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College and Career Planning by Katie John Sharp
ISBN: 9781678200527
Publication Date: 2021-02-01
College and Career Planning gives high school students the information they need as they consider their choices after graduation. Whether they want to go to college, take a year (or more) off, or head straight into the workforce, this book offers advice, tips, and resources to help them navigate the path to their future.
The Mindful College Student by Eric B. Loucks; Judson A. Brewer (Foreword by)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781684039135
Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Based on the popular Mindfulness-Based College (MBC) program at Brown University, this book offers powerful skills to increase academic success and boost mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health--now and for a lifetime.
You've Got This by Rachael Alexander
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781914171260
Publication Date: 2022-09-20
This book guides you through your student journey from preparing to go to college or university, managing the academic pressures, finding a job, and everything in-between. Relevant scenarios are presented, linked to a series of topics that explore the challenges you might experience, along with self-enquiry reflections which help you to apply the theory to your own experience and key take-aways. The approaches and strategies outlined will help you improve your academic performance, enhance your social skills, learn to manage your emotions, reduce your anxieties, and help you to think in more empowering ways.
Studying Tips, Tricks and Hacks by BarCharts, Inc.
Call Number: E-Resource
ISBN: 9781423234791
Publication Date: 2017-05-01
This quick and easy 6 page reference to success tactics can help reinforce best practices with every review. Follow the guide and practice, practice, practice the tactics until they are habit. Harness the power of routine, build self-discipline, develop time management skills and success will follow. Practice will be easier with this guide as a road map. Once these skills are habit, you will know the road to success like the back of your hand. Guide includes: Start Positive, End Positive Study Habits in Class Reading at Home Studying for Specific Subjects Daily & Weekly Reviews Discipline & Organization in Planning Motivation Power Breaks Study Aids Practice Makes Perfect Collaborate: Bring Together Great Minds Committing Knowledge to Long Term Memory Study Environment Final Review Why You Should Never Cram Before the Big Day Test Day: Time to Shine Test-Taking Tips.

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Not sure where you are headed next after graduating from Ivy Tech? We provide robust and free advice through CareerLink. Contact your local CareerLink representative today for career counseling, insight into employment trends, and more.

You might also want to explore career information in the following Ivy Tech databases, which provide salary statistics, geographical data, industry and company profiles, and other helpful decision making tools for choice of degree pathway and employment opportunities:

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
News, Trade, and Academic sources focused on business. Less than two weeks delay. Includes Company and Industry profiles. Recommended for research at all levels.
Career One Stop This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the US Department of Labor -- "Explore careers, wage & salary information, education & training and more"
Entrepreneurial Studies Source This link opens in a new window
Focused collection of journals, trade magazines, and reference books; includes company profiles, case studies, videos, and related materials from Harvard Business School and Vator.tv
Jobs & Careers Reference Books This link opens in a new window
Occupational Outlook Handbook This link opens in a new window
Information on required education and training, duties, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations nationwide. Also data by state. Search by occupation, projected growth, pay grade, education level. Recommended for Occupational Research assignments.
O*NET Online This link opens in a new window
O*NET Online is a great tool for job analysis and career exploration with detailed descriptions of skill sets and career data.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals

Career Ebooks

Career Contentment: Don't Settle for Anything Less! by Jeff Garton
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781562865061
Publication Date: 2008-01-17
Career satisfaction directly affects personal fulfillment and mental and physical well-being. Now anyone can learn how to get the most from his or her career. The secret is deceptively simplea meaningful, fulfilling career is available to anyone who makes the active decision to pursue it. Career Contentment details the various organizational factors affecting job satisfaction and shows you how to take control of your own happiness.
Career Courage by Katie C. Kelley
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780814436745
Publication Date: 2016-03-02
How has your answer changed since childhood to the often-asked question "What do you want to be when you grow up" For most, the answers tend to begin with excited seven-year-olds confidently and excitedly screaming out things like, "A basketball player!" or "A fireman!" or "A cook!" and then ten to fifteen years later those same kids are shrugging their shoulders while saying, "Not sure. Maybe something in accounting." What happened ? When did we lose the courage to find our true calling and not just settle for what make sense in today's workforce, or what our parents pushed us toward? Learn how to discover your passion, step out of your comfort zone, and create the success you want with the help of this invaluable guide which is meant to help you conquer your fears, shed misguided ideas, and muster the strength to let go of a safe job and stage your next act.
Career Match by Shoya Zichy; Ann Bidou (As told to)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780814438152
Publication Date: 2017-06-22
Never before in history has there been such an eclectic variety of money-making opportunities and cutting-edge vocations than there are in today's marketplace. There is no need to settle! Career Match contains the ten-minute self-assessment that can change your life. After a simple quiz to determine your personality style, turn to the corresponding chapter that reads as if it was written just for you and discover what ideal work options there are for you.
Skills for Career Success by Elaine Biech
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781523091935
Publication Date: 2021-01-05
This career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures. If you want to have a career that is meaningful and inspires you, you must prepare for it the same way you would a marathon--developing an overall training plan to carry you through to race day and beyond. Skills for Career Success maps the strategies and skills you will need to take responsibility for your own future. It provides an overview of career development basics, including how to write an Individual Development Plan (IDP) that is practical and useful to you. The core of the book is an easy-to-navigate catalog of fifty-one critical skills, such as communicating clearly, adapting to situations, advocating for yourself, managing time, and selling your ideas. For each skill, there are actions you can take immediately, ongoing practices, and long-term goals.

