Book description
What do you want your life to be like when you’re 25? 35? 55? Do
you want a job that will feed you and your family or do you want
a career that will be an integral part of your life—a career that
will feed your passions, enable the lifestyle you choose, and be a
continual source of engagement and pride?
But do you really have the luxury of even considering your
dream job in an era in which more than 40 percent of college graduates
can’t even get jobs that require college degrees, much less
jobs in their field? Not only should you think about your dream
job—you owe it to yourself to do so. You just need a plan. This book
will help you develop that plan by first examining how the careers
of the future will differ from those of the past, where these jobs
and careers will and won’t be, and the range of skills (many of
which are not taught in schools) they will require. With this context,
it then lays out a three-stage, 20-step plan that will help you:
• Objectively assess and develop your skills and align them with
your passions
• Assess the career opportunities that will best utilize these
skills in pursuit of your passion
• Expand your career options and hedge your bets by identifying
complementary “safety careers”
• Evaluate your post-high school education options and create an
education plan that is best suited to you and your career choice
• Prioritize the factors you should consider in targeting your
critical first career-track job and use that job to expand your
long-term career options
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Abstract
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Transformation of the U.S. Jobs Market
- Chapter 2: Why the Jobs of Tomorrow Won't Be Like Those of Today
- Chapter 3: The Skills You Will Need for Tomorrow's High-Skill Careers
- Chapter 4: Twenty Steps to Your Dream Career
- Chapter 5: Discovering Your Passions, Your Skills, and Yourself: Steps 1 and 2
- Chapter 6: Crafting Your Career Goals and Your Professional Brand: Steps 3 Through 10
- Chapter 7: The College Conundrum: Steps 10 Through 12
- Chapter 8: The College Equation: Steps 10 Through 14
- Chapter 9: Alternative Ways of Getting an Advanced Education: Steps 10 Through 14
- Chapter 10: Your First Job as Launchpad for a Lifelong Career: Steps 15 Through 20
- Chapter 11: You CAN Have It All, But You Will Have to Work for It
- About the Author
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Adpage
- Backcover
Product information
- Title: Creating a Pathway to Your Dream Career
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2014
- Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
- ISBN: 9781606498996
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