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A self-guided, task-oriented approach to career orientation and exploration through formulation and pursuit of goals.

A self-guided, task-oriented approach to career orientation and exploration through formulation and pursuit of goals. Gale’s New Personal Workflow Solution.

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A self-guided, task-oriented approach to career orientation and exploration through formulation and pursuit of goals.

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  1. A self-guided, task-oriented approach to career orientation and exploration through formulation and pursuit of goals.

  2. Gale’s New Personal Workflow Solution • A complete, guided, self-paced application that walks students through the entire career exploration process -- from resume building to job placement and skill development • Clear, concise information in simple-to- navigate portals • Assists all backgrounds and technology comfort levels • Customized to students’ needs based on their geographic location and interests

  3. Easy-to-use resume and references wizards Assessment engine to identify career interests and to identify work activities and requirements Career explorer, industry explorer, location explorer, and a career optimizer Interviewing help - techniques, preparation Join trade associations to increase your hiring chances Low-fee distance learning classes to enhance specific skills and supplement current coursework Targeted job searching informed by the users’ career, industry and location interests Networking tips to help you tap into the hidden job market Business journals And more… An Integrated Source

  4. Only Gale could provide Career Transitions because it combines resources available from across Cengage - pedagogical content for career exploration, distance learning classes, career prep resources, journals and more. Career Transitions is the only career resource that encapsulates the entire career exploration process, from identifying career paths and opportunities, to learning about your interests, educational opportunities and applying best practices for job searching. Why Career Transitions?

  5. Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Standard B:  Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction. Standard C:  Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work. Why Career Transitions? • Helps fulfill many of the competencies from the ASCA National Standards for School Counseling Programs. The focus is on career development, but this resource can also be used to fulfill competencies in the academic and personal/social areas. • This solution supports students’ transition from secondary to postsecondary education endeavors and/or family-sustaining wage careers. • Helps counselors debunk the expectation that everyone is expected to go to college - negating the “one size fits all approach”.

  6. Supporting Every Students’ Academic, Career & Social Development Thomas G. Mortenson is Senior Scholar at The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education in Washington, DC. and an independent higher education policy analyst.

  7. Who Benefits from this Solution? Schools and school guidance counselors looking to maximize every students’ career development • Counselors have an important and challenging responsibility guiding both college-bound students and students transitioning straight into the 21st century workforce to the right career paths Solution: • Career Transitions provides counselors with tools to help guide students of all types toward the most promising future by offering step-by-step career guidance

  8. Who Benefits from this Solution? Students preparing to enter the workforce • Working in the 21st century requires students to successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce Solution: • Career Transitions, offers students a leg up against their competition in the workforce by providing all the tools necessary for determining which careers are best suited to their skills & interests, as well as connecting them to low-fee distance learning classes to enhance employment prospects

  9. Who Benefits from this Solution? Communities as a whole • Unemployment rates are soaring nationwide - therefore, students matriculating from high school are left with fewer job opportunities Solution: • Career Transitions aims to increase the nation’s supply of highly qualified workers by connecting high school students with the tools and knowledge they need to achieve their career goals

  10. Ready to Take the Leap? Sign up now to be added to our free trial waiting list. Join us at an upcoming webinar event. Commit now to a subscription purchase before September 1, 2009 and receive 25% off list price. Contact your Gale Sales Representative today to take advantage of this offer: 1.800.877.4253 Help your students achieve their career goals! Special Savings!

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