50 Best Jobs for Your Personality by
Research has proven that people who connect their personality type to their career tend to have the most satisfaction and success. With this best-selling book's help, readers will identify their personality type and learn about the 50 best jobs that relate to it. In Part I readers will discover how personality types relate to careers. In Part II they'll take a self-assessment for determining their personality type: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional. In Part III readers are able to browse the best jobs lists which include the 50 best jobs overall for each personality type. Other lists for each personality type include the best paying jobs, the jobs with the highest projected growth, best jobs based on education level and best jobs for the self-employed, more than 150 best jobs lists in all. In Part IV, readers will find a gold mine of facts about the 50 best jobs for each of the six personality types, 300 job descriptions in total. This edition offers the most current labor market information, career clusters and pathways for each job, and new best urban and rural jobs lists. New bonus lists by personality type include: "Best Jobs for Introverts and Extroverts"; "Best Jobs for Persistent People"; "Best Jobs for Flexible People"; "Best Jobs for Detail-Oriented People"; "Best Jobs for Innovators"; "Best Jobs for Analytical Thinkers"; and "Best Jobs Not Behind a Desk".
What Color Is Your Parachute? by
What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide with more than ten million copies sold. Now, no matter what your circumstances, every job-hunter can find help with up-to-the-minute information on what has changed about the job-market, plus strategies for finding jobs even when everyone tells you there are none. And if you are a returning vet, there is a new twenty-page appendix this year, specifically addressing your unique needs. This edition includes up-to-date research and tips about writing impressive resumes and cover letters, effective networking and confident interviewing, and negotiating the best salary possible. But it goes beyond that, in helping you to better know who you are, with a classic self-inventory--called "The Flower Exercise"--because the best answer to What shall I do? flows from knowing Who you are.
100% Student Success by
100% Student Success is part of the new 100% Success Series that is directed at the development of professional skills and characteristics that begin in college and extend through the job search and into the lifelong learning environment of the workplace. This first textbook in the series serves as a comprehensive resource for student academic success. It emphasizes the development of self-management and professional skills with the assumption that entering college students must acquire, develop, practice, and enhance these skills in order to be prepared for the workplace. The content is designed to be applied throughout the academic experience and into the workplace. It is based on the premise that self-management and professional skills must be developed consistently over time and in every class. Students are encouraged to develop practices and habits that will support them in their academic, personal, and professional lives. Content applies to developing general professional traits or can be applied to specific fields, and there are multiple supplements to help reinforce the message, including a Learning Portfolio. Students will also benefit from electronic supplements including an online companion and web tutors.
Community College Success by
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUCCESS gives historically under-represented students the strategic and motivational tools they need to be their own advocates and achieve their education and their dreams.
Cornerstones for Career College Success by
The Third Edition is written specifically for the career college student focusing on their unique needs with financial aid, study tips, motivation, learning strategies, and technology. Cornerstones for Career College Success will help career college students adjust to life in higher education, become self-motivated, master technology, use study strategies successfully, communicate more effectively, and create a dynamic job-search plan. Every student story is written by a student who graduated from a career college. New to this edition is the addition of Bloom's Taxonomy (critical thinking) integrated throughout and the total incorporation of SQ3R (reading comprehension). New chapters include, Connect, that focuses on using technology in the educational setting, Prosper, which offers updated financial management strategies such as information about student loans, scholarships, and managing debt, and Plan, the career planning chapter has been completely revised with many sample cover letters and resumes including scannable and electronic resume preparation.
What Smart Students Know by
Starting from the premise that successful students are not necessarily any more brilliant than their less successful peers, but have simply mastered the art of efficient learning, Adam Robinson introduces high school and college students to an innovative approach that can help them achieve top grades while discovering the joy of true learning. Line drawings.
Career Information Center by
Continues to serve as one-stop resource for librarians, counselors, educators, and other job information providers for more than 20 years. Provides most current information available on nearly 700 careers to people at all stages of career development, including 320 detailed profiles of new and emerging jobs that are not included in competitor titles. New: Most job profiles contain MLA-style citations of books, audio/visual materials, and organizations that serve as additional job-specific resources
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 16th Edition, 5-Volume Set by
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance is an essential resource for public, college, high school, and junior high school libraries; career centers; guidance offices; and other agencies involved with career exploration and planning. Along with revisions and updates, each article has been expanded to a new, more comprehensive format, and many new articles have been added. Each article offers detailed career information, sidebars, and other user-friendly features, including a new Career Ladder, which shows common career paths for each profession, and new sections, such as Unions and Associations and Tips for Entry.
O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Edition by 
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2020-2021 by
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the premier, nationally recognized source for career information. Especially designed to provide valuable up-to-date information, the Handbook is great for all individuals making decisions about their future including students about to graduate from high school or college, recent graduates, individuals returning to the workforce after an absence, or anyone looking for a career change. It has been used by millions since the 1940s. The 2020-2021 OOH reflects employment projections for the 2018-2028 decade. It includes information on the fastest-growing occupations, number of new jobs, and a summary of the highest-paying occupations. This Handbook contains numerous occupations profiles and includes information on: -Duties required by the occupation -Work Environment -Education and training needed -Median pay -Important qualities for the job -Licenses, certification, and registrations needed -Contact information to learn more about the occupation -Job outlook Special features include: -Assumptions and methods used in preparing employment projections -A comprehensive appendix summarizing the occupations -Data for occupations not covered in detail -Employment projections -Glossary of terms used throughout the book -Occupational information network coverage; and a detailed index
Four-Year Colleges by
Peterson's Four-Year Colleges 2017 is a valuable resource that includes information on every accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S. and Canada (and many international schools)-more than 2,600 institutions in all. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel for over 200 colleges and universities. College-bound students and their parents can access details including campus setting, enrollment, academic programs, entrance difficulty, expenses, student-faculty ratio, application deadline, and contact information, as well as the most frequently chosen baccalaureate fields. Informative and easy-to-read profiles for more than 2,600 institutions-listed alphabetically by state (and followed by other countries), with facts and figures on campus setting, enrollment, academic programs, entrance difficulty, expenses, student-faculty ratio, costs, financial aid, application deadlines, and contact information More than 200 two-page in-depth descriptions written by college administrators that offer additional information on academic programs, campus life, accreditation, and much more Special section called "The Advice Center" provides insider info on specialized college options-Honors Programs and Colleges, Online Learning, Women's Colleges, Public vs. Private. Helpful articles on making a list of your "Top-Ten" colleges, surviving standardized tests, preparing to get into college, paying for college, scholarship guidance, and advice for international students applying to U.S. colleges and universities