Majoring in the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students, Fourth Edition

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Summary: No better guide for the directionless college student
Review: Teachers, do you have a student who just doesn't know what direction to take in life? Do they remind you of a boat adrift without a rudder? Carol Carter has written an excellent book aimed at that student. Majoring in the Rest of Your Life; Career Secrets for College Students, is outstanding in filling the need of providing a good overall sense of direction for the drifting college student.

Many of us have been there, or know others who have been there: entering college with no clue what to major in. Or picture this scenario: a recent college graduate who has no idea where he or she will get their first job. This book seeks to deal with the situation in which those students find themselves.

Carol Carter is Vice President and Publisher of Student Success and Career Development at Prentice Hall. She is particularly suited to writing this book, with unique personal qualifications based on her own experience and her work at Prentice Hall.

The book walks through interest and ability inventories to help students discern strengths and weaknesses. Tips on obtaining first jobs, networking, and handling rejection are interwoven with advice on internships, time management, and resumes.

Succinctly, we can't think of a better book for high school seniors and college students.

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Summary: For that floundering freshman
Review: This is a book that helped shape my life. I was floundering in dozens of classes and toying with 4 or 5 different majors after already having changed twice. Every semester I opened up the course catalog and my head would spin and swim. I had no idea what I wanted to do. This book helped guide me to my natural strengths and abilities, and allowed me to look more realistically at the majors I was considering. Where I ended up was not where I thought I was going, and I am SO much better off because of it. Highly recommend. Additionally, for more introspective personal insight I strongly recommend Please Understand Me.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is one of my all time favorite career/college planning books. Along with MAJOR IN SUCCESS it is informative, while also interesting reading. The author makes the student want to continue on with the book, and the "learning" process is almost effortless. An excellent resource for all underclass college students and college-bound high school seniors. Mary Becelia, Mary Washington College Office of Career Services, Fredericksburg VA