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Career Advantage: Strategies for Success
Publisher
Infobase
Publication Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
Visualizing an Ideal Day (3:24)
Ideal Careers (4:16)
Goal-Oriented Career Planning (2:18)
Integration of Life and Work (3:09)
Self-Evaluation Assessment (2:19)
Career Planning and Passion (3:14)
Successful Career Planning (4:01)
Processes of Career Change (3:10)
From the eVideo
Self-Concept (2:40)
Practical Assessment of Life Roles (4:14)
Life Roles (3:30)
Support Networks (3:29)
Support From Friends and Family (3:35)
Institution and Community Support (3:53)
Value of Listening (4:40)
From the eVideo
Self-Knowledge and Beliefs (3:52)
Values and Skills (2:38)
Self-Knowledge (4:26)
Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors (3:50)
Self-Talk: Positive and Negative (2:45)
Positive Self-Talk and Attitude (2:01)
Power of Positive Self-Talk (3:19)
Dream It
Do It (2:54)
From the eVideo
Values and Life Decisions (5:04)
Influenced by Values (3:38)
Exercise: Listing Expenses (3:27)
Changing and Modifying Values (2:51)
Recognizing and Prioritizing Values (2:58)
Getting to Know Your Values (1:23)
"Hot Tip:" Get Your Values Met on the Job (1:43)
When Work and Values Clash (4:46)
From the eVideo
Linking Interests and Work (3:20)
Exercise: Identify Your Interests (4:21)
Interests and Work Environment (1:29)
Aspects of Work (4:02)
"Hot Tip:" Discover What Excites You (1:35)
Focusing Energy (3:28)
Career Counseling: Personal Assessment (5:29)
From the eVideo
Personal Career Profile (2:36)
Workplace Skills (3:41)
Identify Your Skills (2:22)
"Hot Tip:" Fish for Compliments (1:21)
Examine Your Accomplishments (4:41)
Accomplishments, Skills, and Interests (2:27)
Influences on Skill Development (2:41)
Skill Development (2:20)
Identify and Increase Skills (3:04)
From the eVideo
Your Career Roadmap (2:09)
Values: Filling in the Blanks (3:34)
Values: Favorite Features (2:08)
Values and the Future (1:54)
Interests and Personality (2:50)
Identify Your Interests (2:36)
Identify Your Skills (3:12)
Document Your Favorite Skills (2:19)
"Hot Tip:" Sell Yourself (1:37)
Review: Values, Interests, and Skills (2:43)
From the eVideo
Work and Personal Profiles (1:15)
Transformation in the Working World (2:27)
American Economy (4:09)
Explosion of New Technology (1:55)
Globalization and Technology (4:48)
Fast Growing Industries (3:27)
"Hot Tips:" Identify "Cool" Jobs (1:48)
Preparing for the Workplace (3:44)
Personal Career Profile (2:03)
From the eVideo
Technology: Society and Work (2:12)
Exercise: Technology and Personal Life (3:08)
Work World and Technology (3:02)
Impact of Technology and Careers (3:10)
Technology-Related Careers (1:59)
"Wired" Employees and Telecommuting (3:41)
"Hot Tips:" Career Web Site (1:42)
Globalization of Business (5:24)
From the eVideo
A Changing Work World (1:50)
Employer Expectations (3:40)
Transferring Skills to Different Jobs (3:09)
Transferable Skills (7:10)
"Hot Tips:" Get Along With Co-Workers (1:46)
Recognize Transferable Skills (2:18)
Exercise: Identifying Transferable Skills (1:22)
Work Readiness (3:59)
From the eVideo
Learning About Careers (3:43)
Industry Versus Function (0:48)
Common Industries (6:00)
Exercise: Prioritize Your Interests (2:38)
Job Functions (5:50)
Personal Career Profile and Functions (3:16)
"Hot Tips:" Industry Trades (1:32)
What are Your Hobbies? (1:25)
From the eVideo
Brainstorming Ideas (3:07)
Values, Skills, and Interests (5:33)
"Hot Tips:" "No Boring Jobs!" (1:37)
Classified Ads and College Catalogues (3:50)
Job Awareness = Opportunity (1:21)
Brainstorm With Support Networks (2:51)
Career Counselors (3:50)
Career List Review (2:40)
From the eVideo
Researching Careers (2:57)
Search Strategy (2:16)
Career Research in the Library (1:49)
Focusing Your Research (5:25)
Researching Industries (4:00)
Identify Trade Publications and Web Sites (3:27)
Identify the Hiring Process (1:21)
"Hot Tips:" Use the Library (1:23)
Current Industry Information (2:20)
From the eVideo
Human Resources for Career Research (2:59)
Networking (4:13)
Informational Interviewing (4:39)
Materials for Informational Interviewing (2:50)
Informational Interview Questions (1:38)
Arranging and Conducting an Interview (3:12)
Reinforcement (2:07)
"Hot Tip:" Use the Phone Book (1:14)
Practice Interviewing (1:41)
From the eVideo
Job Interest and Motivation (3:16)
Career Profile Assessment (2:00)
Career Search: Incorporating Priorities (1:54)
Career Options and the Three C's (1:00)
Personal Career Profile: Content (5:15)
Personal Career Profile: Conditions (4:33)
Personal Career Profile: Compensation (5:07)
Hot Tips: Write it Down (1:28)
Career Requirements (0:46)
From the eVideo
History of Job Discrimination in America (28:19)
Laws and Discrimination (2:33)
