This text addresses the needs of readers to see themselves and their future in a more meaningful way while reinforcing the most basic learning skills necessary for college and career success. The insights of the authors will help readers better understand themselves, the demands of college, and the challenges and opportunities that await them in the real world. Conceptual thinking. Chapter-ending essays and readings. Reading and writing connections. Emphasis on skills needed for the 21st century. Viewpoints. Profiles. For anyone with an interest in student orientation and career opportunity.
This text addresses the needs of readers to see themselves and their future in a more meaningful way while reinforcing the most basic learning skills necessary for college and career success. The insights of the authors will help readers better understand themselves, the demands of college, and the challenges and opportunities that await them in the real world. Conceptual thinking. Chapter-ending essays and readings. Reading and writing connections. Emphasis on skills needed for the 21st century. Viewpoints. Profiles. For anyone with an interest in student orientation and career opportunity.
1. Write Your Own Success Story: Planning Ahead.
2. Discover Who You Are: Defining Your Interests and
Abilities.
3. Understand Your Learning Process: Drawing on Your
Strengths.
4. Develop Your Emotional Intelligence: Learning to
Cope.
5. Learn to Use Your Mind: Becoming a Knowledge
Worker.
6. Match Your Interests: Picking Majors and Careers You
Care About.
7. Manage Time and Study Habits: Achieving Your Personal
Best.
8. Be On Your Own: Balancing the Demands of Your
World.
9. Stand up and Be Counted: Doing Extracurricular
Activities and Internships.
10. Travel: Discovering the World At Home and Abroad.
11. Network: Mapping Out Your Career Strategy.
12. Do the Paperwork: Preparing Resumes, Cover Letters, and Job
Applications.
13. Ace the Interview: Getting Your Third Degree.
14. Hear “You're Hired”: Landing the Job.
15. Succeed on the Job and in Life: Using Your Insights and
Outlooks.
Appendix 1. Companies with Summer and Winter
Internships.
Appendix 2. Books for Further Reference.
Appendix 3. Associations and Organizations for College
Students.
Appendix 4. Graduate School: Applying and Getting In.
Appendix 5. Continuing Your Education Once You Graduate.
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