Life Skills Collection: Career Resources

With effective, hands-on activities and an engaging conversational tone, this book provides valuable tools and effective strategies to help "undecided" college students and those considering a career change to successfully maneuver the career decision-making process.

How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It's the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. Now newly revised and updated, Lindsey Pollak's Getting from College to Career is the definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you need to succeed in the job search, offering action-oriented tips and strategies ranging from the simple to the expert.

The simple truth is that to be happy and successful in your work, you need a career that not only matches your interests but fits your personality type as well. In this approachable book, author Donna Dunning uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to introduce eight distinct ways of working. encouraging you to reflect on your own natural preferences - using checklists, exercises, strategies and tips.

A career coach examines the rampant problem of workplace dissatisfaction and, with the help of a variety of career assessment quizzes and personality exercises, presents a step-by-step program to help readers find the right job and implement a positive career change.

This guide teaches students how to acquire marketable job skills and real-world know-how before they graduate. It provides advice on what skills are needed to succeed in the job market, covering such topics as work ethic, speaking, writing, research, critical thinking, and problem solving.