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Career Fitness Program & Building Professional: Excercising Your Options and Creating a Successful Portfolio,9780131783102

Career Fitness Program & Building Professional: Excercising Your Options and Creating a Successful Portfolio

by Sukiennik, Diane; Bendat, William; Raufman, Lisa; Orton, Dianne J.; Freelin, Tammy L. W.; Jacobs, Fresa J.; Wingo, Robin R.

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9780131783102

ISBN10:

0131783106

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Pub. Date:

5/1/2003

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Prentice Hall

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Table of Contents

Preface

xiii

About the Authors

xvi

Introduction: On Your Mark . . . Get Set . . .

xvii

Part One Personal Assessment

1

(116)

Taking Stock

2

(20)

Personal Assessment

3

(3)

Super's Self-Concept Theory

4

(2)

Overview of Life Stages

6

(2)

Understanding the Differences Between a Job and a Career

8

(2)

Box: Greatest contributors to quality of life

9

(1)

Striving for Career Satisfaction

9

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Sandra

10

(2)

Box: Sample career changers

12

(1)

Choosing and Changing Careers

12

(2)

Box: More career changers

13

(1)

Summary

14

(1)

Exercises

First Impressions

15

(1)

Your Lifeline

16

(2)

Identify Your Interests

18

(1)

Describe Yourself

18

(1)

Consider Occupational Status

19

(1)

WWWebwise

20

(1)

Exercise Summary

20

(2)

Programming Yourself for Success

22

(24)

I Am Building Self-Esteem

24

(1)

I Maintain a Positive Outlook

24

(2)

I Am Assertive

26

(1)

I Have a Sense of Humor

26

(1)

I Am Self-Confident

27

(1)

I Am Enthusiastic

27

(1)

I Use Positive Self-Talk (Affirmations)

28

(1)

I Visualize Success

29

(1)

I Have a Positive Self-Image

30

(1)

I Have Multiple Intelligences

30

(2)

I Learn from Role Models

32

(1)

I Initiate Action

32

(1)

I Am Persistent

33

(1)

I Am Disciplined

33

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Alan

34

(1)

I Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence

34

(2)

Box: What makes workers succeed . . .

36

(1)

I Identify My Goals

36

(1)

I Am Self-Reliant and Career Resilient

36

(1)

I Am Flexible

37

(1)

Summary

37

(1)

Exercises

Past Actions and Influences

38

(1)

Two Perfect Days

39

(1)

Emotional Intelligence Checklist

40

(1)

Positive Self-talk (Affirmations)

40

(1)

Your Fantasy Careers

41

(2)

Making a Fantasy Real

43

(1)

Building Your Success Profile

43

(1)

Think About Enthusiasm

44

(1)

WWWebwise

44

(1)

Exercise Summary

45

(1)

Values Clarification

46

(18)

Defining Values

48

(1)

Clarifying Your Values

48

(2)

Real Stories: Meet Maria

50

(1)

Needs and Motivators

50

(2)

Box: Life balance

52

(1)

Finding Balance

52

(1)

Role of Leisure

53

(1)

Box: True values

54

(1)

Summary

54

(1)

Exercises

Values Grid

55

(2)

Explore Your Values

57

(2)

Your Values---Some Hard Choices

59

(1)

Reflective Questions

60

(1)

Top Five

60

(1)

Values Related to Careers

61

(1)

Values Related to Ethics

61

(1)

WWWebwise

62

(1)

Exercise Summary

62

(2)

Focusing on You: Personality and Interests

64

(28)

Exploring Personality

66

(7)

Activity: Identifying Your Personal Preferences

67

(5)

Box: Exploring majors

72

(1)

Identifying Fields of Interest

73

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Holly

74

(1)

RIASEC (Holland Interest Environments)

74

(12)

Activity: Sample Majors Related to Holland Types

77

(1)

Box: Holland Interest Environments and hobbies, abilities, and careers

78

(2)

Activity: Interest Checklist for Worker Trait Groups

80

(4)

Box: Worker Trait Groups

84

(1)

