Download or read book Teens Guide to College Career Planning 12th Edition written by Justin Ross Muchnick and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With input from teens, parents, and numerous experts, Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning knows just how to talk to high school students about the important decisions involving life after graduation. This easy-to-read guide, with updated content, enables busy students to hone in on the right information for them. Whether it's mapping the road from high school to college, figuring out financial aid, determining if joining the military is the right move, preparing for an interview, or developing early career skills, Teens' Guide addresses each option available to young adults with meaningful information. Inside you'll find valuable advice from guidance counselors, instructors, college admission officials, military officers, and-most importantly-other high school students! Also includes, expert tips for interviews, resumes, and cover letters. With new content written by Justin Muchnick, current high school junior and author of Peterson's® The Boarding School Survival Guide, this guide will help you get ready for life after high school.
Download or read book Teens Guide to College Career Planning written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook for high school students offering advice on college planning and career exploration.
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Download or read book College to Career written by Mark A. Griffin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do You Know Which Career Path to Follow After You Graduate? This year, over 1.6 million students will graduate college with a Bachelor's degree. After spending tens of thousands of dollars on their education, many will find themselves absorbed in to the workforce in a career field unrelated to their college major. These once hopeful students will become discouraged and uncertain about their future, some may spend many years feeling unfulfilled in a career where their passions and purpose are unmet. You can avoid this predicament; there is a better way. In College to Career: The Student Guide to Career and Life Navigation, accomplished human resources professional, author, and consultant Mark A. Griffin helps readers to: -Target the career ideally suited to their personality -Define their unique voice -Set up practical, actionable steps through each stage of college -Translate their education to a meaningful career This is not a self-help book for finding employment. This is a book to help you create your best options, now and into the future. It is a book to steer you through careful planning and vision casting, toward achieving and enjoying a satisfying life professionally, financially, and personally. As a bonus, this book includes several interviews from top experts in their fields. You will learn from leaders in organizations which includes: the Dallas Cowboys, Management Recruiters International, Florida A & M, James Madison University, Hope International and more. They will share their tips for success as well as hurdles they have overcome. Whether you are a student just starting college, a parent wanting to guide your child in the right direction, or a graduate seeking direction in your career, you have come to the right place. Don't waste another minute living aimlessly. Begin your future today! Interviews With Workplace Experts From Across America Mr. Brady Pyle, Deputy Director of Human Resources for NASA-Johnson Space Center Ms. Heidi Weingartner, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Dallas Cowboys Mr. Alan Collins, Founder of Success in HR and the Vice President-Human Resources at PepsiCo Mr. Dan Lasse, President of Management Recruiters of St. Charles Ms. Jennifer Litwiller, Academic and Career Advisor at James Madison University Mr. David Copeland, Director of Human Resources - North America for Jabra Mr. Peter Greer, President and CEO of HOPE International Ms. Joyce Ingram, Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Ms. Kyle Shuford, Principal FrontGate Staffing
Download or read book Teens Guide to College Career Planning 11th Edition written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson's Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning: Your High School Roadmap to College & Career Success is the must-have eBook for middle school and high school students as they prepare for life after graduation. Whether you're heading to a four-year college, a community or two-year college, the military, or the workforce, Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning offers expert advice and tools to help you succeed. Chapters include The Big Jump to High School, The First Steps to a Career, Planning Your Education While in High School, Tackling the Tests (ACT, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and TOEFL), The College Search, Applying to College, Financial Aid Dollars and Sense, Other Options After High School, The Military Option, Jump into Work, Survival Skills, and more. Throughout the book, you'll find real-life advice from students, guidance counselors, parents, and college admissions counselors; helpful checklists and worksheets to help keep you organized; essential information to help you decide if the military is right for you; expert financial aid advice and information on scholarships, grants, athletic awards, loans, work-study, and more. Fun graphics along with the informative, easy-to-read chapters make this the perfect guide for the teen on the go.
Download or read book Blueprint for Success in College written by Dave Dillon and published by Montezuma Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Parent s Crash Course in Career Planning written by Sharon Lynn Jones and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From freshman orientation through senior year, this book addresses career planning: what parents and students should do. Learn about current career trends, job options, choosing a major and career, and conducting a job search to land a satisfying and rewarding job.
Download or read book Career and College Readiness Counseling in P 12 Schools written by Jennifer R. Curry, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition: "Serves as an excellent foundational text...I am very thankful that the authors wrote this text. [It] is written for school counselors by school counselor educators!" -Gene Eakin, PhD, School Counseling Program Lead, Oregon State University "The school counseling focus makes it unique... This is...a great improvement to other texts I’ve used and I plan to continue using it." -Dr. Carolyn Berger, Chair, Department of Counseling, Nova Southeastern University Fully updated to serve the needs of school counselors in training, this remains the only text to present a comprehensive, developmental, and practical approach to preparing school counselors to conceptualize the career development and college-readiness needs of P-12 students. The second edition reflects the ASCA’s new Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success, which focuses on college and career-readiness standards for all students, 2016 CACREP Standards, and the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act. The text is uniquely grounded in developmental, ecosystemic, and career theories as a basis for career interventions. Considering the range of psychosocial, cognitive, and academic development spanning P-12 students, the authors review relevant developmental and career theories as a foundation for the design of sequential and developmentally appropriate career and college-readiness curricula and interventions. The text provides school counselors and educators concrete examples of how to select, implement, and evaluate the outcomes of interventions grounded in various career counseling theories and addresses career development and college readiness needs by grade level. Also included is expanded information on diversity; reflections and advice from actual school counselors; updated statistics, references, and appendices; and an updated Instructor’s Manual, test bank, and PowerPoint slides. New to the Second Edition: Features a “Building a College-Going Culture” section that expands coverage on college readiness counseling Reflects updated legislation and policy information including ASCA’s new Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success, 2016 CACREP Standards, Every Students Succeeds Act, and the Reach Higher Initiative Completely new chapter on college and career decision making "Voices from the Field" highlighting experiences from actual school counselors Enhanced instructor resources including Instructor’s Guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides Key Features: The only comprehensive text devoted to career and college counseling for school counselors; written by former school counselors Disseminates current data and research focusing on college readiness needs of diverse populations Includes interventions grounded in theory and connected to national standards
Download or read book Teens Guide to College Career Planning written by Justin Ross Muchnick and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Career Development in Higher Education written by John Patrick and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of Career Development in Higher Education is to provide a broad and in-depth look at the field of career development as it applies to individuals involved in higher education activities, in a variety of educational and vocational training settings. The book will examine some of the field’s major themes, approaches and assumptions using the writings of a variety of regional and international experts/authors. Specific emphasis is spent examining issues reflective of today’s challenges in developing and maintaining a workforce that is diverse, flexible and efficient. Readers will be provided with an action based framework built on the best available research information.
