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Discover and Get the Job You Want, Third Edition
RAYMOND GERSON
Third Edition
ISBN 978-1-7332940-0-3
222 pages
Students Will Learn To:
- Identify your talents and skills
- Determine your interests, values and personality type
- Turn your dreams into goals and make them happen
- Research, explore and find careers that are a match for you
- Write a great resume and learn how to search and interview for a job
- Develop your vocabulary and improve your ability to communicate
- Increase your critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Find the hidden job market and create a job even where one doesn’t exist
- Become the person you want to be and make a positive difference
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- About the Author v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Comments from former students xiii
- Pre-Course Assessment xvii Introduction xxiii
- Chapter 1
- Discover Your Natural Talents and Best Skills
- Chapter 2
- Find out Your interests, Values and Personality
- Chapter 3
- Turn Dreams into Goals and Make Them Happen
- Chapter 4
- How to Find and Research Careers That are a Match for You
- Chapter 5
- Effective Strategies to Get the Job You Want: Resumes and Job Search Skills
- Chapter 6
- Effective Strategies to Get the Job You Want: Interviewing
- Chapter 7
- Using Social Media and Online Resources to Find the Job You Want
- Chapter 8
- How to Become an Expert in Your Career Field
- Chapter 9
- Self-Employment for Greater Freedom and Control
- Chapter 10
- On Becoming a Great Leader
- Chapter 11
- Create the Job and Life You Want
- Chapter 12
- Become the Person You Want to Be And Make a Positive Contribution
- Post-Course Assessment
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Career Portfolio
- Appendix 2
- Case Study Paper Example
- Notes
- Bibliography
What People are Saying...
— Lauralee Boudreau, CTE Counselor
Tyler ISD
Note: Alecia completed a Bachelors Degree
“Most students need a great deal of assistance, discovering the career that suits their aptitude and interests and these instruments are valuable in this regard. I think every student could use this book and course in high school and as a freshman in college.”
— Selena Garcia,
Career and Technology Teacher, Judson ISD
“I like how the book focuses on finding a path for each individual and basically links their strengths and interest into a career path.”
— Joseph Gonzales,
Student
"This course and strategies helped me get a better understanding of my career and my life. I learned more about myself in this 16-week course than in any other course I have taken. This course has reassured me that I will have a bright future."
Priscilla Jones,
Business Teacher, Ballinger High Schoo
"As a business person and educator who have used these materials, I can attest that this process is not only motivational, but also highly effective."
— Kelly Holland, Technology Application Teacher,
San Angelo, Texas
"Relevant, meaningful text and activities which connect learners to real life.
Achieve Career Success...Brief Edition.
New, Available Now!
Ideal for short courses, supplementing an existing college and career success, transitions or self-paced course
Contains the first six chapters of the full edition of Achieve Career Success by Raymond Gerson, Austin Community College.
RAYMOND GERSON
Second Edition, Brief
ISBN: 978-0-984136-8-3
136 pages
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