Career Development for Health Professionals Success in School & on the Job

<p>Master the skills you need to succeed in the classroom and as a health care professional!<b> </b>Filled with tips and strategies, <b>Career Development for Health Professionals, 4th Edition </b>provides the skills required to achieve four important goals: 1) complete your educational program, 2) think like a health care professional, 3) find the right jobs, and 4) attain long-term career success. This edition includes a new chapter on professionalism and online activities challenging you to apply what you've learned.<b> </b>Written by respected educator Lee Haroun, this practical resource helps you maximize your potential and grow into a competent, caring, well-rounded member of the health care team. </p><ul><b> <li>Self-paced format</b> with interactive exercises, stop-and-think review, and end-of-chapter quizzes allows you to work through the text independently.</li> <li><b>Conversational,</b> <b>easy-to-read style</b> helps you understand concepts and skills by delivering information in small, easily absorbed chunks.</li> <li><b>Chapter objectives</b> <b>and key terms</b> at the beginning of each chapter preview the material to be learned while reading the chapter.</li> <li><b>UPDATED on-the-job strategies and <i>Success Tips</b></i> focus on professional certification exams, the use of social media, general job requirements, online classroom learning, employment laws, and necessary skills and National Health Care Skill Standards. </li> <li><b><i>Prescriptions for Success</i> and <i>Resume Building Blocks</b></i> emphasize the importance of a resume and how it is a 'work in progress' from the first day of a student's education.<b><i>Prescription for Success</i> exercises</b> let you apply what you've learned to on-the-job situations.</li> <li><b><i>Useful Spanish Phrases</i> appendix</b> provides a quick reference for translations that will prove valuable in today's workplace.</li> <li><b>Student resources<i> </i>on the Evolve companion website</b> include activities providing a chance to use critical thinking skills and apply content to health care jobs.</li> </ul><ul><b> <li>NEW <i>Becoming a Professional</i> chapter</b> defines professionalism as it relates to health care occupations, emphasizes its importance, and presents examples of professionals in action.</li> <li><b>NEW! Full-color photos and illustrations </b>bring concepts and health care skills to life.</li> <li><b>NEW case studies</b> offer a real-life look into school, job-search, and on-the-job situations.</li> <li><b>NEW study and job-search strategies</b> explain how to study for classes, job applications, resumes and resume trends, guidelines to preparing different types of resumes (print, scannable, plain text, and e-mail versions), protecting against job scams, online job searching, and preparing for the job interview.</li> <li><b>NEW reference chart</b> on the inside front cover provides an outline to the book's content, making it easy to find the information you need. </li> </ul>