Investigating Your Career

by Jordan, Ann K.; Whaley, Lynne T.

• ISBN13: 9780538436694
• ISBN10: 0538436697
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-17
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

By emphasizing why lifelong learning is an essential skill for career planning, Investigating Your Career helps students in grades 7 and 8 make the most of their future high school years. This semester-length middle school text encourages students to investigate their own identity and implement career plans that fit their individuality by matching career focus to their interests, abilities, values, personalities and personal goals. The importance of volunteer work and extra-curricular activities is explored as well as educational and work experiences that will help build the skills needed to be successful in a chosen career.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting Ready
Preparing Your Path to Success	2	(17)
Career Expectations	3	(3)
Job---Occupation---Career	6	(2)
Your P*A*T*H to Success	8	(2)
Why Plan Now?	10	(1)
Planning for Career Success	11	(3)
In a Nutshell	14	(1)
Activities	15	(4)
Influences on Career Choices	19	(18)
Influence	20	(1)
People Who Influence Career Decisions	20	(7)
Environmental Influences on Career Decisions	27	(1)
Influence of Values on Career Decisions	28	(4)
In a Nutshell	32	(1)
Activities	33	(4)
Understanding Yourself	37	(17)
Learning about Yourself	38	(2)
Formal Assessments	40	(4)
Informal Assessment Experiences	44	(5)
In a Nutshell	49	(1)
Activities	50	(4)
Part 2 Narrowing the Choices
Looking into the Future	54	(22)
Futurecasting	55	(1)
Changes in Career Fields	55	(5)
Trends in Career Fields	60	(8)
Futurecasting Revisted	68	(2)
In a Nutshell	70	(1)
Activities	71	(5)
Understanding Future Careers	76	(23)
Millennials	77	(1)
Workforce Diversity	78	(5)
Nontraditional Employment	83	(5)
Entrepreneurship	88	(2)
Global Career Opportunities	90	(2)
In a Nutshell	92	(1)
Activities	93	(6)
Your Internal Career Design	99	(21)
The Decision-Making Process	100	(1)
Understand You Need to Decide Now	101	(1)
Identify the Benefits of a Good Decision	102	(1)
Consider All Possible Decisions	103	(5)
Make a Decision	108	(3)
Create a Plan	111	(2)
Monitor the Success of Your Decision	113	(2)
In a Nutshell	115	(1)
Activities	116	(4)
Part 3 Planning
Setting Goals	120	(17)
Self-Motivation	121	(2)
Reaching Your Goals	123	(3)
Your Action Plans	126	(3)
Roadblocks	129	(1)
Budgeting	130	(2)
Managing Your Time	132	(1)
In a Nutshell	133	(1)
Activities	134	(3)
Career Preparation Choices	137	(16)
Finding the Right Path	138	(1)
Education and Training Options	139	(10)
Planning Your Path	149	(1)
In a Nutshell	150	(1)
Activities	151	(2)
From Here to Your Career	153	(25)
Your Career Preparation Path	154	(4)
Your Education/Training Path	158	(6)
Begin Implementing Your Career Plan	164	(4)
Apply for Admission	168	(4)
In a Nutshell	172	(1)
Activities	173	(5)
Part 4 Preparing for the Next Step
Succeeding in a Career	178	(17)
Adjusting to Your Workplace	179	(3)
What Employers Want	182	(2)
Key Characteristics and Skills	184	(4)
Barriers to Career Growth	188	(3)
In a Nutshell	191	(1)
Activities	192	(3)
Teamwork	195	(17)
The Team Concept	196	(2)
Building a Team	198	(4)
How Teams Function	202	(4)
Managing Conflict	206	(2)
In a Nutshell	208	(1)
Activities	209	(3)
Understanding the Workplace	212	(24)
Employment Laws	213	(5)
Employment Forms	218	(2)
Withholdings	220	(4)
Types of Employment	224	(3)
Employer Expectations	227	(4)
In a Nutshell	231	(1)
Activities	232	(4)
Part 5 Creating Tools for the Future
Searching for a Job	236	(21)
Your Job Search Goals	237	(1)
Managing Your Job Search	238	(7)
Researching Industries and Employers	245	(3)
The Next Step	248	(3)
In a Nutshell	251	(1)
Activities	252	(5)
Applying for a Job	257	(26)
Personal Fact Sheet	258	(1)
Effective Resumes	258	(6)
Building Your Resume	264	(6)
References	270	(4)
Cover Letters	274	(3)
Job Applications	277	(1)
Pre-Employment Tests	278	(2)
In a Nutshell	280	(1)
Activities	281	(2)
Interviewing for a Job	283	(21)
The Interview Process	284	(2)
Preparing for Interviews	286	(3)
Before the Interview	289	(4)
The Interview	293	(4)
After the Interview	297	(3)
In a Nutshell	300	(1)
Activities	301	(3)
Index	304