Overnight career choice : discover your ideal job in just a few hours / Laurence Shatkin and Michael Farr

Author:: Shatkin, Laurence
Published:: Indianapolis, Ind. : JIST Works, [2011]
Copyright Date:: ©2011
Edition:: 2nd ed.
Physical Description:: vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators:: Farr, J. Michael

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Series:

Help in a hurry series

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Follow a Proven Process for Making a Good Career Choice -- You Don't Have to Read all Night -- ch. 1 Quick But Important Points About Career Choice -- Defining Your "Ideal" Job is Tricky -- Clarifying What You Want to Do Involves More Than Choosing a Job Title -- Most People Want More Than Money from Work -- The Nine Most Important Components of an Ideal Job -- The Role of Education and Training in Career Choice -- Career Management is a Lifelong Process -- Incorporate Life Planning into Your Career Choice -- Key Points: Chapter 1 -- ch. 2 What are You Good At? -- Learn the Three Types of Skills -- Identify Your Skills -- Translate Your Knowledge of Your Skills to Your Career Choice -- Key Points: Chapter 2 -- ch. 3 What Interests You? -- Review 16 Career Interest Areas -- Look Closely at Career Clues for Your Top Interest Areas -- Key Points: Chapter 3 -- ch. 4 What Motivates and is Important to You? -- Learn What You Value Most in a Career -- Rank Your Most Important Values -- Key Points: Chapter 4 -- ch. 5 Other Key Considerations When Defining Your Ideal Job -- How Much Money Do You Want to Make---Or are You Willing to Accept? -- How Much Responsibility are You Willing to Accept? -- Where Do You Want Your Ideal Job to be Located---In What City or Region? -- What Special Knowledge or Interests Would You Like to Use or Pursue? -- What Sort of Work Environment Do You Prefer? -- What Types of People Do You Prefer to Work With? -- You Have Defined Nine Ideal Career Characteristics -- Key Points: Chapter 5 -- ch. 6 Finally! Identify Specific Job Titles -- Why Accurate Information About Specific Jobs is Important -- How the Job Descriptions are Organized -- Review Job Titles -- Don't Overlook the End of This Chapter -- Go Back and Review the Job Descriptions -- More About the Data in the Job Descriptions -- What's Next? -- Key Points: Chapter 6 -- ch. 7 Identify Industries That Interest You -- Some Background on Industry Growth -- Service-Providing Industries Have Accounted for Virtually all Growth -- Skills Required in Major Industries -- Review 43 Major Industries -- Learn More About Targeted Industries -- Key Points: Chapter 7 -- ch. 8 Overnight Career Choice Matrix and Action Plan -- Summarize the Characteristics of Your Ideal Career -- Put Your Ideal Career Characteristics into Graphic form with the Career Wheel -- Brainstorm Combinations with the Overnight Career Choice Matrix -- Your Ideal Job Definition -- Your Overnight Career Choice Action Plan -- Key Points: Chapter 8 -- ch. 9 Write Your Job Objective -- Avoid a Self-Centered, "Gimme" Approach -- Sample Job Objectives -- Five Tips for Writing a Good Job Objective -- Construct Your Job Objective -- Finalize Your Job Objective -- A Few Final Comments -- Key Points: Chapter 9 -- Appendix A Job Exploration Worksheet -- Appendix B Sources of More Career Information -- Major Sources of Job Descriptions and Related Information -- Other Helpful Career and Education Books -- Other Research Options.

Summary:

Eager to find a career you'll love? Don't fret and sweat. Overnight Career Choice comes to the rescue. Discover your best career fit quickly and enjoy career success and satisfaction for years to come. --
The authors cover the nine essential factors for defining your ideal career quickly so you won't spend months or years on the wrong path. --
"Reading this book is like having several sessions with your own private career coach."---Dr. John J. Liptak, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Assessment, Radford University --Book Jacket.

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ISBN:

9781593578107 (alk. paper)
1593578105 (alk. paper)

Note:

Includes index.

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