School to Career, 13th Edition

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• Explore careers, assess your strengths, and plan for future academic and career success.
• Build employability, decision-making, and workplace skills needed after graduation.
• Create a personalized career portfolio through hands-on projects and real-world activities.

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School to Career guides students through the important 21st-century life and career skills they will need as they explore careers, assess their abilities, and engage in opportunities with Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), work-based learning, and planning for the future. By studying this text, students will learn personal skills, decision-making skills, and employability skills in preparation for the challenges they will face after graduation. This college and career-readiness text includes a new design that brings fresh and current examples to engage the modern student. The 13th edition reflects modern career practices and includes instruction on curriculum vitae (CV), cover letter, updated technology in the workplace (remote work structures, data privacy, artificial intelligence), modern banking practices, 403(b) retirement plans, credit history and credit limit, and healthy habits like developing a growth mindset.

A revitalized assessment strategy provides more than 300 new questions that address all levels of critical thinking and introduces a logical assessment path.
Personal Development Plan activities provide a project-based, hands-on learning experience with real-world applications. By completing a Personal Development Plan, students will develop a route to help achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals.
Classroom to Career Portfolio activities provide guidance in creating a personal portfolio to use when exploring volunteer, education and training, and career opportunities.
This edition is correlated to the YouScience Industry Certifications 21st Century Success Skills exam and the Preparing for College and Careers exam. It is also correlated to NOCTI 21st Century Skills for Workplace Success and Employability Skills credentials.

Career Exploration

Career Planning

Skills for Success

Teamwork, Leadership, and Diversity

The World of Business

Managing Your Money to Build a Life

Work-Life Balance

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About the Author

Brian Hutchison, PhD., LPC is core faculty in the School of Counseling at Walden University. Dr. Hutchison received his doctorate and master degrees from Pennsylvania State University and his bachelor degree from Lock Haven University. In education, Hutchison has worked as a teacher, administrator, and counselor as well as a career and mental health counselor. His focus has always been helping students and adults find a career that interests them while helping build a better life.

Grace Wambu, EdD, LAC, NCC is an associate professor of counseling in the Department of Counselor Education at New Jersey City University. She obtained her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Northern Illinois University. She also obtained a certificate of Graduate Study in Career Development. Wambu began her career as a high school teacher and school counselor and currently is a counselor educator. She has taught several courses including career counseling and development, school counseling courses, practicum, and internship. Wambu's research interests and passion include career development and decision making among the youth, multicultural counseling, and international counseling.

Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh, Ph.D., NCC is an assistant professor of school counseling at San Diego State University. Leigh-Osroosh received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is also a certified school counselor in New York State. Her experience in K-12 education extends from preschool to 12th grade, serving in positions including assistant teacher, direct support professional, and elementary school counselor. As a faculty member, she has taught courses in theory, clinical skills, human development, and learning and instruction. Her scholarship explores Native/Indigenous experiences of education, critical theory, and career development.

James H. Lorenz, Ed.D. is professor emeritus and chair of the department of engineering technology and industrial studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He has taught graduate and undergraduate teacher certification courses and undergraduate drafting courses for over 25 years. Lorenz conducts numerous in-service training programs for teachers and has directed SkillsUSA activities at district and state levels. He began his career teaching drafting and graphic arts at the secondary level. Lorenz holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia.

Harry T. Smith, Ed.D. is professor of curriculum and instruction at Tennessee Technological University where he has served as program supervisor of industrial education since 1986. Smith's primary responsibility is teaching instructional media technology and occupational education licensure courses to undergraduate and graduate students in the college of education. Earlier, Smith taught industrial education at the secondary level in Missouri and the postsecondary level in Missouri and Michigan. Smith holds degrees from Northeast Missouri State, Central Missouri State, and Michigan State Universities.

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