Prejudice in the Workplace (2:16)
Coping With Workplace Prejudice (3:48)
Know Your Rights (3:41)
Committed to Diversity? (4:37)
"Hot Tip:" Ask For Help (1:28)
Choose Your Strategy (3:23)
From the eVideo
Education and Income (1:44)
What Kind of Education is Important for You? (2:42)
Fit the Education to the Job (3:59)
Deciding on a Major (4:31)
Postgraduate Education (2:39)
On-the-Job Experience (3:02)
"Hot Tips:" Look it Up (1:25)
Continuing Education and Training (3:34)
Review: Career Search and Education (1:13)
From the eVideo
Review Your Personal Career Profile (1:51)
Finding the Best Career Fit (4:52)
Exercise: Motivation Techniques (2:15)
Steps Toward Work Opportunity (4:58)
"Hot Tip:" Take a Small First Step (1:25)
Job Search Myths (7:29)
Career Decision-Making - A Fluid Process (1:58)
From the eVideo
Routine and Complex Decision-Making (1:54)
Exercise: Decision-Making Styles (2:52)
Rational Decision-Makers (2:37)
Intuitive Decision-Makers (1:50)
Decision-Making Factors (4:22)
Criticism and Doubt (1:53)
"Hot Tip:" Make Decisions Work for You (1:23)
Exercise: Factors in Decision-Making (4:26)
Exercise: Rating Work Conditions (3:06)
Review: Career Decision-Making (0:29)
From the eVideo
What Goals Do for Us (1:28)
Goal Setting: A Motivator (2:38)
Job Search: Goals (2:43)
Objectives and Goal Setting (3:51)
Exercise: Evaluating Goals (3:54)
"Hot Tip:" Visualize Your Goals (1:15)
Action Plan: A Job Search Tool (4:06)
Goal Setting: Focused and Flexible (3:39)
Reviewing the Action Plan (1:29)
From the eVideo
Hidden and Visible Job Markets (1:14)
Creating a Job (3:10)
Networking and Cold Calling (2:37)
Strategy: Networking and Preparation (2:56)
Strategy: Make Cold Calls (4:36)
Cold Calling Pays Off (1:31)
"Hot Tip:" Take Care of Yourself (1:23)
Finding "Hidden" Jobs (5:53)
Review: Work Opportunities (1:18)
From the eVideo
Positive and Negative Stress (2:52)
Keeping Stress Under Control (2:26)
Time Management (5:09)
Pursuing the Right Career (1:52)
Negative Thinking (1:46)
Stay Focused (1:41)
"Hot Tip:" List Your Great Moves (1:22)
Feeling "Stuck" (4:00)
Know How to Look for a Job (3:16)
From the eVideo
Attract Attention With Your Resume (1:20)
Use Your Resume to Promote Your Skills (2:08)
Exercise: Use Action Words (1:38)
Chronological and Functional Resumes (1:29)
Information to Include in Your Resume (1:43)
What Prospective Employers Look For (1:58)
Featuring Your Areas of Expertise (3:11)
Misrepresentation on the Resume (1:06)
"Hot Tip:" Resume Review Team (1:22)
Resume Presentation (5:26)
Send a Cover Letter With Your Resume (2:40)
From the eVideo
Staying Positive (2:11)
Interview Steps and Knowing Yourself (3:23)
Interview Steps: Know the Position and Company (4:09)
"Hot Tips:" Personal Challenges (1:26)
Preparing for Questions (3:12)
STAR Technique for Interviewing (5:12)
Practice Interviewing Ahead of Time (5:09)
Success in the Interview (0:49)
From the eVideo
Interview Follow-Up (4:21)
"Hot Tip:" Thank You! (1:14)
Thank-You Letter Presentation (0:55)
Persistence and Maintaining Contacts (2:51)
Balancing Work While Interviewing (3:24)
Interviews Open Up Opportunities (5:38)
Coping With Rejection (2:01)
Turning Rejection into an Opportunity (1:23)
Opportunities in the Job Search (3:33)
From the eVideo
Visualize the Dream Job (2:23)
Stay Focused on the Dream (3:48)
Action Plan and Career Growth (3:27)
Self-Assessment (3:12)
Career: An Ongoing Process (1:52)
"Hot Tips:" Dreaming Big (1:41)
Exercise: Goals and Accomplishments (1:59)
Accomplishments, Dreams, and Goals (6:07)
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Subjects
Subjects
Applications for positions
Business
Business -- Vocational guidance
Business etiquette
Career development
Career development -- Computer network resources
Career education
Career goals
Computer network resources
Educational films
Employment interviewing
Internet videos
Job hunting
Labor market
Nonverbal communication in the workplace
Occupations
Professions
R?sum?s (Employment)
School-to-work transition
Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Self-evaluation
Teaching
Unemployment
Videorecording
Vocational education
Vocational guidance
Vocational guidance -- Computer network resources
Business
Business -- Vocational guidance
Business etiquette
Career development
Career development -- Computer network resources
Career education
Career goals
Computer network resources
Educational films
Employment interviewing
Internet videos
Job hunting
Labor market
Nonverbal communication in the workplace
Occupations
Professions
R?sum?s (Employment)
School-to-work transition
Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Self-evaluation
Teaching
Unemployment
Videorecording
Vocational education
Vocational guidance
Vocational guidance -- Computer network resources