In this guide, the secret of career success is recognizing individual talents or specific knowledge and integrating the thinking and behavior of entrepreneurs into the daily routine or job. Part I, Career Planning for Tomorrow's Marketplace, sets the scene by describing the information age, technology, and the rise of global consumerism. It…

This book contains seven articles intended to help counselors guide people in career and life planning. Both new directions in career planning and new directions in the workplace are discussed. The following articles are included: "Career and Life Planning: A Personal Gyroscope in Times of Change" (Judith A. Waterman); "Career…

A comprehensive and useful guide for students, counselors, and parents, the book provides an overview for the college bound student interested in a professional career, one which might require considerable training beyond the high school level and which emphasizes service to others. Over 80 professional careers are described; the requirements,…

This eight-chapter book presents career development theory through a series of practical steps in which one skill builds on another. The book starts with a broad view of how work meets life needs and fits into the overall patterns of life, and it identifies important questions to consider and skills to develop for effective career planning. This…

This career planning guide is the first of a series on career decision making and the job search. Intended for use by students in career planning courses or by individuals with the help of a counselor, this book is an interactive introduction to the concepts of career choices and the importance of planning. Chapter 1 introduces the career…