Table of Contents
Preface Part 1 –Entering, Reentering, and Moving about the World of Work Chapter 1 – Clueless about How the Career Development Process Works Chapter 2 – Sub Par Decision-making Leading to Catastrophic Consequences Chapter 3 – A Good Search Spoiled Chapter 4 – Unknown Occupations are Off the Career Radar Chapter 5 – Missed or Failed Education, Training, and Retraining Opportunities Chapter 6 – Inability to Find or Use Good Information Chapter 7 – Over-aspiring and Under-aspiring with Troubled Results Chapter 8 – Ignorance of Human Resources and Life Experiences as Career Teachers Chapter 9 – The Perils of Poor Time and Calendar Organization Chapter 10 – Failure to Use Professional Counselors Part 2 – Finding, Acquiring, and Moving into the First or Any Job Chapter 11 – Inability to Adapt to Change Chapter 12 – Inadequate Job Search Skills Chapter 13 – A Killer Resume and You are the Deceased Chapter 14 – The Interview that Implodes Chapter 15 – Poor Writing Resulting a Failure to Communicate Chapter 16 – Mismanagement of Transitions Chapter 17 - You Didn’t Get the Job and Don’t Know Why Chapter 18 – To Accept or Not Accept, the Job Offer that Is Chapter 19 – Coping with New Job Anxieties and Stresses Chapter 20 – Holding Out for the “Dream” Job Chapter 21 – Insufficient Encounters with Career Helpers Part 3 – Achieving Career Satisfaction and Dealing with the Occasional Crisis Chapter 22 – Blundered Growth, Mobility, and Maintenance Opportunities Chapter 23 – Inability to Achieve Life-Work Balance Chapter 24 – Faulty Treatment of Termination, Job Loss, and Other Career Dilemmas Chapter 25 – Ignoring the Knowledge Explosion Part 4 – Winding Down Exiting Career Chapter 26 – Poor Posturing for Career End and Retirement Chapter 27 – Mishandling Change Late in Career Part 5 – Voices that Matter Chapter 28 – Learning from the Experts Conclusion Appendix Index About the Author