FUTURE COLLEGE PREP

The Admissions Essay

Many colleges and universities require a writing sample--also known as the application, admissions, or entrance essay--as part of the admissions and application process. Applicants are provided with a writing prompt, a word limit, and asked to respond within the guidelines. Here are a few tips, as well as some resources, to assist you through the process.

1. Don't panic. You have already been engaged in writing many essays in your time at Ivy Tech. Consider this as another writing project and approach it calmly and with confidence.

2. Thoroughly review the guidelines. In addition to general writing skills, these essays are a way for you to show that you possess the kind of attention to detail and critical thinking skills that your audience is seeking to admit into the university.

a. As you review the guidelines, ask yourself what the essay is asking you to do. Argue a point? Relate a life narrative? Discuss a cause and effect? Provide a solution to a problem? Knowing what kind of rhetorical strategy sits behind the essay can help you focus and approach the topic through that particular lens.

3. Brainstorm first. There is typically a fairly short word limit for these types of essays. Brainstorm the topic first to drill down on a central and compelling idea--and thesis statement--to guide the content development of the essay.

4 Embrace and explain your unique experiences. Often, these essays are looking for experiences or qualities that set you apart from other applicants. Consider your unique experiences and relate those to an audience if required, but don't wander around about it. Be direct, focused, and specific as you tell your story.

5. Do NOT announce your thesis.

Example of what not to do: This essay will be about...

Example of what to do: My role as a camp counselor helped me develop maturity, confidence, and an ability to solve problems.

6. Organize your ideas. Don't lose sight of all that you have been taught regarding the basic shape of an essay--introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Delineate your paragraphs accordingly.

a. Note that a strong thesis also contributes to a strongly organized essay. For example, in the thesis statement above, there are 3 topics listed: maturity, confidence, and an ability to solve problems.

b. An organized essay would have at least one paragraph that specifically provides an example of maturity, another paragraph that describes confidence, and another paragraph that describes an ability to solve problems.

7. Do NOT rely on AI. Admissions officers are looking for your original work and your own words. Some universities might consider use of AI to generate content as an act of plagiarism, which will definitely nullify your chances of admission to the institution.

8. DO RELY on sanctioned tools. MS Word comes fully equipped with spellcheck and other tools to catch typos, misspellings, and in some contexts, misuse of punctuation, word choice, or faulty sentence structure. Make sure to have this feature turned on, and use it to polish your draft before submitting it.

Additional Writing Resources:

ASAP Thesis Statement Tips

Tips for Reading an Assignment Prompt
Great advice from the Harvard College Writing Center regarding how to get the most out of an writing prompt in order to meet and exceed expectations.
College Board - Sample Essay with Feedback
Offers insight into how admissions officers review, analyze, and assess an admissions essay.
Writing Practice from Hippocampus.org
Provides an array of advice, practice units, and other helpful information for navigating the composition process. See especially any sections or study playlists regarding strong thesis statements!
Thesis Statement Tips from Purdue OWL
Breaks open various writing modes to show how thesis statements could be constructed based on the type of writing at hand.
Organizing Your Essay
Provides advice using an argument essay as an example, but the advice given can easily translate into tips for any writing mode.

Test Prep Resources:

These links are provided in case additional entrance exams are needed once you graduate from Ivy Tech or if you need exam prep for admission into additional Ivy Tech programs..