Career Passport


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For professional office preparatory courses and microcomputer programs in any curriculum. This book prepares students for taking the OPAC certification test nationally recognized certification endorsed by the International Association for Administrative Assistants (formerly PSI). It presents essential office skills that are evaluated when the student takes the OPAC test. Skills are based on the IAAP skills standard for Office Professionals. There are twenty-three employability tests in all. OPAC certification is well recognized among U.S. companies as a measure of preparedness for employment.




The Career Break Book


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Taking a year off isn't just for students and twenty-somethings; more and more people are looking for a break from their working life.The Career Break Book caters to first-time and experienced travellers alike, for all budgets and backgrounds. Included is practical pre-trip information for putting careers and mortgages on hold, and inspirational first-hand accounts from people who have done it. Consolidating the success of Lonely Planet's Gap Year Book, The Career Break Book will appeal to anyone who's ever dreamed of exchanging their briefcase for a backpack.




Supporting Student Diversity in Higher Education


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Supporting Student Diversity in Higher Education is a working manual that is designed to help managers, academics and members of the professional service teams within universities, recruit and support a diverse student body across the student lifecycle at the same time as delivering a quality student experience in a challenging and pressured enviro




Implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act


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Learn to Earn


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Passport to Career Success


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Passport to Career Success educates job seekers on eight important topics to help them learn and master the important skills required to become successfully employed. The workbook and facilitator's guide are intended to be used together in a formal classroom or workshop setting, and cover the following topics: the proper use of social media and how to use it in a job search; time management skills to maximize efficiency; professionalism and the role of soft skills; teamwork and the best practices for effective collaboration; resume writing and how to "too your own horn" appropriately; job search strategies and effective networking; interviewing skills to make the best impression and get hired; and internships as a way to get a "foot in the door".




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Career Education


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Dr. Hoyt will share his thoughts and dreams and those of his colleagues from the 1970s and '80s who laid the foundation and fought the fight to infuse career concepts into schools, businesses and communities. It is a dream that continues, and the author shares his hopes and plans for the restoration of education and work as a national priority. It is a book for every career development professional to discover where we have been and to see where we must go.




Learn to Earn


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