Activity: Identifying occupational interest areas

85

(1)

Career Clusters

86

(1)

Summary

86

(3)

Exercises

Your Personality Type

89

(1)

Your Holland Interest Environment

89

(1)

Your Occupational Interests

90

(1)

Job Clusters

90

(1)

Interest Inventories

90

(1)

Classified Careers

90

(1)

College Catalogs

91

(1)

WWWebwise

91

(1)

Exercise Summary

91

(1)

Skills Assessment

92

(25)

Defining Skills

94

(1)

Identifying Your Skills

94

(2)

Real Stories: Meet John

96

(6)

Analyze Your Accomplishments

96

(2)

Box: Sample job descriptions from the DOT

98

(1)

Use the DOT to Identify Skills

98

(2)

Activity: Assessing your skills

100

(2)

The Portfolio Employee

102

(1)

Identifying Transferable Skills

102

(1)

Transferable Skills of a Liberal Arts Major

102

(1)

Box: People skills

103

(1)

Your Most Valuable Assets: Your Personality Traits

103

(6)

Box: Identifying the transferable skills of a teacher

104

(1)

Box: The SCANS report

105

(3)

Box: Using SCANS skills

108

(1)

Box: Describing skills

109

(1)

Summary

109

(1)

Exercises

Experiography

110

(1)

Accomplishments

110

(1)

Description of Accomplishments

111

(1)

The Skills

111

(1)

Your Favorite Skills

111

(1)

Ideal Jobs

112

(1)

Scans

112

(2)

Skills Review

114

(1)

WWWebwise

114

(1)

Exercise Summary

115

(2)

Part Two The World of Work

117

(86)

The World and You

118

(36)

Societal Influences on Career Choices

120

(1)

Striving for Equality in the Workforce

121

(5)

Gender Roles

121

(1)

Box: Equity definitions

122

(1)

Age and Opportunity

123

(1)

Affirmative Action

123

(1)

Box: Women in the workplace

124

(1)

Other Cultural Considerations: Valuing Diversity

125

(1)

The Changing Workplace

126

(7)

The Need for Knowledge Workers

126

(1)

The Importance of New Technology

127

(1)

Box: The new economy vs. the old economy

128

(1)

The Global Economy and the Changing Corporate Structure

129

(2)

Box: Temporary work

131

(1)

Small Businesses

131

(1)

Woman-Owned Businesses

132

(1)

Box: Fastest growing small-business-dominated industries

132

(1)

Temporary Agencies/Leasing Companies

132

(1)

Trends: The Twenty-First Century

133

(1)

Liberal Arts Majors Have Marketable Skills

133

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Jessica

134

(4)

Lifelong Learning

135

(2)

Box: Multimedia revolution ignites creative industries

137

(1)

Job Growth Trends

137

(1)

Box: Internet-related growth areas

138

(1)

Finding Your Place in a Changing World

138

(3)

Box: Job growth throughout the next decade

139

(2)

Facts and Figures

141

(8)

Exercises

First Impressions

149

(1)

Gender Roles Questionnaire

150

(1)

Pros and Cons

150

(1)

Famous People

151

(1)

Small Businesses

152

(1)

Globalization of the Work World

152

(1)

Changing Nature of Work

152

(1)

WWWebwise

152

(1)

Exercise Summary

153

(1)

Information Integration

154

(24)

Brainstorming Career Options

156

(1)

Understanding Career Paths and Common Organizational Divisions

157

(3)

Strategies for Researching Career Options

160

(1)

Box: Questions to ask when researching a job

160

(1)

Box: Local government

161

(1)

Government Employment Opportunities

161

(1)

Box: DOT entry for copywriter

162

(1)

U.S. Department of Labor Publications

162

(2)

Employer Directories

164

(2)

Box: Research

164

(2)

Other Written Sources of Information

166

(1)

Newspapers

166

(1)

Trade Journals

166

(1)

Magazines

166

(1)

In-House Bulletins and Announcements

167

(1)

Computerized Information Sources

167

(1)