Download or read book College and Career Planning Guide written by Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Ark.) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The College Board Guide to Jobs and Career Planning written by Joyce Slayton Mitchell and published by College Board. This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though written for college students, this is also a valuable guide for senior high students to major career options currently available, some of which do not require higher education.
Download or read book College Planning for Gifted Students written by Sandra L. Berger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College Planning for Gifted Students: Choosing and Getting Into the Right College is a must-have for any gifted or advanced learner planning to attend college. Sandra Berger, a nationally recognized expert on college and career planning for gifted students, provides a hands-on, practical guide to college planning in this updated edition of the best-selling College Planning for Gifted Students. Berger focuses specifically on helping gifted students discover who they are and how that discovery corresponds to the perfect postsecondary endeavor. The author also provides useful, practical advice for writing college application essays, requesting recommendation letters, visiting colleges, and acing the college entrance interview. Throughout the book, helpful timelines and checklists are provided to give students and their parents, teachers, and counselors assistance in planning for and choosing the right college. Grades 9-12
Download or read book Financially Smart Career Planning For Teens written by P. D. Mason and published by SugarDog Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan for your dream career and take control of your future without going into debt! Are you a High School or Secondary School student worried about upcoming college and career planning decisions? Are you at that point in your life where you have to make a choice about your future? Have you been told repeatedly that going to college is the only way to ensure career success? Have all those student loan horror stories made you wary of going into debt for an education? Graduating from high school should be an exciting time. You’re finally done with this chapter in your life, and are ready to take on new and more challenging opportunities as you move toward adulthood and independence. But it’s also a time when you feel the pressure to make a decision – pick a major, choose a school, figure out your career path. With so many options to choose from, this can be a paralyzing process. Choosing one option may mean you’re closing the door to better ones. What if you make the wrong choice? Even more, with the cost of college tuition averaging tens of thousands of dollars, it may seem like you’re doomed to start your career already burdened by student debt. Student debt is not only a financial burden you could be carrying around for the next 10 to 20 years, It could also impede major life decisions and negatively affect your mental health and overall quality of life. But the good news is, a college degree and student debt aren’t your only options. You can still get access to valuable training and practical experience that will set you up for a flourishing career… without having to enter your working life in Major College Debt! It’s all in this information-packed handbook filled with practical advice and information from an expert who chose an alternative educational path… and found great success and security. Here’s just a fraction of what you’ll discover from this book: Everything you need to know about the education path that is just as good as traditional college (or even better), but no one seems to talk about it! Questions you should be asking yourself (and prospective employers) to figure out the career that’s best for you Why you should be thinking of retirement as early as now and what that has to do with your career plans The art of job shadowing – gain an insight into the inner workings of a job that you won’t get through research alone A deeper look into the costs of education, so you have an idea of what expenses to expect beyond tuition fees The traditional vs. an alternative route – an in-depth comparison of college and vocational school, including the training and career opportunities each provides In-demand and lucrative jobs that don’t require a college degree – you could be earning great yearly income sooner, and you won’t have to rack up student debt Expert information tailored for young adult students in the US, UK, and Canada! And so much more. Figuring out what you want to do after high school is one of the biggest—and scariest—decisions you’ll ever have to make… but with the right information, you can take control of your future and make these important decisions with greater confidence. Forge your own path in life and don’t let anything or anyone stop you from creating the future you want for yourself. The first step to your success story starts today! Start thinking about your future today: Scroll up and click “Add to Cart” right now.
Download or read book The Insider s Guide to the Colleges written by Yale Daily News and published by Saint Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 27th year, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges is an intelligent, sometimes irreverent, compilation of student-written articles about every aspect of college life, from cafeteria food to academics to the campus social scene.
Download or read book Teens Guide to College and Career Planning written by Peterson'S and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning With valuable input from teens, parents, and experts, the Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning knows how to talk to high school students about how to make their plans for after graduation a reality. The topics covered can help teens answer the big questions: Am I heading to college? What's my career path? What do I do with my life? This is a Teen's High School Roadmap to College and Career Success! Afterall, teens have a lot of options: a two-year or four-year college a technical school an apprenticeship the military the workforce even remaining undecided No matter the choice, the Teens' Guide to College & Career Planning is where highschoolers can discover the possibilities and pinpoint what may best suit their skills, needs, and dreams.
Download or read book College and Career Planning written by Katie John Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
