The Career Fitness Program: Exercis You Opti: Exercising Your Options - Softcover

Sukiennik, Diane; Bendat, William; Raufman, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0137808267 ISBN 13: 9780137808267

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1997

Synopsis

Firmly focused on today's career realities and economy - with sufficient breadth to help students choose, change, or confirm career choices and encourage growth for all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances.

The Career Fitness Program is a top to bottom renovation, reaffirming, recasting, refocusing, and reframing this best-seller to revitalize content, graphics, photos, and layout to address the changing needs of students. It is user-friendly, easy to read, and suitable for both two- and four-year college students. It goes beyond facts and figures by offering critical questions that help students focus on, 'What's in it for them', to discover their best career fit. The organization follows the standard sequence of the decision-making process and career search process - Personal Assessment, The World of Work, and The Job Search - which enables use in short term courses or workshops while still giving students a comprehensive text for reference, and is easily customizable.

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About this title

About the Author

Dr. Diane Sukiennik is a career counselor; a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist; and a nationally recognized lecturer and workshop facilitator. She holds an advanced degree from Columbia University and has extensive postgraduate training in industrial psychology, management, and organizational development. Currently Dr. Sukiennik is on the faculty of Moorpark College in California, where her areas of expertise are career development, personal and professional presentational skills, and managerial effectiveness. She is a consultant, has a private practice, and has contributed to the development of a nationally distributed telecourse on career and life development called "Career Advantage" distributed by PBS.

Dr. William Bendat is a recognized leader and innovator in career development theory. While serving as Dean of Student Services at Moorpark College, he managed the award-winning counseling and career programs that gained both California and national eminence. His advanced degrees in counseling psychology, with emphasis in decision making and self-concept, have enriched the material within the text of The Career Fitness Program. Dr. Bendat is the Director of Careerscope, offering specialized career workshops to public and private agencies. He is also a licensed therapist, past President of the California Managers of Counseling, and a contributor to numerous workshops and professional journals.

Dr. Lisa Raufman has been Dean of Counseling and Career Center Coordinator at El Camino College in Torrance, California. She is a career counselor and consultant, as well as a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. Her master's degree is in counseling with a specialization in the community college and vocational rehabilitation. Her doctoral degree from University of California at Los Angeles focused on higher education, work, and adult development. Previously Dr. Raufman coordinated the Career Transfer Center at Moorpark College. She is past president of the Los Padres chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the California Community College Counselors Association. For the past decade, Dr. Raufman has been a member of the California Community College Chancellors Office State Advisory on Career Development.

From the Back Cover

What makes The Career Fitness Program the best-selling undergraduate textbook for career development?

The Career Fitness Program has guided thousands of students through the critical processes of self-assessment, career exploration, and job search. Noted for its thorough coverage, The Career Fitness Program offers students practical advice and information coupled with hands-on activities, exercises, charts, and graphs.

Proven strengths include:

• Offers comprehensive treatment of personal assessment and job search/interview strategies.
• Explores the role of positive attitude, confidence, and emotional intelligence in the discovery process.
• Connects skills with the SCANS Report.
• Explains how electronic resources are helpful in the career process.
• Offers practical, concrete help with goal setting and decision making.
• Investigates the world of work as it relates to job seekers and current statistics related to workplace trends.

New and expanded features include:

• Real-life stories in each chapter with critical thinking questions help readers link the concepts to their own lives.
• Facts and figures are made relevant to students through reflective questions.
• Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/sukiennik has been expanded and reinforces the chapter concepts.
• 26-part Career Telecourse is available through RMI Media.
• Success strategies are featured in every chapter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137808267
• ISBN 13: 9780137808267
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 270