Student Success & Career Development

For courses in Career Development, Career Placement, Career Counseling and Employment/Job Search and Senior Transition.

With an emphasis on developing real-world success skills, Keys to Career Success shows students how to understand themselves, their interests and their future goals. This text helps students build success skills that will help them in whatever career they decide to pursue. This book reflects the same philosophy and approaches as the best selling student success book Keys to Success. Focus is on non-traditional students.

 

Students and Faculty alike are encouraged to visit the central website for all Keys franchise materials, www.carterkeys.com, where you can correspond with the author team, view their speaking calendar, benefit from current articles, and more!

• NEW - Revised and reorganized to reflect the needs of today's working non-traditional student.

  • Provides students with timely, relevant guidelines for career success. Ex.___

• Real-world focus.

  • Provides students with first-hand information about success in the real world based on the authors' successes in large and small Fortune 500 companies. Ex.___

• Making a Difference on the Job—Articles featured in each chapter.

  • Provides students with practical suggestions on having an impact beyond their job description. Ex.___

• Career Profiles—Each chapter features an in-depth interview.

  • Provides students with real information about their path, their industry, and their future career goals. Ex.___

• Critical thinking emphasis.

  • Enables instructors to use the question-asking approach to guide discussion and encourage active participation from students. Ex.___

• Campbell Interest and Skills Inventory.

  • Helps students identify career possibilities based on their areas of interest and abilities. Ex.___

• Inside Secrets: From a Manager's Perspective.

  • Offers students' an inside view of the kinds of values and characteristics valued by employers. Ex.___

• Career Skills in a practical context.

  • Encourages students to think critically, work effectively in teams, write well, and develop a record or portfolio of competence. Ex.___

• Students' career questions.

  • Answers students' career questions and addresses their fears about the future. Ex.___

• Unique author perspective.

  • Gives students the most realistic sense of what today's working world will expect from them when they graduate. Ex.___

• Revised and reorganized to reflect the needs of today's working non-traditional student.

  • Provides students with timely, relevant guidelines for career success. Ex.___

Seminars and Services for Faculty

• NEW Online Faculty Training: Faculty training anytime you want it. Ask questions. Share ideas. Troubleshoot. Join the Keys author online faculty training sessions, available to all adopters through Course Compass, and you’ll learn what other faculty using Keys are doing; be able to share exercises, syllabi, and teaching strategies; and view online videos of Joyce explaining specific learning activities. This new “Key” to your teaching success is free—no matter what your course size or location--and accessible online at www.keysfacultyonline.com.
• Course Consulting Service–Provides professors with author written course advice based on their classroom teaching and learning experiences. Authors are also available to answer questions via their email addresses: Dr. Joyce Bishop - jbishop@gwc.cccd.edu or Carol J. Carter - caroljcarter@lifebound.com, or toll free at 877-737-8510.  Please give your local representative your syllabus and class objectives and we will have the advice plan back to you quickly!  Helps with text transition and new ways to get the message across to students.
• Faculty Training–For adoptions of 1,000 annual copies or more! Create a customized presentation, select from: Multiple Intelligences, Motivating at Risk Students, Climbing out of the box, Setting Goals and Expectations, Teaching Responsibility and Ethics, Technology in the Classroom, Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking.  Infuses classroom experience with new ideas.

Seminars for Students–In-school presentations for students are offered through LifeBound Seminars. Please visit the website at www.LifeBound.com.  Provides hands-on help for students. 

I. YOUR CAREER IS YOUR BUSINESS: BE A GREAT CEO.

II. STRATEGIZING FOR ACHIEVEMENT: ASSESSING YOUR S.W.O.T. (STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND THREATS).

III. TRANSFORMING HOPES INTO REALITIES: DOING AND NOT JUST DREAMING.

Career Development - Comprehensive  [ADULTS IN TRANSITION]   (Student Success & Career Development)

Gary Izumo is now a business consultant on issues ranging from corporate growth and organizational development to operational effectiveness, following a career as a full-time professor at both two-year and four-year institutions. He writes a monthly business column for the Los Angeles Times, Ventura County edition. Gary is an enthusiastic swimmer and reader, but most of all, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He believes in contributing to the community, and he is an active volunteer to local schools on curriculum and technology matters. Gary is a graduate of Occidental College with a degree in economics and received his MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles. For the last two years, Gary has worked with welfare-to-work programs in the Los Angeles area, helping people develop basic skills that will allow them to improve their abilities and their lives. Gary lectures nationally on career success and gives seminars on teaching on-line courses using WEB CT and other delivery platforms. Gary's mission. in life is to help people achieve their personal best and to understand the power of support and love for those with whom we have the pleasure of working.

Carol Carter has authored or coauthored 15 books on college and career success, including Majoring in the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students and Keys to Success: How to Achieve Your Goals. She is a featured expert on monster.com, pureadvice.com, and exp.com in the area of college, career, and life planning. She runs the Faculty Development Program for Prentice Hall and speaks nationally at seminars and on campuses to professors about how to more effectively reach today's students to prepare them for lifelong success in their professional and personal lives. She is passionate about helping people reach their full potential in life. Carol lives in Denver and is an avid fan of most outdoor sports. Her web address is www.caroljcarter.com.

