Best Career Choices For College Students - April 2024

Careers: The Graphic Guide to Finding the Perfect Job For You

Find your perfect job here! From social media and IT careers to jobs in architecture, hospitality, medicine, science, law, and the environment, this comprehensive and updated new edition features more than 400 cool careers. Do you have a passion but can't work out how to make a career out of it? Do you want to change career but don't know where to start? Are you worried about career development? Or are you overwhelmed by so much advice you are lost in a sea of information? You're not the only one! Careers is here to help, offering practical and inspirational advice about our constantly cha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07WKCMLFB
• ASIN: B07WKCMLFB
• Manufacturer: DK Children

The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

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• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Have you ever felt the urge to declutter your work life?Do you often find yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you frequently busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done.  It is not  a time management strategy, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00G1J1D28
• ASIN: B00G1J1D28
• Manufacturer: Currency

Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads: Jump-Start Your Career!, 3rd Ed (Best Resumes for College Students & New Grads)

Students and career-center advisors will benefit immeasurably from this outstanding reference. Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads, Third Edition, includes descriptions of skills and attributes that are valuable in the workplace, answers to common questions, expert advice that is relevant in today's hiring market, and features a showcase of high-quality resumes and cover letters prepared by professional resume writers all written for college students or new graduates. This comprehensive resource is appropriate for diverse college majors, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593578873
• ASIN: 1593578873
• ISBN: 1593578873
• Manufacturer: Jist Works

QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

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• Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

The Right Choice: Choosing a College and Why it Matters

Choosing a College is one of life's biggest decisions, perhaps second only to marriage in human terms. How do you make the right choice? This little book has a big impact on readers who are grappling with their dreams, desires, and details. Dr. Jackson is a college president, pastor, and parent of 5 children. He has walked hundreds of families through this decision matrix and provides helpful tips for students, family members, and friends who will take this journey together. The Right Choice gives you data, decision points, and details to help shape this decision and provides a framework for m... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0988430681
• ASIN: 0988430681
• ISBN: 0988430681
• Manufacturer: Jessup University Press

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Learn how to overcome procrastination and enjoy guilt-free play!  One of the most effective programs to combat procrastination, THE NOW HABIT has sold over 100,000 copies, has been translated into 11 languages, and is now revised and updated.Featuring a new introduction and a new section providing strategies to understand and deal with the role technology plays in procrastination today, THE NOW HABIT offers a comprehensive plan to help readers lower their stress and increase their time to enjoy guilt-free play. Dr. Fiore’s techniques will help any busy person start tasks sooner and accompli... [Read More]

• ASIN: B001QNVP7M
• ASIN: B001QNVP7M
• Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In Where You Go is Not W... [Read More]

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• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life

Cut through the noise and make better college and career choices This book is about addressing the college-choosing problem. The rankings, metrics, analytics, college visits, and advice that we use today to help us make these decisions are out of step with the progress individual students are trying to make. They don't give students and families the information and context they need to make such a high-stakes decision about whether and where to get an education.  Choosing College strips away the noise to help you understand why you’re going to school. What's driving you? What are you trying... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07WS8F696
• ASIN: B07WS8F696
• Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass

What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens, Third Edition: Discover Yourself, Design Your Future, and Plan for Your Dream Job (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens)

This updated career guide for teens draws on the principles of What Color Is Your Parachute? to help high school and college students zero in on their favorite skills and find their perfect major or career.No idea what you want to be? No worries! This fun, rewarding guide draws on the time-tested principles of the career classic What Color Is Your Parachute? to help you discover your passions, skills, and potential college majors and dream jobs.  Why now? Because when you identify your interests and passions early, you can make informed decisions on what additional schooling (and tuition debt... [Read More]

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• Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

A Starter Guide to College for Clueless Students & Parents: For a State College or the Ivy League: Here's What You Need to Know

For 8th-graders, freshmen and sophomores, here are the things you should do now. For juniors and seniors, here are the details for the applications, tests, test prep, admissions factors, college selection, and some good advice on how to finish strong. Use the checklists for each year of high school. Use the full checklist for the application for each college. The Guide is a reference book to use again and again. Use the Starter Guide for these many details for when you need them. Use some chapters now, and come back to other chapters later, even in a year or more. Which colleges are realisti... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0999586009
• ASIN: 0999586009
• ISBN: 0999586009
• Manufacturer: Starter Guides LLC

Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams

Highly acclaimed UCLA Women's gymnastics coach of 7 NCAA championships Valorie Kondos Field shares insights on how to use uniqueness and authenticity to achieve success.Former professional ballerina Valorie Kondos Field--or Miss Val, as she's affectionately known--has never tumbled, flipped, or even played any type of organized sports, and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. For Miss Val, it's not about winning and losing, it's about choreographing your lif... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079WV3FMH
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• Manufacturer: Center Street

Getting from College to Career Rev Ed: Your Essential Guide To Succeeding In The Real World

“A well-written, lively and easy to follow guide.”—Time.com“Perfect for today’s students, who inevitably want what they want (and only that!) when they want it.”—Campus Career AdvisorGetting from College to Career by Career Expert and Global Spokesperson for LinkedIn, Lindsey Pollak, is an insightful, essential world guide for college students and recent graduates who are preparing to embark upon a career beyond the university walls. Now newly revised to reflect the most recent changes in the economy and job market, these “90 things to do before you join the real world” will ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062069276
• ASIN: 0062069276
• ISBN: 0062069276
• Brand: HarperBusiness
• Manufacturer: Business

Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep

A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep—the “Iron Lady” of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three—that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent.In 1975 Meryl Streep, a promising young graduate of the Yale School of Drama, was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and ambition, she was like dozens of aspiring actors of the time—a twenty-something beauty who rode her bike everywhere, kept a diary, na... [Read More]

• ASIN: B014DTUXSM
• ASIN: B014DTUXSM
• Manufacturer: Harper

Engaging College Students: A Fun and Edgy Guide for Professors

In this amusing and multiple award-winning* how-to guide for professors, seasoned instructor Mike Kowis shares 44 COLLEGE TEACHING TIPS that will help any teacher:  ENGAGE students in thought-provoking classroom discussions,  MOTIVATE them to read the assigned materials,  INSPIRE them to attend all classes and stay till the final bell rings,  CREATE a fun and lively learning environment, and  ENCOURAGE students to use their critical thinking skills. This brutally honest book is based on the many lessons that Mike learned during his 15 years of teaching, and it's filled with dozens... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997994614
• ASIN: 0997994614
• ISBN: 0997994614
• Manufacturer: Lecture PRO Publishing

What the Best College Students Do

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education. The first thing they

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• Rating: 2.5

Notes from the Edge: Career and Job Hunting Advice for College Students (Best of EdgeWise.PH Vol. 1) - eBook

EdgeWise.PH is an online magazine offering career development advice and articles for college students and young professionals. Updated weekly, its articles:- Introduce students to professionals working in the jobs or companies they may want to

• UPC: 126643638

The College and Career Success Bible for Those with Physical Disabilities, Second Edition : How to Transition from Motivated Student to Happily Employed Graduate

The College and Career Success Bible for Those with Physical Disabilities offers holistic guidance to students with any type of physical disability. The goal is to both enable you to get the most out of

• UPC: 53806956

A Guide to Money Management and Career Development for Teenagers and College Students - eBook

There are many things that a person can learn about finances, but there are only a few that every person should know. Michael Stephen Dow has found that handful and makes the information easy to

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The College Student's Guide How to Discover the Perfect Career - eBook

The Situation: College students invest a lot of time and money into an education that will prepare them for a career. The Problem: Most college students have never had a career. How are they gong

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The Middle School Student's Guide to Academic Success : 12 Conversations for College and Career Readiness

"12 conversations, tips, and exercises for students to have with parents/mentors to start on the path to success in middle school and

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Funny Gift Notebook for Economics Professional or Student: Best Economist You Are; Blank College Ruled Journal: Inspirational Notepad for Career in Ec

Funny Gift Notebook for Economics Professional or Student: Best Economist You Are; Blank College Ruled Journal: Inspirational Notepad for Career in

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The College Choice : A Biblical Guide for Students and Parents

Christian families struggle to make godly decisions about college education for their children. There are so many factors to consider, and faithful parents need to seek God's will and point their son or daughter in

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• Color: Black

America's Best Colleges for B Students - eBook

High school students who get average grades and don’t ace the SAT or ACT discover that an exceptional college education is by no means beyond their reach with this guide. Along with information on what

• UPC: 897903514

A Student's Guide to a Meaningful Career : Choices, Education, and Opportunities

It's never too early to determine your true calling and start working toward your ideal career! A Student's Guide to a Meaningful Career: Choices, Education, and Opportunities serves as a dynamic workbook that will help

• UPC: 711115503