Career Development

Dowdall's book offers sample documents for candidates as well as for the search committees, and includes a substantive bibliography. From her vantage point outside the institution, Dowdall is able to provide a unique point of view and insightful comments...

Despite having marketable skills, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have one of the highest unemployment and under-employment rates of all disability groups. You're Hired! Practical Strategies for Guiding Individuals with ASD to Competitive...

In Comfy Shoes and Keychains, Hruby uses the power of storytelling to provide tips and insightful lessons on confidence, self-care, communication, engagement, burnout and more. Each chapter tells the story of a woman in leadership who faces adversity and...

This book describes the experience of families who are participants in an Early Head Start program for families with infants and toddlers who live in poverty. The author examines the lives of the families as they go about their daily routines, attend the...

In Sub-Sahara Africa, the sector of informal micro-enterprises (IMEs) is already employing a large share of the labour force in both urban and rural areas. This study reviews the ways in which the owners and workers of IMEs have acquired their vocational...

Rethinking a Sustainable Society Alan Mayne The world has already passed the midway point for achieving by 2015 the eight Millennium Development Goals for a "more peaceful, prosperous and just world" that were set by the United Nations in the wake of its...

Sadly, many of our kids today are just not adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school. A thought-provoking examination of today's education system and workforce preparedness, Crisis-Proofing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922117984Author Catherine HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Australian Academic PressPublisher Australian Academic Press

This top-selling text presents theories, assessments, planning tools, resources, and technologies relevant to modern career development. With four chapters devoted to career development in educational settings, this book analyzes the aspects of career...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524758530Author Robert FranekFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Princeton Review Publishing CorporationPublisher Random House USA Inc

An indispensable guide for grad students and academics who want to find fulfilling careers outside higher educationAn estimated ninety-three percent of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences won't get a tenure-track job, yet many still...

Appropriate as a guide book for college or professional career development courses, including Career Development. In this Third Edition of Career Focus: A Personal Job Search Guide, students will be introduced to the world of personal assessment,...

A revealing guide to a career as an interior designer written by New York Times bestselling author Kate Bolick and based on the real-life experiences of the cofounders of the acclaimed Brooklyn firm Jesse Parris-Lamb-required reading for anyone...

The latest book in the Brookes Transition to Adulthood Series, this is a practical handbook for helping youth with disabilities transition into integrated, competitive employment alongside their peers, providing advice ranging from career planning and...

Say goodbye to the religion of work and hello to a more balanced life Do you lie awake worrying about Monday mornings?Find yourself checking work emails on the weekend?Does career progression feel like a pipedream? In Total Reset...

Many researchers dread writing. They find it laborious - even painful - to put their scholarly work into words. They get bogged down in the study, and lose track of the story. And they produce uninspiring papers that fail to resonate with readers or...

Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against her feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until well into adulthood that everything she found difficult, including her lack...

This book examines the concept of the fourth industrial revolution and its potential impact on vocational education and training. Broadly located in a framework rooted in critical/radical theory, the book argues that the affordance of technologies...

This book takes a fresh look at professional practice and professional education. In times of increased managerialism of academic teaching and a focus on graduate learning outcomes, it discusses possibilities to teach and learn otherwise. A deliberate...

Written by an expert team of authors, this handbook is an essential companion for all trainee coaches. It guides the reader through the practical skills and knowledge they'll need to successfully complete their training - from the coaching relationship...

Semiconductors are the building blocks of computing. They are the electronic chips that are in every computer and device on the market. Cellphones, cars, computers (of all kinds), gaming systems, machines - anything with hardware has an electronic (or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738487905Author LE MakaroffFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint LE MakaroffPublisher LE Makaroff

Succinct and supportive, this book provides doctoral and early career researchers with everything you need to know about developing marketable, transferrable skills-and how they can lead to getting that dream job. It illustrates exactly how and when...

This is the most important moment in your career. Branding guru Catherine Kaputa will show you how to get it right. In today's job market, competition is fierce. After college many graduates fall back to earth with a bump and struggle to launch a career...

Academic promotion doesn't come easy: a successful application requires you to demonstrate continued growth in every area of your role as a researcher, educator and member of the academic community. Furthermore, the detail of the promotions process...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527267398Author Sam HolmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Holsam Life CoachingPublisher Holsam Life CoachingWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 198mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734117806Author Mark L SavickasFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mark L. SavickasPublisher Mark L. SavickasWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

-Have you been asked to sit a numerical or logical reasoning test?-Do you need some help preparing for the questions you'll be asked?-Do you want to make sure you perform to the best of your abilities?Perfect Numerical and Logical Test Results is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937870324Author Julia CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint National Center for Youth IssuesPublisher National Center for Youth IssuesWeight(grams)...

This hands-on workbook demystifies the world of work in order to help teenagers with Asperger syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) feel confident in their ability to be successful at their studies and get a job.Each chapter talks the teen through a...

From accountant to zoologist, this new edition of The A-Z of Careers and Jobs is your one-stop shop for insightful guidance on more than 300 different career areas in the UK. This book is designed to help identify what personal strengths fit to what...

Early careers researchers and academics receive little to no on-going training for providing support to doctoral students. In light of this, this book addresses the needs of prospective and current supervisors of doctoral students, by providing you with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777768607Author Stephanie KoonarFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Peerspectives Consulting Company Inc.Publisher Peerspectives Consulting Company Inc...

Universities are expected to produce employable graduates. In Education for Employability, experts explore critical questions in the employability agenda: Who sets the standards and expectations of employability? How do students monitor their own...

Are you a graduate, postgraduate or PhD student? Building a CV or profile can be difficult for anyone, but especially for those whose first language is not English. This book is essential for those looking to promote themselves in the academic...

Understanding Teacher Identity: The Complexities of Forming an Identity as Professional Teacher introduces the reader to a collection of research-based works by authors that represent current research concerning the complexities of teacher identity and...

The BASICS College Curriculum presents a hands-on approach to learning essential independence and life skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The third book helps young adults to translate their strengths and interests into possible...

Ms. Mentor, that uniquely brilliant and irascible intellectual, is your all-knowing guide through the jungle that is academia today. In the last decade Ms. Mentor's mailbox has been filled to overflowing with thousands of plaintive epistles, rants, and...

College teaches you to be a good engineer. But it's likely that your college engineering courses didn't have time to teach you how to effectively contribute your ideas or how to transition to management or leadership. This book provides you with those...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936555529Author Gregory McNameeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pixyjack Press, Inc.Publisher Pixyjack Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...