Carol Ozee has worked in the field of labor and human relations for over 20 years with such companies as General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation. Designing and implementing classes and projects involving human relations is her specialty. Carol conceptualized and managed an ombudsman program for General Dynamics for almost 2,000 employees. With her leadership, over 1,500 complaints were resolved through the mediation system that she set up. Carol teaches at DeVry Institute in Irving, Texas, and travels the country giving workshops on career development and human relations. Carol left industry to give students the insights that she learned firsthand so that they could benefit from her years of insight and make a much smoother transition to the world of work.

Keys to Career Success is a practical, Internet-based guide to career success for working adults who are going to school to improve their overall knowledge and employability.

This book helps adults focus on molding their careers to fit the larger picture of their life goals, their purpose, and the realities of a challenging, ever-changing workplace. Some highlights from this inspirational text include:

• Career Skills in a Practical Context: Put goals into action
• Real-World Focus: Benefit from the authors' experience in the professional and academic worlds
• Making a Difference on the job: Move beyond the job description
• Inside Secrets: Gain an inside view from a manager's perspective
• Profiles in Success: Learn from the successes of others who work in a wide variety of fields
• Emphasis on the Working Adult: Benefit from the book's dedication to adult students-their commitment, experiences, and challenge

Visit our Student Success Supersite at www.prenhall.com/success
Features include:

• Majors Exploration
• Career Advice
• Web Links
• Tips from Successful Students
• Student Bulletin Boards
• Faculty Resources

Career Visions CD-ROM
Career Quest
©2001 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130922765 | ISBN-13: 9780130922762
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1. Learning Styles and Self-Awareness Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285021 | ISBN-13: 9780130285027
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11. Skills for the 21st Century-Math and Science Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285137 | ISBN-13: 9780130285133
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12. Personal Wellness Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285145 | ISBN-13: 9780130285140
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13. Managing Money and Career Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285161 | ISBN-13: 9780130285164
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2. Goal Setting and Time Management Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 013028503X | ISBN-13: 9780130285034
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3. Critical and Creative Thinking Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285048 | ISBN-13: 9780130285041

4. Reading Effectively Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285056 | ISBN-13: 9780130285058
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5. Listening and Memory Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285064 | ISBN-13: 9780130285065
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6. Note Taking and Research Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285080 | ISBN-13: 9780130285089
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7. Writing Effectively Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285099 | ISBN-13: 9780130285096
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8. Effective Test Taking Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285005 | ISBN-13: 9780130285003
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9. Relating to Others Video
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285110 | ISBN-13: 9780130285119
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ABC News, 3/E
Prentice Hall
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Video; 26 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131528653 | ISBN-13: 9780131528659

ABC News Videos for Student Success, 2/E
Prentice Hall
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130319015 | ISBN-13: 9780130319012

Career Visions CD-ROM
Career Quest
©2001 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130922765 | ISBN-13: 9780130922762
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Complete Reference Library - Life/Study Skills/Career Video Pack on DVD
SSCD
©2009 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135010950 | ISBN-13: 9780135010952

Form A: College Student Inventory and Score Sheet Pkg.
Noel-Levitz
©1988 | Prentice Hall | Paper Package | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130722588 | ISBN-13: 9780130722584

Form B: College Student Inventory with Score Sheet
Noel-Levitz
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130791938 | ISBN-13: 9780130791931

Forms A, B, & C: Online Pincard for College Student Inventory
Noel-Levitz
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper Bound with PIN | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130981583 | ISBN-13: 9780130981585
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LASSI, 2/E
H & H Publishing
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131723154 | ISBN-13: 9780131723153
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MyStudentSuccessLab PH Videos on DVD
SSCD
©2009 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135142490 | ISBN-13: 9780135142493
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Online LASSI Pincard, 2/E
H & H Publishing
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Access Code Card; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131723162 | ISBN-13: 9780131723160
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PH Planner for Student Success, 7/E
SSCD
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132199475 | ISBN-13: 9780132199476
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PH Premier Planner 2009-2010
Prentice Hall SSCD
©2010 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 188 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0137034776 | ISBN-13: 9780137034772
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READI: Readiness for Education at a Distance Indicator
Adkins
©2006 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0131889672 | ISBN-13: 9780131889675

Strategies for Success CD-ROM: An Interactive Approach
Hadley
©2001 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130618071 | ISBN-13: 9780130618078
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Student Reflection Journal (Lab Manual), 4/E
Sherfield
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131131303 | ISBN-13: 9780131131309
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Teacher Training Video #1: Critical Thinking, 3/E
SSCD
©2003 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130994324 | ISBN-13: 9780130994325

Teacher Training Video #3: Classroom Tips, 2/E
SSCD
©1998 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 013917205X | ISBN-13: 9780139172052

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