Name: Your Career: How to Make it Happen
ISBN: 9780357361351

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Your Career: How to Make it Happen

A practical, indispensable resource, Owens/Kadakia's bestselling YOUR CAREER: HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, 10th edition, provides a step-by-step guide to finding and getting an ideal job to launch a successful career. It is packed with timely, innovative resources students can use now and throughout their careers. The tasks of self-inventory and self-marketing are divided into five manageable phases. Guided activities help students stand out as strong candidates. Perfect for courses on professional/career development, job search, resume writing, interviewing or career networking, it thoroughly covers career self-assessment, decision-making methods, employer research, networking, job search/interviewing styles, career building strategies and more. Detailed instructions help readers combine personal networking with online tools and social media to land career-building jobs.

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YOUR CAREER HOW TO MAKE IT HAP PEN

Owens/Kadakia/Sims' bestselling YOUR CAREER: HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, 11th Edition, serves as an indispensable resource for career seekers. Perfect for courses on professional/career development, job search, resume writing, interviewing or career networking, this updated text offers a step-by-step guide to finding and securing an ideal job. Guided activities help students stand out as strong candidates. All aspects of the career journey are covered in the text, including self-inventory, resume writing, job applications, interviews and successful onboarding. Additionally, it addresses decision-making methods, employer research, networking strategies and the use of AI tools, social media and web-based job sites in today’s digital landscape.

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Part I: PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY.
1. Your Career Journey.
2. Know Yourself to Market Yourself.
3. Picture Yourself in the Workplace.
Part II: CREATE YOUR WINNING RESUME.
4. Write Your Winning Resume.
5. Strengthen Your Winning Resume.
Part III: APPLY FOR JOBS.
6. Find Job Openings.
7. Write Job Applications.
Part IV: SHINE AT INTERVIEWS.
8. Know the Interview Essentials.
9. Prepare for Your Interview.
10. Interview Like a Pro.
Part V: CONNECT, ACCEPT, AND SUCCEED.
11. Stay Connected with Prospective Employers.
12. It's an Iterative Process.
13. Take Charge of Your Career.
Appendix:
Appendix A: Your Career: Making It Happen (a Summary Job Aid).
Appendix B: AI-Prompts for Your Job Search.

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INSTR WBS YOUR CAREER HOW TO M AKE IT HAPPEN

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Everything you need for your course in one place! This collection of product-specific lecture and class tools is available online via the instructor resource center at www.cengage.com/login. You'll be able to access and download materials such as PowerPoint® presentations, images, instructor's manual, videos and more.

Part I: PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY.
1. The Job Search Journey.
2. Know Yourself to Market Yourself.
3. Picture Yourself in the Workplace.
Part II: CREATE YOUR RESUME.
4. Plan Your Resume.
5. Write Your Resume.
Part III: APPLY FOR JOBS.
6. Find Job Openings.
7. Write Job Applications.
Part IV: SHINE AT INTERVIEWS.
8. Know the Interview Essentials.
9. Prepare for Your Interview.
10. Interview Like a Pro.
Part V: CONNECT, ACCEPT, AND SUCCEED.
11. Stay Connected with Prospective Employers.
12. It's an Iterative Process.
13. Take Charge of Your Career.
Appendix: 
Your Career: Making It Happen.

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