The Book/CD package is a comprehensive and innovative means to improve career decisions, job search, and employment. It provides understanding of the labor market, describes social and psychological forces in career decision-making, and provides dynamic tools for selecting a lifetime career and finding a position in chosen fields.

Features:

• “Employment Opportunity Database” CD-ROM provides unprecedented access to employment information; forecasts by occupation, industry, and area; and the updated and automated Guide to Occupational Exploration.
• Interest Checklist
• Career Genogram
• Over 40 chapter-ending Data Speak and Career Inquiry Tasks
• “Employment Opportunity News Service” Companion Website—

Employment Opportunity (EO) addresses the challenge of career decisions, planning, and job search in a thorough manner with an emphasis on easy-to-understand labor market information. By covering both economic and social/psychological concepts, EO provides the reader with a unique picture of how decisions are made and met by the realities of the labor market. While guidance and economic keys assist in selecting occupations that meet individual needs and economic standards, chapters on career investments and income reveal occupational requirements and rewards. Once decisions are made, the focus turns to dealing with employers and final planning steps.

Contents

1. The Two Sides of Careers
   1. The Human Side of Careers
   2. The Economic Side of Careers
   3. What's in a Labor Market? (Where the Human and Economic Sides Meet)

2. Keys to Career Decisions
   4. Guidance Keys to Career Decisions
   5. Economic Keys to Career Decisions

3. Career Income and Investments
   6. Career Income
   7. Investing in Your Own Stock

4. Unlocking the Doors to Fulfilled EmploymentEMPLOYMENT.
   8. Dealing with Employers
   9. Planning for Fulfilled Employment

Appendix A: The Nation's 172 Economic Areas
Appendix B: The Nation's 309 Industries
Appendix C: Interest Checklist
Appendix D: The Nation's 600+ Occupations
Appendix E: Criteria for Occupational Economic Profiles
Appendix F: Annual Average Expenditures by Living Standard Group
Appendix G: Cost of Living Indexes
Appendix H: Detailed Definitions of DOT Aptitudes and Abilities
Appendix I: Employment Opportunity Database Technical Note

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