Selected Computerized Sources

167

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Jackie

168

(5)

The Internet

170

(1)

Box: Job market research sites

171

(2)

Exercises

A Tempting 10

173

(1)

I'd Do This Even If I Didn't Get Paid

173

(1)

The Grass Is Always Greener

174

(1)

Job Research

174

(1)

Local and Internet Resources

175

(1)

Gathering the Facts

175

(1)

WWWebwise

176

(1)

Exercise Summary

177

(1)

Making Decisions

178

(25)

Overcoming Barriers to Decision Making

180

(1)

Decision-Making Strategies (Good and Bad)

180

(2)

Box: Ways to make decisions (strategies)

181

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Art

182

(2)

Conditions for Change

184

(1)

A Decision-Making Model

185

(1)

Rational/Linear Decision Making

185

(1)

Box: Decision styles

185

(1)

Intuitive Decision Making

185

(2)

Goal Setting

187

(2)

Box: Sample goal and objectives

187

(1)

Box: Time management strategies

188

(1)

Stress Management

189

(1)

Box: Stress management techniques

189

(1)

Box: Tomorrow

190

(1)

Deciding on a Major

190

(1)

Deciding on Training

191

(1)

Deciding on Change

191

(1)

Summary

192

(1)

Exercises

Ranking Yourself

193

(1)

Reviewing Goal Setting

193

(1)

Write a Goal Statement

194

(1)

Task Identification

195

(1)

One Year to Live

195

(1)

Meeting Your Needs

195

(1)

Your Energizers

195

(1)

Recent Decisions

196

(1)

Priorities

196

(1)

Irrevocable Decisions

196

(1)

Harmful Decisions

196

(1)

Limiting Decisions

197

(1)

Contingent Decisions

197

(1)

Values

197

(1)

Factors Adversely Affecting Decisions

197

(2)

What If . . .

199

(1)

Specific/Nonspecific Objectives

199

(1)

Test Your Assumptions

200

(1)

Time-Savers

200

(1)

Short- and Long-Term Goals

200

(1)

WWWebwise

201

(1)

Exercise Summary

201

(2)

Parts One & Two Chapter Summaries

203

(10)

Putting It All Together To Reach A Tentative Career Goal

Exercise Summary

203

(1)

Exercise Summary

204

(1)

Exercise Summary

205

(1)

Exercise Summary

206

(1)

Exercise Summary

207

(1)

Exercise Summary

207

(1)

Exercise Summary

208

(1)

Exercise Summary

208

(1)

Quick Impressions

209

(1)

Information Integration and Goal Setting

210

(3)

Part Three Job Search Strategy

213

(102)

Targeting Your Job Search

214

(30)

Box: Your comprehensive job search strategy

216

(1)

Designing a Comprehensive Job Search Strategy

217

(1)

Your Job Search: Getting Started

218

(2)

Understanding and Using Classified Ads

218

(1)

Promoting Yourself Through Mail and E-Mail

218

(1)

Understanding and Using Employment Agencies

219

(1)

Volunteering

219

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Xiao-Ying

220

(2)

Box: Internships

220

(1)

Interning

220

(1)

Box: The Princeton Review Online: America's top internships

221

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Felipe

222

(1)

Box: Employers rate experience

222

(1)

Starting Your Own Business

223

(1)

Home Businesses

223

(1)

Box: Women-owned firms

223

(1)

Getting Help to Start Your Own Business

223

(1)

Box: Franchise information

224

(1)

Franchising

224

(1)

Using Career Planning Services

224

(1)

Box: Job hot lines

225

(1)

Interviewing for Information

225

(5)

Information Interviewing---The Purpose

226

(1)

Information Interviewing---The Process

226

(1)

Information Interviewing Outline

227

(3)

Practicing Information Interviews

230

(1)

Networking

230

(3)

Activity: Information interviewing outline

231

(2)

Moving Beyond the Fear of Networking

233

(1)

Job Search While Unemployed

233

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Susan

234

(1)

Planning for Action

235

(2)

