Taking Charge of Your Career Direction by Robert D Lock

Taking Charge of Your Career Direction by Robert D Lock

Take charge of your own career! Long described as the most complete, motivating, and logical career-planning book on the market, TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR CAREER DIRECTION provides you with the information you need to evaluate various opportunities in the world of work. With numerous personal inventories, core exercises, and real-life examples, this activity-oriented text helps you take stock of which career is right for you!

1Introduction to Career Planning. 2. The Changing World of Work. 3. Your Preferences in the World of Work. 4. Gathering Information About Your Occupational Prospects. 5. Motivation and Achievement. 6. Abilities: Skills and Aptitudes. 7. Cultural, Personal, and Work Values. 8. Focusing on Your Career Decision. 9. Making Career Decisions: Putting it All Together. 10. Reality Testing Your Career Choice. References. Appendix A: Implementing Your Career Decision: The Job Search. Appendix B: Occupational Cluster Survey (Detailed) for the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Appendix C: The National Occupational Classification (NOC) of Canada. Appendix D: Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). Appendix E: O*Net Search for Occupations (Exercise 4-3 in Chapter 4). Appendix F: GOE Group Checklist. Appendix G: Origami: An Achievement Motivation Game. Appendix H: O*Net Skills, Abilities, and Knowledges. Appendix I: Worksheets for Occupational Information. Exercise A-1: The Two-Minute Spiel (Role-Play). Credits. Index.

M.S., Michigan State

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ISBN 13	9780534574260
ISBN 10	0534574262
Title	Taking Charge of Your Career Direction
Author	Robert D Lock
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2004-07-27
Number of pages	512
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