The Career Adventure: Your Guide to Personal Assessment, Career Exploration, and Decision Making (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Susan M. Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 6, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0130938335 | ISBN-13: 978-0130938336 | Edition: 3

For Freshman/Senior-level courses in Career Planning, Career Development, and Job Seeking Skills. Focused solidly on "doing" rather than on "explaining," this text gets right to the heart of career decision making: It 1) walks students through the process of self-knowledge and self-discovery, 2) encourages them to believe in themselves and in their own ability to influence outcomes and achieve their career goals, and 3) guides them in working with various job/career-search and development tools in progressively demanding tasks to make their goals become a reality.

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The Career Adventure captures the experience of career development by ushering the student through three key areas: self-assessment, career exploration, and the job campaign. The book's format offers students an unsurpassed approach to career decision making and confidence building. Most significantly, the entire spectrum of issues is covered succinctly and in a welcoming, encouraging tone. The exercises, integrated throughout the book, create smooth transitions for students and the case studies capture the essence of each chapter's subject muter. As the text progresses, students engage in a compelling process of progressively more challenging objectives that encourages decision making, exposes them to the complete model of career planning and builds confidence. It is a true career adventure!

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About the Author

With approximately 20 years of experience in career development and counseling, Susan M. Johnston has had the opportunity to work closely with hundreds of students and clients who have chosen to take on the challenge of career planning. As an instructor in career planning and a private practice career advisor, she has guided individuals through the process of self assessment, career exploration, and decision making to achieve their career goals. Prior to her classroom and private practice experience, she held positions at Sinclair Community College in the area of Cooperative Education and with the Career Planning and Placement Center. In addition to her teaching and counseling services, she is currently providing career planning consulting services to secondary schools seeking to update and implement career development programs.

Susan graduated summa cum laude from Wright State University with a B. A. in Communications and holds an M. S. Ed. in Counseling from the University of Dayton. In past positions, she has been on assignment with the State Department in India for the U. S. Information Agency, and prior to her experience as an educator, she was a contract negotiator for the U. S. Air Force. She is an active member of the American Counseling Association, the National Career Development Association, and the Ohio Counseling Association. She also has written a number of articles and presented workshops in the areas of career planning and balancing roles.

Susan is married to Jack W Johnston, a man who is regularly mistaken for Paul McCartney. Unfortunately, when she was growing up, Susan's favorite Beatle was Ringo; fortunately, as Jack has aged, he has begun to look more like Ringo. He is the CEO of DAPSCO, a business services corporation.

Susan is a pacifist whose oldest son, Charles, is a U. S. Marine of whom she is insufferably proud. He-is also a student at The Ohio State University. Susan's middle son, Mitch, is a varsity soccer player and co-captain of his high school soccer team. She and Mitch took swing dance lessons two years ago and were a hit at the Mother-Son Dance. Her youngest son, Russ, is a total football monster as the offensive guard for his championship team.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (June 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130938335
• ISBN-13: 978-0130938336
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,151,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Career Booster, July 30, 2003

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Jason Wiederstein "Jason Wiederstein" (Alamo City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Career Adventure: Your Guide to Personal Assessment, Career Exploration, and Decision Making (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I had to write a resume for a business communication class at UTSA, but since I was interviewing for a job I read ahead and without instruction made a kick-butt resume that helped me land a great job.

It also has good tips for all aspects of building a career and the steps to take along the way whether you're a collge student, a homemaker re-entering the job force, or changing careers after a tenured position.

Thanks Ms. Johnston for the help.

5.0 out of 5 stars Career Adventure: Guide to Personal Assessment, Career Exploration and Decision Making, March 25, 2010

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This review is from: The Career Adventure: Your Guide to Personal Assessment, Career Exploration, and Decision Making (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This is a great book. Even after you take the class, I recommend you keep the book. There are a lot of things in this book on finding a job, interviewing, resume writing, etc., that can help you in the future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon is great, December 12, 2009

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