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Dr. Susan Jones Sears, an education and career consultant, was a faculty member in counselor education at The Ohio State University for 25 years. Her consulting and research focus is in career and college student counseling.
Dr. Virginia N. Gordon has extensive experience in teaching, administration, advising and counseling in higher education settings. She has written extensively on topics associated with higher education including academic and career counseling.
Drs. Sears and Gordon also wrote "Selecting A College Major," published in 2010 by Prentice-Hall.
Preface
ONE AM I READY? (Reflecting)
Why Do I Need to Plan?
1.1 Personal Factors
Why Do People Work?
1.2 My Concept of Work
How Do Educational Decisions Influence Career Choices?
1.3 How Decided Are You about a College Major?
What Are Some Barriers to Career Choice?
1.4 Overcoming Barriers
Where Do I Start? The Career Choice Process
1.5 My Career-and-Life Planning Checklist
Case Studies: REFLECTING
Summary Checklist
TWO WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MYSELF? (Exploring)
My Personal Characteristics
Personality and Career Choices
2.1 Holland’s Personality Types
Identifying My Interests
2.2 Assessing My Interests
Identifying My Values
2.3 Assessing My Work Values
Identifying My Skills
2.4 My Skill Profile
Summary Profile #1: Personal Characteristics
How Does My Environment Influence My Career Choices?
Socioeconomic Status
2.5 Exploring Socioeconomic Status
Family Influences
2.6 A Career Genogram
The Impact of Gender
2.7 What If?
Summary Profile #2: Environmental Influences on My Career Development and Choices
Pulling It All Together
2.8 Reviewing My Options
Case Studies: EXPLORING
Summary Checklist
THREE HOW DO I SEARCH FOR OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION? (Exploring)
Starting Your Search
3.1 What Occupations Interest Me?
3.2 Developing a List of Occupations to Search
Sources of Occupational Information
The Internet
3.3 Using O*NET
Other Internet Resources
Career Guidance Systems
Direct Experience
Informational Interviews
3.4 Conducting An Informational Interview
Narrowing Down Your Choices
Case Studies: EXPLORING
Summary Checklist
FOUR WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES? (Exploring)
Choosing an Educational Direction
4.1 What Type of Education Do I Need?
Why Attend College?
4.2 Why Am I in College?
Making Initial Decisions
The Undergraduate Curriculum
Choosing A Major
4.3 Exploring Majors
4.4 Researching A Major
Graduate or Professional Education
Distance Learning
Experiential Learning
Extracurricular Activities
Work Experiences
Internships and Cooperative Education
Study Abroad
Volunteer Work
Service Learning
Case Studies: EXPLORING
Summary Checklist
FIVE HOW WILL I DECIDE? (Deciding)
Factors in Decision Making
5.1 How I Make Decisions
Dimensions of Decision Making
Myself As Decision Maker
5.2 Identifying My Values
5.3 Using My Career Values in Decision Making
Risk Taking
5.4 Am I Risk Taker?
Personal Decision-Making Style
5.5 My Decision-Making Style
The Decision Situation
Change
Indecision
Obstacles
5.6 Checklist of Obstacles
Control
The Decision-Making Process
Defining the Problem
Stating Your Goals
5.7 What Are My Goals?
Collecting Information
Listing Alternative Solutions
5.8 Identifying Alternatives
Choosing One of the Alternatives
5.9 Why Some People Don’t Act on Their Decisions
Taking Action on My Choice
5.10 Action Plan
Reviewing Your Choice Periodically
5.11 Making Decisions
Case Studies: DECIDING
Summary Checklist
SIX HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE WORKPLACE? (Preparing)
What Factors Are Influencing the Present and Future Workplace?
6.1 Demographic patterns
6.2 Globalization
6.3 Technology
What Do You Know About the Workplace and Hiring Trends for the Next Five to Ten Years?
Workforce Trends
Employment Projections
6.4 Search for Job Outlook and Projection Data
How Can I Prepare for the Future Workplace?
Life and Career Skills
6.5 How Ready Are You?
Case Studies: PREPARING
Summary Checklist
SEVEN HOW WILL I ADVANCE MY CAREER? THE JOB SEARCH AND RESUME WRITING (Preparing)
Selling Yourself
Taking Action Steps
Writing A Resume
Resume Formats
Common Resume Errors
Appearance
Final Touches
Resume Dissemination
Video Resume
Electronic Resumes
Scannable Resumes
Maintaing a Resume File
7.1 Sample Resume Worksheet
7.2 Resume Worksheet
Writing A Cover Letter
Case Studies: PREPARING
Summary Checklist
EIGHT AM I THE BEST CANDIDATE? JOB LEADS AND THE JOB INTERVIEW (Preparing)
Generating Job Leads
Job Search Sources
Networking
Newspapers
Employment Services
Job Fairs
Friends and Family
Direct Contacts
Career Mentors
Job Searching on the Internet
Job Interviewing
Preparing for the Interview
During the Interview
Interview Formats
Cyber-Interviews
Appearance
Etiquette
After the Interview
8.1 Interview Follow-Up
Legal and Illegal Inquiries
Dealing with Rejection
8.2 Handling Rejection
Job Search Review
Case Studies: PREPARING
Summary Checklist
NINE WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?
9.1 Method 1: A Snapshot in the Career-Planning Process
9.2 Method 2: Evaluating Your Career Planning
9.3 Method 3: Career Checklist Revisited
9.4 Action Planning
Case Studies: Jed and Maria
CASE STUDY: ME
References
Index
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