am Persistent34I Am Disciplined34Real Stories: Meet Alan35I Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence36I Identify My Goals36I Am Self-Reliant and Career Resilient37I Am Flexible37I Have Purpose38I Have Passion38I Am Responsible39I Have Vision39I Am an Innovator40Summary40Exercises3Values Clarification51Defining Values52Clarifying Your Values52Real Stories: Meet Maria54Needs and Motivators55Finding Balance57Role of Leisure58Summary59Exercises4Focusing on You: Personality and Interests71Exploring Personality72Real Stories: Meet Holly80Identifying Fields of Interest81RIASEC (Holland Interest Environments)82Career Clusters91Summary91Exercises5Skills Assessment99Defining Skills100Identifying Your Skills101Real Stories: Meet John103Identifying Transferable Skills109Your Most Valuable Assets: Your Personality Traits112Summary116ExercisesPart IIThe World of Work1236The World and You125Societal Influences on Career Choices126Striving for Equality in the Workforce127The Changing Workplace135Trends: The Twenty-First Century145Real Stories: Meet Jessica147Finding Your Place in a Changing World150Facts and Figures153Exercises7Information Integration165Brainstorming Career Options166Understanding Career Paths and Common Organizational Divisions168Strategies for Researching Career Options169Government Employment Opportunities172U.S. Department of Labor Publications175Employer Directories176Other Written Sources of Information177Real Stories: Meet Jackie178Computerized Information Sources180Exercises8Making Decisions191Overcoming Barriers to Decision Making192Decision-Making Strategies (Good and Bad)193Real Stories: Meet Art195Conditions for Change196A Decision-Making Model197Rational/Linear Decision Making197Intuitive Decision Making199Goal Setting200Managing Your Financial Resources201Stress Management204Deciding on a Major205Deciding on Training206Deciding on Change206Summary207ExercisesParts I & II Chapter Summaries219Putting It All Together to Reach a Tentative Career GoalChapter 1 Exercise Summary219Chapter 2 Exercise Summary220Chapter 3 Exercise Summary221Chapter 4 Exercise Summary221Chapter 5 Exercise Summary222Chapter 6 Exercise Summary223Chapter 7 Exercise Summary224Chapter 8 Exercise Summary224Quick Impressions225Information Integration and Goal Setting226Part IIIJob Search Strategy2299Targeting Your Job Search231Designing a Comprehensive Job Search Strategy233Your Job Search: Getting Started234Real Stories: Meet Xiao-Ying237Real Stories: Meet Felipe238Starting Your Own Business239Franchising241Using Career Planning Services241Interviewing for Information242Networking248Job Search While Unemployed251Planning for Action252Implementing Your Job Search: A Lifelong Venture253Real Stories: Meet Susan255Summary255Exercises10Preparing a Winning Resume263The Resume264Real Stories: Meet Eduardo269The Appearance of Your Resume269Electronic Resumes271Types of Resumes271Cover Letter Guidelines277Application Forms279Summary282ExercisesSample Resumes288Sample Cover Letters300Sample Letter of Introduction30511Interviewing Successfully307Before the Interview308Interview Guidelines311Segments of an Interview313Practice Questions314How to Handle Illegal Questions316The Behavioral/Situational Interview318Real Stories: Meet Jose319Body Language319Video Interviewing321Learning from the Interview321Factors Influencing Hiring323If You Are Offered the Job325If You Do Not Get the Job327Exercises12Future Focus331Managing Your Career332Developing Your Relationship Savvy333Developing Career Stamina334Embracing Career Fitness as a Way of Life334References336Index339
