Career Planning : A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities

For Career Development and Personal Development courses at the freshman/sophomore level; a Job Search course at the junior/senior level; also for workshops on career planning or job search techniques. Preparing students for the reality of today's workplace by providing practical tools and methods necessary for self-direction and success, this indispensable text offers effective methods to help students plan for an uncertain future, as well as develop skills for lifetime career planning. Actively involving students in the career planning process, it discusses the need for a flexible career plan that can adapt to changes in technology, organizational structure, and global economics, and demonstrates that as students acquire new skills through learning and experience, they increase their career options. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience as corporate trainers, workshop facilitators, and college instructors, it offers a unique combination of perspectives and real world experience to help students prepare for their future, capitalize on opportunities that come their way, and ensure that the education they invest in today will continue to add value and increase their future work options.

After fifteen years as a successful entrepreneur, Liz Harris-Tuck changed careers. She now expresses her personal interests as a career counselor, seminar presenter, and workshop facilitator. Assisting students, young adults and mid-careerists from all walks of life, Liz understands their concerns. Since 1986, Liz has been affiliated with the Maricopa Community College District. She directed Scottsdale Community College's Office of Career Planning and Placement and currently teaches Career Planning, Introductory Psychology and Student Success courses. In 1996, she received an Outstanding Faculty award. Annette Price combines organizational expertise and teaching experience to prepare people for future success. As an internal consultant for a large organization, she conducts career development workshops, presents seminars on career planning, and counsels employees regarding career decisions. She led a team that created a career development system to help employees prepare for the future needs of the organization. Annette has taught Career Exploration courses for the Maricopa Community College District for the past ten years. Her students include young adults, re-entry students, and mid-career changers. Marilee Robertson brings real world experience--corporate, business and entrepreneurial expertise--to career planning. For the last twenty years, she has assisted college students, downsized employees, women reentering the job market, corporate managers, and executives to explore career options and successfully gain new employment. Marilee has provided outplacement services to a variety of industries, from coal mining to health care. As a partner in Robertson Tuck, she consults with organizations to develop training solutions and designs interactive training for employees and managers.