Implementing Your Job Search: A Lifelong Venture

237

(1)

Summary

237

(3)

Box: Selected online employment databases

238

(2)

Exercises

Support Network Checklist

240

(1)

Information Interviews

241

(1)

Personal Contact Log

241

(1)

WWWebwise

242

(1)

Exercise Summary

243

(1)

Preparing a Winning Resume

244

(42)

The Resume

246

(4)

Portfolios

246

(1)

Preparation for Composing Your Resume

247

(1)

Using Action Words

248

(1)

Box: Resume/portfolio review

249

(1)

Using the Right Key Phrases

249

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Eduardo

250

(1)

Box: Action words

250

(1)

References

251

(1)

The Appearance of Your Resume

251

(1)

Box: Resume problems

252

(1)

Electronic Resumes

252

(1)

Box: Guidelines for preparing and submitting electronic resumes

253

(1)

Types of Resumes

253

(5)

Box: Resume template

254

(1)

Box: Sample functional entry under professional experience; Sample chronological entry under professional experience

255

(1)

The Functional Resume

255

(2)

The Chronological Resume

257

(1)

The Combination Resume

258

(1)

Cover Letter Guidelines

258

(2)

Box: Resume cover letter template

259

(1)

Application Forms

260

(1)

Box: Filling out application forms

261

(1)

Neatness Counts

261

(1)

Summary

261

(2)

Exercises

Resume Review Sheet

263

(1)

Create a Card File

263

(1)

Write Your Resume

263

(1)

Save Sample Work for a Portfolio

263

(2)

Critique Your Resume

265

(1)

Ask Others to Critique Your Resume

266

(1)

Write a Cover Letter

266

(1)

WWWebwise

267

(1)

Exercise Summary

267

(1)

Sample Resumes

268

(12)

Sample Cover Letters

280

(5)

Sample Letter of Introduction

285

(1)

Interviewing Successfully

286

(22)

Before the Interview

287

(3)

Box: Job search tips

288

(2)

Box: Company knowledge

290

(1)

Interview Guidelines

290

(2)

Dressing for Success

290

(1)

Practical Preparation

291

(1)

Segments of an Interview

292

(1)

Practice Questions

293

(2)

Box: Sample thank-you letters

294

(1)

How to Handle Illegal Questions

295

(2)

The Behavioral/Situational Interview

297

(1)

Real Stories: Meet Jose

298

(1)

Body Language

298

(1)

Video Interviewing

299

(2)

Learning from the Interview

301

(1)

Box: Sample questions to ask at the interview

302

(1)

Factors Influencing Hiring

302

(2)

Box: Factors that influence your success

303

(1)

If You Are Offered the Job

304

(2)

Negotiating for Salary and Benefits

304

(1)

Box: Summary: Reviewing the interview process

305

(1)

If You Do Not Get the Job

306

(1)

Exercises

Question Review

307

(1)

Practice Interview

307

(1)

WWWebwise

307

(1)

Exercise Summary

307

(1)

Future Focus

308

(7)

Managing Your Career

310

(1)

Developing Your Relationship Savvy

311

(1)

Developing Career Stamina

311

(1)

Embracing Career Fitness as a Way of Life

312

(3)

Box: Risking

313

(2)

References

315

(6)

Index

321

Preface

v

About the Authors

vii

Introduction

ix

Developing a Personal Statement

1

(8)

Personal Statement Worksheets

7

(2)

Personal Achievement

9

(6)

Personal Achievement Worksheets

13

(2)

Academic Report

15

(6)

Academic Report Worksheets

19

(2)

Leadership

21

(6)

Leadership Worksheets

25

(2)

Work-Related Materials

27

(6)

Work-Related Worksheets

31

(2)

Internships

33

(6)

Internships Worksheets

37

(2)

Linking and Learning Model

39

(8)

Linking and Learning Worksheets

45

(2)

Resume and References

47

(8)

Resume and References Worksheet

51

(4)

Appendix A Career Development

55

(4)

Appendix B Your Portfolio and Graduate School

59

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