Previously issued in print: 2007.Finding Ideal Work
Job Loss
Assessing the Labor Market
Identifying the Right Opportunities for You
Job Search Tools
References
Résumés
Starting a Professional Portfolio
Cover Letters
Conducting the Job Search
Networking and the Job Search
Informational Interviews
Guidelines for Conducting an Informational Interview
Questions to Ask
Identifying the Ideal Employer
Special Challenges and Tips for International Students Who Want to Work in the United States
Career Decision-Making
Summary
5.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding the New Career
Three Career Cases
The Barnes Family
Helen Casey
The Smith Family
The Changing Landscape of Careers
The Changing Nature of Families
The New Careers
Our Career and Work-Life Model
2. The Self-Assessment Process
The Basic Areas of Self-Assessment
Reflecting on the Past
Identity as a Core Competence
Clarifying Your Values
Understanding Your Interests and Passions
Lifestyle
Understanding Life Goals and Personal Vision
Skills Assessment
Summary
3. Integrating Your Self-Assessment and Developing Implications
Integrating Your Self-Assessment
Developing Themes from Your Data
Step 1: Coding Your Data
Step 2: Grouping Your Data
Step 3: Assigning Tentative Themes
step 4: Constructing the Final Themes With Supporting Data
Sample Themes
Developing Career and Work-Life Implications
Summary
4.
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Career management & work-life integration : using self-assessment to navigate contemporary careers by Brad Harrington. ISBN 9781452209203. Published by SAGE in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
