CSR 200: Professional Development in Consumer Science

Written by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2013–2014 is designed to provide valuable, up-to-date assistance to individuals making decisions about their futures. Accompanying each profession are descriptions of the nature of the work, working environment, job outlook training, and the required education, as well as job earnings, related occupations, and additional information sources. Keep up in the scramble to stay afloat in the waning job market by staying informed as you plan your training and career.

More than 60 eye-opening best jobs lists reveal 200 jobs with the best pay, fastest growth, and most openings for people with associate's, bachelor's, and higher degrees.

How do students approach career decisions and a job search in today’s world? With 30 years of cutting-edge author expertise, this book helps students of all ages and circumstances to choose, change, or confirm career choices. This best-selling workbook shows students how to bridge their idealism withtoday'scareer realities and economy. It is user-friendly, easy to read, and is suitable for both 2-year and 4-year college students. The organization of the book follows the standard sequence of career search and decision-making issues-Personal Assessment, The World of Work, and The Job Search. The instructor gets a book that can be used in short term courses, workshops, full semester courses or in online courses. The student gets an excellent reference book that prepares them for the job search and beyond.

While the American workplace affords many and varied career options, the process of determining what to do with one's life remains a significant challenge. The Bound-for-Career Guidebook views career identification, selection, entry, and progression as part of a larger developmental process the career development process. This book addresses the incredible importance that change plays in education and career. What we need to know and the skills required to perform our work roles are affected dramatically by change, and all workforce members must possess the ability to learn and adapt. Empowered students and workers are better able to guide themselves through their personal career journeys. The Bound-for-Career Guidebook, with its information and exercises, will point you in the direction of opportunities and options that are realistic, desirable, and achievable."

"Simply the best thing in print on the subject of using the Internet in your job search . . . amazing and breathtakingly thorough . . . covers all resources available today." --Richard N. Bolles, author ofWhat Color Is Your Parachute?Point and click your way to a profitable, satisfying job futureWhile the Web is loaded with priceless information and resources for job hunters, finding exactly what you need for an efficient job search can be tough. The bestsellingGuide to Internet Job Searchingarms you with the tools and knowledge to find the job of your dreams and avoid surfing the Internet aimlessly.Career search experts Margaret Riley Dikel and Frances Roehm will guide you through an efficient and successful job hunt-no matter how much experience you have using the Internet. With their proven advice, you'll be able to: Find dream jobs in every industry, at every level, locally and around the world Research potential employers Identify the biggest employment growth areas and regions Avoid time-consuming false starts and dead ends Get to know the best job-listing and recruiting websites Compose sure-fire online resumes and cover letters

Keeping a job search organized can be very challenging. This book helps people stay organized during their job search while managing their career with a unique checklist approach. Whether starting a new career or analyzing present job progress, this is an excellent tool for assessing needs, initiating a job search, improving a current job, and exploring career options. It covers all of the key essentials of jo ] searching and career planning. Sample resumes, cover letters, and thank-you notes; helpful hints; and internet tips are also included. This material is results-oriented and proven in helping job seekers and career-changers quickly get new jobs.

Shows how the networking-averse can succeed by working with the very traits that make them hate traditional networking Written by a proud introvert who is also an enthusiastic networker Includes field-tested tips and techniques for virtually any situation Are you the kind of person who would rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase "working a room" make you want to retreat to yours? Does traditional networking advice seem like it's in a foreign language? Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and a successful consultant who speaks to thousands of people every year, feels your pain. She found that most networking advice books assume that to succeed you have to become an outgoing, extraverted person. Or at least learn how to fake it. Not at all. There is another way. This book shatters stereotypes about people who dislike networking. They're not shy or misanthropic. Rather, they tend to be reflective-they think before they talk. They focus intensely on a few things rather than broadly on a lot of things. And they need time alone to recharge. Because they've been told networking is all about small talk, big numbers and constant contact, they assume it's not for them. But it is Zack politely examines and then smashes to tiny fragments the "dusty old rules" of standard networking advice. She shows how the very traits that ordinarily make people networking-averse can be harnessed to forge an approach that is just as effective as more traditional approaches, if not better. And she applies it to all kinds of situations, not just formal networking events. After all, as she says, life is just one big networking opportunity-a notion readers can now embrace. Networking enables you to accomplish the things that are important to you. But you can't adopt a style that goes against who you are-and you don't have to. "I have never met a person who did not benefit tremendously from learning how to network-on his or her own terms," Zack writes. "You do not succeed by denying your natural temperament; you succeed by working with your strengths."

*Selected by syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy as one of the top 10 best career books of 2006* When Dr. Phil’s viewers need help turning their job search woes into employment success, he turns to Tony Beshara. Beshara, who has been in the business of finding jobs for professionals of all types for over 30 years, has personally placed thousands of individuals, and runs one of the most successful placement and recruiting firms in the United States. He knows firsthand what works and what doesn't, as well as the heavy emotional toll a frustrating job search can take on even the hardiest and most optimistic people. Luckily, he also knows a solution. In The Job Search Solution, Beshara presents a simple yet incredibly powerful step-by-step system that allows you to personally control your own day-to-day job search process. In addition to illuminating real-life job search stories, the book contains interactive exercises, practical Dos and Don’ts, and other essential tools. You'll find out: * What 97 percent of American businesses are really looking for when hiring * How family and friends can be enlisted to help in the job search process * How factors such as age and employment history can affect the job search -- and how you can manage these issues * What the real purpose of an interview is, and how you can effectively ""structure"" your presentation in order to get asked back…and then get hired The competition for jobs is tougher than ever. Both practical and empowering, The Job Search Solutiongives you the advantage you need to take control of your job search and get the job you want.

At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! In Acing the Interview, the employment expert Dr. Phil called “the best of the best” gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including: You really don’t have as much experience as we would like—why should we hire you? • How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done? • What do you consider most valuable—a high salary, job recognition, or advancement? The book also arms readers with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent their making a big job mistake: What would you say are the worst parts of this job? • What are the major problems facing the company and this department? • Why aren't you promoting from within? Taking readers through the entire process, from the initial interview to evaluating a job offer, and even into salary negotiation,Acing the Interviewis a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners guide to interview success.