Synopses & Reviews
Career Directions: The Path to Your Ideal Career, provides diverse job seekers with the essential resources and techniques to develop a career plan, conduct a successful job search, and succeed in a diverse workplace. Whether your students are seeking an internship or co-op job, first position after graduation, or a career transition,
Career Directions will prepare students to stand out in the changing workplace! Students in career schools, colleges, community colleges, and universities can all benefit from using this book in career development courses and career workshops.
Career Directions can also be used independently for those who want to direct their own career planning and job search efforts.
With over 30 years of experience in career development and human resources, Donna Yena brings a practitioners perspective to Career Directions. Her experience as Vice President of Career Development and Alumni Relations at Johnson and Wales University, along with her background as a manager, instructor, and curriculum designer, contribute to the advice and techniques offered in this text. More than just a text on job searches and career planning, Career Directions provides instruction and resource materials that will help you find your internship or co-op job, first position after graduation, or guide you through a career transition.
About the Author
With over 25 years of experience in career development and human resources, Donna Yena brings a practitioners perspective to her book. Her track record speaks for itself - a 25 year consecutive record of 98% employment of Johnson & Wales University graduates within 60 days of graduation.
Ms Yena is currently Vice President of Career Development and Alumni Relations at Johnson & Wales University, but her entire professional career - as a manager, an instructor, and acurriculum designer - contribute to the advice and techniques found in CAREER DIRECTIONS. In her position she oversees a national experiential education program with over 1,500 employer participants nearly 10,000 students annually.
Yena's personal and effective style has been developed through her years as a nationally recognized speaker on career development and job placement. She has led seminars for school professionals and their students both across the country and abroad and has published numerous articles on a range of career management topics.
Yena's experience, refined with input from employers about new career management strategies required to respond to the evolving employment market, makes CAREER DIRECTIONS the most practical and up-to-date career development text available.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Career Planning Chapter 1: The Millennial WorkplaceWorld Trends and Tomorrow's Workplace American Responses to Millennial Workplace Challenges Success in the Millennial Workplace: Skills-Based and Lifelong Learning Chapter 2: Self-AssessmentUnderstanding Yourself Defining Success Employer ExpectationsSetting Goals for Self-Improvement Proof by Example: How You Add Value to an Employer Chapter 3: Personal DevelopmentCommunication Skills The Sales Process Business ProtocolAwareness of the World Around You Personal Care and Personal Appearance Time and Stress Management Role ModelsChapter 4: Career Paths OverviewJob Versus Career Career Phases Career Trends Where the Jobs Are Chapter 5: Your Career PortfolioBuild Skills Employers Value Identify Opportunities to Build Skills Refining Your Plan Develop Your Career Portfolio Planning Your Portfolio PresentationPart Two: Job Search Techniques Chapter 6: Sources of Job InformationThe Nature of Today's Job Market The Visible Job Market The Hidden Job Market The Very Hidden Job MarketChapter 7: Résumés and Job Applications Résumés Traditional Résumés Writing Your Own Résumé Nontraditional Résumés Job ApplicationsChapter 8: LettersGuidelines for Writing Job Search Letters Letters You May Write During Your Job Search Chapter 9: Successful InterviewsSecuring a Job Interview Types of Interviews Preparing for a Job Interview Conducting a Successful Interview After the Interview The Interview Hall of Fame...and ShameChapter 10: Accepting or Rejecting a JobWhat You Offer the Employer What the Employer Offers You Cost of Living and Budgeting Accepting the Right Job Communicating Your DecisionChapter 11: Dealing with RejectionPlaying to Win Factors That Most Often Lead to RejectionWhat You Can and Cannot Control Cutting Your LossesPart Three: Career Management Chapter 12: Your First Months on the JobBefore Arrival on the JobYour First DayOrientation and Training Programs Probationary Periods (One to Three Months) Periodic Review and AssessmentsChapter 13: Growing With Your JobBuilding Professional Relationships Improving Your Effectiveness Promotions Recession-Proofing Your Job Successful Career MovesChapter 14: Contemporary Issues in the WorkplaceEmployee Assistance ProgramsHealth-Related Issues Family Care Issues EthicsCareer HandbookSection A: Career PathsHow to Use “Career Paths”AccountingBusiness AdministrationCourt Reporting and Related CareersCriminal JusticeFashionandRetail ManagementFinancial ServicesHealthcareHospitality ManagementCulinary Arts/Food ServicesTravel/TourismInternational BusinessMarketingOffice Management and SupportTechnologyTelecommunicationsSection B: Glossary of Terms Section C: Index of Job Descriptions Section D: Career Resources Section E: Bibliography Index