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9780374526023

Majoring in the Rest of Your Life : Career Secrets for College Students

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  • ISBN13:

    9780374526023

  • ISBN10:

    0374526028

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-04-01
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Summary

Majoring in the Rest of Your Life is a practical strategy to get you from your first semester of freshman year to your first job. The classroom is not the only place to learn in college, and Majoring in the Rest of Your Life shows you how to make the most of your opportunities to discover what you enjoy doing, get practical experience, and meet people. Carol Carter is Vice President and Publisher at Prentice Hall and the author of numerous career guides. Sympathetic, informal, and often very funny, she draws from her own success story as she expertly guides students through the steps to a rewarding college experience and career. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Carol J. Carter is founder and president of LifeBound

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Write Your Own Success Story: Planning Aheadp. 7
Discover Who You Are: Defining Your Interests, Abilities, and Goalsp. 15
Futures and Options: Matching Your Interests with a Careerp. 27
Take the Plunge: Managing Your Time and Study Habitsp. 53
Being on Your Own: Balancing the Demands of Your Worldp. 81
Stand Up and Be Counted: Extracurricular Activitiesp. 99
The Real World: Working Part-Timep. 113
Intern We Trust: Getting the Internshipp. 125
Windows on the World: Traveling at Home or Abroadp. 145
Networking: Mapping Out Your Career Strategyp. 161
Paperwork: Resumes, Cover Letters, and the Job Applicationp. 177
Your Third Degree: Interviewsp. 197
You're Hired! How to Land the Jobp. 213
Outlooks and Insights: Succeeding on the Job and in Lifep. 221
Afterwordp. 231
Appendices
Companies with Summer and Winter Internshipsp. 235
Books for Further Referencep. 245
Associations and Organizations for College Studentsp. 251
Graduate School: Applying and Getting Inp. 261
Continuing Your Education Once You Graduatep. 267
The World of Work: A Samplerp. 270
Acknowledgmentsp. 285
Permissionsp. 287
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