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Most people would love to have 20/20 hindsight on their careers. In Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads, college career experts Sheila Curran and Suzanne Greenwald have assembled the next best thing: the collective wisdom of a diverse and inspiring cast of success stories—twenty-three liberal... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Washington
- Asia
- Boston
- Chicago
- America
- D.c.
- Manhattan
- North Carolina
- Zanzibar
- Florida
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Nepal
- London
- Virginia
- California
- Morocco
- Italy
- Tajikistan
- Atlanta
- United States
- Taiwan
- Hollywood
- India
- Providence
- Massachusetts
- Mount Holyoke
- Dartmouth
- San Francisco
- Europe
- Capitol Hill
- Connecticut
- Los Angeles Opera
- Syracuse
- Denver
- Hartwick
- Taipei
- Rhode Island
- Costa Rica
- Cake Love
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Harvard
First Sentence edit
Think of your career as the trip of a lifetime.
Table of Contents edit
viii Dedication
viii Credits
x Foreword for Students and Graduates
xiii Foreword for Parents
Smart Moves
2 Can You Get There from Here? The Road and the Map
6 Liberal Arts Students: Stepping into Your Own Career Reality Show
7 The Job Environment: A Rude Awakening to Life and Career
8 The New World of Careers
11 The Blessings and Curses of Parents
14 Making the Most of Your Careers Office
16 Employment Realities for Liberal Arts Graduates
17 Getting the Attention of Employers
20 Valuing a Liberal Arts Education through the Career Lens
21 Myth #1: Paying for a Liberal Arts Education is a Lousy Investment
22 Myth #2: A Career Is Something You Do If You Can't Get into Graduate School
23 Myth #3: A Major Equals a Career, and More Majors Equals Better Careers
24 Myth #4: GPA is Everything
25 Myth #5: A Liberal Arts Education Occurs Only in the Classroom
27 Myth #6: A Liberal Arts Education Is a Solitary Affair
28 The Smartest Moves on the Road to Career Success
30 Smartest Move #1: Discover Who You Are and Where You Want to Go
31 Smartest Move #2: Get Experience
32 Smartest Move #3: Build Social and Networking Relationships
34 Smartest Move #4: Identify Your Competence Gaps
35 Smartest Move #5: Find Your Hook
37 Final Words
Up, Down, and Sideways, in the Business World
40 Brad's Story: You've Got to Run Your Own Race
50 Chris N.'s Story: Testing Many Waters
64 Judith's Story: Balancing on the Career-Marriage High Wire
78 Mike's Story: Benefiting from Many Coaches
87 Sharon's Story: Fashioning a New Career Six Years Out
A Life of Service
98 Adelita's Story: Tales of a Government Junkie
112 David's Story: Writing the Score for the Symphony of His Life
123 Jonathan's Story: Still on the Road Not Taken
130 KC's Story: A Six-Job Career Roller Coaster
141 Theresa's Story: Listening to Her Inner Voice
Fulfilling Creative Passions
152 Ally's Story: Directing Her Dream
162 Cara's Story: Marketing by Storm
178 Todd's Story: Making Music Pay
187 Warren's Story: Getting His Just Desserts
Taking Your Degree Abroad
200 Beth's Story: Starting a New Career Journey
212 Chris C.'s Story: Fridays with Chaplain Crocker
225 Emily's Story Returning to a Childhood Passion
235 Harpreet's Story: Filling Her Competence Gap
249 Jennifer's Story: Following Her Own Compass
Offbeat Passions: Doing the Unexpected
264 Alison's Story: From Mountains to Motivational Speaking
276 Liz's Story: Say "Cheese"!
287 Ray's Story: Not His Father's Career, Not by a Long Fall
299 Thad's Story: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
314 Index
320 About the Authors
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sheila J. Curran (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 331.7020973
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