Filled with extensive examples and real-world advice from both recently-graduated students and working professionals, this text helps senior-year college students make the transition from college to the world of work more successfully. Explores the broad areas of Preparing for the Wonderful World of Work; Professional Development; and Life and Personal Enrichment. From Backpacks to Briefcases. The Job Search Plan. Completing Your Portfolio and Resume. Professional Presence. Professional Communication. The Interview. Diversity and the Workplace/Demographics. Workplace Politics and Civility. Networking and Mentors (Climbing the Ladder). Managing Committees and Meetings. Resolving Conflict. Discovering the Leader in You. Managing Your Post College Finances. Potential: What Am I Doing for The Rest of My Life? Creating Balance and Harmony in Your Life. For senior-year college students making the transition to the world of work.

Capstone: Succeeding Beyond College

Business & Money

Sherfield, Robert M.

Moody, Patricia G.

Montgomery Ph.D., Rhonda J.

Job Hunting & Careers

Pearson

A conversational and motivational guide for students, offering help in engaging students in active learning and maintaining a positive attitude as part of the goal of overall academic and personal success. Offers guidance on how to develop self-esteem, harness motivation, and set effective note-taking and study habits. Softcover. DLC: Success--Psychologial aspects.

Cornerstone, Building on Your Best, Concise Second Edition (2nd Edition)

Education & Teaching

Montgomery, Rhonda J.

Schools & Teaching

PRENTICE/HALL

This program is geared toward empowering readers to make responsible choices in life. Cornerstone: Building on Your Best “shows” rather than “tells.” Its real-life vignettes and self-reflective exercises engage the reader and help them look at their lives with a new perspective. This book promotes growth, change, and responsible decision making—whether the user is looking at his/her own habits, facing prejudices, or making difficult decisions about relationships and career. The book encompasses all of the major areas of knowledge and career building, including transition from college, goal setting, stress management, study skills, learning styles, multiple intelligences, health, relationships, resources, and careers. In addition, it includes unique and powerful chapters on important topics such as motivation, self-esteem, and diversity. Appropriate for anyone interested in improving their self-empowerment skills.

Cornerstone: Building on Your Best (3rd Edition)

Management & Leadership

Odyssey is an action-packed interactive book that introduces the reader to critical thinking about real-life issues related to success. Written in an engaging, conversational style, this book asks the reader to look inside the lives, actions, challenges, and trials of ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Forty-two real-life cases address the topics of change, sex, drugs, academic success, information resources, communication, relationships, diversity, technology, safety, personal responsibility, and careers. For readers who need to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills regarding issues facing us today.

Case Studies for the First Year: An Odyssey into Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

This guide book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvement—including goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, and conversationally written, the book provides readers with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond. Chapter topics include preparing for and dealing with change; motivation, goal setting and self-esteem; things you need to know about college, but may never ask; managing your time and money wisely; the art of active listening; empowering your memory; critical and creative thinking skills; practical steps for writing and speaking; and a plan for wellness, stress reduction and personal responsibility. For anyone preparing and planning to succeed in life.

Cornerstone : Building on Your Best

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Cornerstone: Building on Your Best (OneKey)

Pearson\Prentice Hall

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Cornerstone + Mystudentsuccesslab: Creating Success Through Positive Change

Higher & Continuing Education

Pearson College Div

This guide book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvement–including goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, and conversationally written, the book provides readers with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond. Chapter topics include preparing for and dealing with change; motivation, goal setting and self-esteem; things you need to know about college, but may never ask; managing your time and money wisely; the art of active listening; empowering your memory; critical and creative thinking skills; practical steps for writing and speaking; and a plan for wellness, stress reduction and personal responsibility. For anyone preparing and planning to succeed in life.

Cornerstone Building On Your Best For Career Success

This updated book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvement including goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, conversationally written, and student-tested, the book provides learners with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond. Chapter-opening vignettes–inspired by students across America– contain advice from professionals in “the world of work” such as managers from General Motors, Wal-Mart, Disney, Marriott, Bank One, and Waddell and Reed. These vignettes enable readers to see strategies and success in action and in real life. Chapter topics discuss change, managing time and money, building active reading and comprehension skills, learning styles, empowering memory, critical and creative thinking skills, and much more. For anyone embarking on a college education, or interested in bettering themselves through the “self-help” genre.

Cornerstone: Discovering Your Potential, Learning Actively and Living Well, Concise Edition

Cornerstone: Building on Your Best

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