The Career Fitness Program: Exercising Your Options (6th Edition)

User-friendly and realistic, this systematic, step- by-step "cutting-edge" guide to career decision-making provides anyone seeking to change, choose, or confirm career goals with a convenient workbook that will guide them in developing a personalized, doable, take-action plan. Based on the authors' over 30 years of cutting-edge experiences in counseling and career delivery systems, and with research and community feedback, the workbook is focused on today's career realities and economy, and addresses the needs of readers of all ages, backgrounds, and specific circumstances. It is filled with pragmatic discussions, relevant exercises, real-life examples of resources and techniques, Web sites, and various strategies that outline the what, when, and how of all aspects of career planning and development. Uses a holistic approach that follows the standard sequence of career search and decision-making issues—Self-Assessment, The Job Market, Decision Making, and The Job Search. Features up-to-date coverage of hot topics such as multiple-intelligence, the year 2000 and beyond, electronic strategies for the job search and resume writing. For anyone seeking to change, choose, or confirm career goals.

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.