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Working Well, Living Well: Discover the Career Within You

Author: Clarke G Carney

Whether students have an idea of what they want to do beyond college or no inkling at all, Working Well, Living Well is the ideal book for finding a job that matches their personality and their life. With a new emphasis on wellness in this edition, authors Clarke G. Carney and Cinda Field Wells demonstrate how an assessment of one's skills, interests, and values can lead to a rewarding career - one where students can do what they love and love what they do. From the initial career search to expanding their options once they find the perfect job, this insightful book will help your students every step of the way. Carney and Wells help students discover: · How to gather and assess information on careers · How to integrate the views of their significant others when making occupational choices · How to conduct an effective job campaign · How to adjust to a new work setting Using a life-span framework, the authors demonstrate how career is an integral element in the process of life planning and provide a picture of the skills needed for career success and satisfaction. The new edition offers a focus on current realities, such as the immediacy of the job search, the urgency of student debt, and other complexities.

Table of Contents:

1. BEING WELL, DOING WELL. Work and Life: A holistic View. Three Reasons We Work. Career-Planning Questions. Six Skills for Effective Career and Life Planning. Some Questions to Consider. References and Resources. 2. CHOICES IN ACTION. Decision Strategies. Stages of an Informed Career Decision. Decision Style Worksheet. Where Am I in the Career Decision-Making Process? References and Resources. 3. THE EMERGING SELF: BIRTH TO ADOLESCENCE. Childhood Identity: You Are a Person Who . . . Adolescence: Who Am I? The College Years: I Am a Person Who . . . Making a Productive Use of your Leisure Time. Factors Affecting Vocational Self-Concept. Predicting Your Occupational Orientation. References and Resources. 4. THE EMERGING SELF: BEYOND ADOLESCENCE. Adult Life Stages. Early Adult. Reexamination. Midlife Shift. Refocusing. Redirection. Back to the Future: A Questionnaire. References and Resources. 5. A WORLD OF CHANGE. Technology Shapes Our Future. Thirteen Changes Affecting Our Life and Work. News Release Activity. References and Resources. 6. PATHS IN THE WORKPLACE. Questions to Keep in Mind. Choosing a Career Path. Functional Skills Survey. Occupational Education and Training Requirements Categories. Exploring Appealing Enterprises. References and Resources. 7. JUST THE FACTS, PLEASE: CONDUCTING A CAREER INFORMATION SEARCH. Visualizing Your Career Information Search. Career Information Resources. Evaluating Career Information. Your Ideal Job Description. P.L.A.C.E.: A Guide for Exploring and Evaluating an Occupation. A Place for Your Values. Guidelines for Your Occupational Report. References and Resources. 8. INSIDE/OUTSIDE. Development in Society:Integrating Inside and Outside. Social and Environmental Influences. Interpersonal Influences. Internal Influences. Integrated Career Choices. Career Roadblocks. Letter to Your Significant Others. Identifying Pathways and Roadblocks. Messages from Within. References and Resources. 9. FINDING A JOB IS A JOB! Profiting from Experience. The Traditional Job Campaign. A Novel Approach to Job Campaigning. Contents of a Resume. Resume Organization. Cover Letters and Follow-Up Calls. The Employment Interview. Preparing for the Interview. More Interview Suggestions. Follow-up Contact. When You Need a Detour. When You Are Out of Work. Personal Skills Review. Personal Skills Inventory. Adaptive Skills Self-Survey. Some Challenging Situations for the Interviewee. Some Challenging Situations for the Interviewer. References and Resources. 10. WORK ADJUSTMENT AND CAREER EXPANSION. The Organizational Climate. The Sixth Skill: Work Adjustment. Getting Along with Others. Adjusting to a Work Environment. Becoming an Effective Communicator. Managing Your Time Wisely. Understanding and Managing Stress on the Job. Handling Performance Appraisals Effectively. Dealing with Discrimination and Harassment. Avenues for Career Development within an Organization. Career Development. Promoting Constructive Change. Self-Review Activity: How Much Have I changed? References and Resources. APPENDIX: SELF-ASSESSMENT INVENTORY. Preference Inventory. Interest Inventory. Skill Inventory. The Summary Profile. VIESA Job Family Charts. Index to Descriptions of Occupations. WELLNESS LOG. ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF CAREER INFORMATION. State and Local Information. Factors Affecting the Utilization of Occupations within Industries. INDEX.

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Narcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organizational Ideal

Author: Howard S Schwartz

Howard S. Schwartz shows how American industry is in a process of decay unable to cope with foreign competition and stagnant in technological development. He attributes this Organizational Decay to a reluctance in the part of corporate members to deal with reality.

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Attributes America's corporate decay to people's pathological desire to work in a nice place, even at the cost of not being the biggest and baddest in the world. Cites the examples of General Motors and NASA, and generalizes to the society as a whole. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)