Career Achievement

Growing Your Goals ISE

Karine Beth Blackett (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

370 Seiten

2023 | 4th Revised edition
McGraw-Hill Education (Verlag)
978-1-266-09170-4 (ISBN)

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This text was specifically designed with student success as a top priority and to simplify the career planning process. It provides necessary information and support to help career-seekers reach their objectives and succeed beyond what they might have thought possible. Each chapter covers vital topics—supported by dynamic activities and relevant examples—that will help students identify, grow, and ultimately achieve their career goals. In addition to concept discussion, embedded questions, real-world examples, and application-oriented activities, each chapter in Career Achievement presents the opportunity for students to create their own portfolio materials.

Dr. Karine B. Blackett is a certified life coach whose professional credentials span more than 20 years of student success and career management experience. Dr. Blackett studied at the University of Malta and worked in Kenya, Africa, through her undergraduate degree with the University of Minnesota. She holds an English Language Teaching Certificate from New School University in New York and taught English as a second language in Southern Japan. Dr. Blackett received her master’s degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University. She received her doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Dakota. Dr. Blackett has taught for several institutions, including doctoral online courses for Walden University and Aspen University, master’s online courses for Kaplan University, and undergraduate online courses for Virginia College Online, National American University, and the American Public University System. In addition to teaching, Dr. Blackett is a course instructional designer and consultant for several institutions. In the past, she has served as the career services manager for National American University. She is a published author and contributor in the college success and career management fields and is an accomplished public speaker. Dr. Blackett is a Master Facilitator with The Pacific Institute, an advisor to Jim Madrid and Advanced Sports Technology (http://jimmadrid.com/ast), and consults with many colleges and universities worldwide. Dr. Blackett was also a consultant with Coach Pete Carroll’s “A Better LA” anti-gang program (http://www.abetterla.org).

PART ONE You and Your Career: Finding and Cultivating a Great Match!

Chapter 1: Jump-Start Your Career

Chapter 2: Skills and Interests—Your Career Assets

Chapter 3: Where Are the Jobs? Maximize Your Career Options

PART TWO Marketing Tools: Promoting Your Skills

Chapter 4: Networking—It’s Always Who You Know

Chapter 5: Professional Resumes the Easy Way

Chapter 5a: Winning Resumes: Real Student Examples for Resumes and References

Chapter 6: Professional Cover Letters and Applications

PART THREE Moving Forward: Interview, Follow-Up, and Managing Change

Chapter 7: Successful Interviews

Chapter 8: Follow-Up and Negotiation

Chapter 9: Step Up Your Career

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.2.2023
Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations
Verlagsort	OH
Sprache	englisch
Maße	206 x 272 mm
Gewicht	621 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-266-09170-X / 126609170X
ISBN-13	978-1-266-09170-4 / 9781266091704
Zustand	Neuware