Part 1 Career dimensions; identifying careers to explore; using career literature; interviewing career advisers; arranging career-related experiences; enriching your education with international experience; expanding your horizons by experiencing the unfamiliar; an introduction to selected career fields - advertising, banking, education, government and politics, high tech, management consulting, public service; sources - career descriptive literature, directories of career literature and counselors, directories of trade and professional journals and associations, internships and summer work, work and study abroad. Part 2 Career decision making: preparing for career decisions; living with indecision; living through career change; sources. Part 3 Job hunting: researching employers; presenting yourself on the job market; using job listings; identifying and contacting potential employers; surviving the job hunt; sources - directories, handbooks, indexes, skills development. Part 4 Job-hunting skills: writing a resume; writing letters; requesting letters of recommendation; interviewing for jobs; evaluating job offers; managing your first days on the job; planning your finances; sources - resumes, interviewing, follow-up; organizational culture. Part 5 Graduate study: considering graduate study; an introduction to three professions - academe, law, medicine, taking the first step; sources - graduate and professional education, financial aids and grants. Appendix - use of the career bibliographies.
