Career Transitions

Description

• On Target Model has three concentric rings and eight wedges that organize personal and career information. Pg.___

  • Provides a personalized model that assists students in uncovering, organizing and using personal information in making well-considered career decisions.

• Two-fork decision-making framework. Pg.___

  • Provides readers with a clear, straight-forward model of decision making that will assist in future career choices.

• Wedge Work exercises guide students through the completion of the “On Target Model“ by subject matter within each chapter. Pg.___

• Chapter Summary Questions encourage the reader to further process the ideas and material presented in the chapter. Pg.___

• Ideas for Action gets readers to record thoughts, leads, ideas, and questions they want to pursue now and in the future. Pg.___

This brief, focused text is the perfect tool for a career and life planning course or workshop for adult students preparing for and undergoing career change. The author’s unique “On Target” model allows readers to work through a personalized process of self- assessment and career exploration, sorting and matching personal information with career options. This book takes into account the special “survival issues” of many returning students, recognizing that self-efficacy must precede growth and new direction.

 1. Taking Aim — Focusing on the On Target Model.

 2. Career Transitions — Putting the Process in Perspective.

 3. What Matters Most — Values.

 4. Knowing What You Know — Seeing Your Skills Clearly.

 5. Mirror, Mirror — Personal Characteristic and Identity Issues.

 6. “Go” Power — Discovering and Using Your Resources.

 7. Finding Your Spark — Personal Passion and Life Purpose.

 8. Making Your Mark — Creating Personal Success Definition.

 9. Heads or Tails — Making Smart Decisions.

10. Scoring a Bull’s Eye — Finding Your “Very Good Fit.”

Index.