Author Description

From the Back CoverEmployment Opportunity is really more than just a textbook - it is a SYSTEM. The system, combining the unique resources of a text, CD-ROM Database, and Internet News Service, provides tools that will shape and advance careers. By supplying individuals with actual labor market data, Employment Opportunity helps direct their journey toward the career that best suits their personal and financial goals.FIRST...the Employment Opportunity Text. The text provides guidance in self-exploration, personal interest inventories, a family genogram, and other pedagogical tools to help individuals identify their goals.SECOND...the Employment Opportunity Database CD-ROM. This tremendous tool is integrated throughout the text in end of chapter applications. It enables individuals to determine the occupations of interest with the most favorable labor market characteristics, such as employment, projected growth, and income. It also identifies those industries and geographic areas with the highest concentration of employment opportunities in a given occupation. Linked to America's Career InfoNet, it opens the door to information on 10.5 million employers, complete with names, addresses, and telephone numbers of those most likely to be hiring in a chosen occupation.THIRD...the Employment Opportunity News Service. Found on the Prentice Hall website prenhall/success/Moss, this service provides updates on labor market conditions, job search tools, and global developments that impact career success. This information is provided through a series of articles that keeps readers current on issues pertinent to today's jobseekers.This is a complete 3-part process to assist anyone interested in locating the perfect job, ultimately shooting for the perfect careers.