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Introduction: Mastering transitions From master student to master employee | |
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Textbook reconnaissance | |
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This book is worthless--if you just read it | |
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This book is worth $1,000 | |
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Get the most out of this book | |
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Commitment Link to the work world | |
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The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry system | |
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Rewrite this book Discovery and Intention Statement guidelines | |
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Discovery Statement | |
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The value of higher education | |
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Making the transition to higher education | |
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Connect to resources | |
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Extracurricular activities: Reap the benefits | |
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Succeeding in higher education--at any age | |
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Discovery Statement Power Process: Discover what you want | |
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Discovering yourself First Step: Truth is a key to mastery | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Taking the First Step | |
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The Discovery Wheel | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving: The VAK system | |
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Learning styles: Discovering how you learn | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Using your learning style profile to succeed | |
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When learning styles conflict, you have options | |
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Claim your multiple intelligences | |
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The meaning of mastery Motivation Ways to change a habit | |
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Demonstrating Mastery Master | |
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Student Profiles Power Process: Ideas are tools Master Student Profile: Jerry Yang | |
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Discovering Careers Choosing who you want to be | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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You've got a world of choices | |
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The world of work--an overview | |
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It all starts with skills | |
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What employers want 100 transferable skills | |
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Inventory your skills | |
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Use informal ways to discover yourself | |
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Ways to learn about careers | |
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Dig out the "life story" of a product | |
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Create your career | |
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Create a support team | |
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Brainstorm career options | |
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Sample formats for career plans | |
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Choose your career--now | |
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Gearing up for a global economy | |
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Explore vocational assessments | |
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Testing your career plan--jump into the job market | |
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Gaining experience as an intern | |
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Service learning: Career planning as contribution | |
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Setting and achieving goals | |
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Get real with your goals | |
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Choosing your major | |
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Make a trial choice of major | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Power Process: Love your problems (and experience your barriers) | |
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Master Student Profile: Lisa Price | |
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Time You've got the time | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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The Time Monitor/Time Plan process | |
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Discovery Statement | |
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The ABC daily to-do list | |
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Choose strategies to manage time and tasks | |
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Stop procrastination now | |
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The seven-day antiprocrastination plan 25 ways to get the most out of now Keep on going? | |
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Remember cultural differences | |
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Organizing time and tasks at work | |
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Beyond time management: Staying focused on what matters | |
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Master monthly calendar Gearing up: Using a long-term planner Power Process: Be here now Master Student Profile: Barbara Jordan | |
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Reading Muscle Reading | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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How Muscle Reading works | |
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Before you read | |
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While you read Five smart ways to highlight a text | |
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After you read Muscle Reading--a leaner approach | |
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Muscle Reading at work | |
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Building your vocabulary | |
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Reading fast | |
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Relax Becoming an online learner When reading is tough | |
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Discovery Statement | |
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The twenty-first century researcher--Using your library | |
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Find what you want on the Internet English as a second language Reading with children underfoot | |
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Revisit your goals Power Process: Notice your pictures and let them go | |
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Master Student Profile: Craig Kielburger | |
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Notes The note-taking process flows | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement Observe | |
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What do you do when you miss a class? Record | |
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Discovery Statement | |
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Review Observe, record, and review at work Get to the bones of your book with concept maps | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Taking notes while reading | |
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Create your instructor | |
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Meeting with your instructor | |
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When a speaker talks fast | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Television note taking | |
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Power Process: I create it all Master | |
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Student Profile: Faye Wattleton | |
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Tests Disarm tests | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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What to do before the test How to cram...even though you shouldn't | |
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Ways to predict test questions | |
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Cooperative learning: Working in teams | |
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Intention Statement 20 memory techniques | |
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Rehearse for success Mnemonic devices | |
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Remembering names | |
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What to do during the test | |
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What do when you get stuck on a test question | |
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Words to watch for in essay questions | |
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The test isn't over until... | |
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The high costs of cheating | |
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Have some FUN! Let go of test anxiety | |
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F is for feedback, not failure | |
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20 things I like to do | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Discovery Statement Getting ready for math tests | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement Staying healthy under pressure | |
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Keep your brain fit for life | |
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Make performance reviews work for you | |
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Celebrate mistakes | |
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Notable failures Power Process: Detach Master Student Profile: Christopher Reeve | |
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Thinking Critical thinking: A survival skill | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement Becoming a critical thinker | |
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Attitudes of a critical thinker | |
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Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations | |
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Attitude replacements | |
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Reprogram your attitude | |
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Gaining skill at decision making | |
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Four ways to solve problems Finding "aha!": Creativity fuels critical thinking Tangram | |
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Ways to create ideas | |
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Create on your feet | |
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Uncovering assumptions | |
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Ways to fool yourself: Common mistakes in logic | |
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Thinking critically about information on the Internet | |
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Evaluate search sites | |
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Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking | |
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Examine assumptions about diversity | |
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Thinking critically about career planning | |
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Making ethical decisions at work | |
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Power Process: Find a bigger problem | |
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Fix-the-world brainstorm Master | |
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student profile: Irshad Manji | |
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Communicating Communicating in a diverse world | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Choosing to listen Choosing to speak Five ways to say "I" | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Communicating across cultures Managing conflict | |
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Write an "I" message | |
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Join a diverse workplace | |
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Enter the global economy | |
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"V.I.P.s (Very Important Persons) | |
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Create high-performing teams | |
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Three paths to clear writing | |
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Avoiding plagiarism | |
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Mastering public speaking | |
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Making the grade in group presentations | |
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Joining online communities | |
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Power Process: Employ your word | |
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Master Student Profile: Cesar Chavez | |
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Money Freedom from money worries | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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The Money Monitor/Money Summary Plan | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Make more money Spend less money | |
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Show me the money | |
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Take charge of your credit If you're in trouble... | |
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You can pay for school Education is worth it | |
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Education by the hour | |
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Using technology to manage money You are already rich | |
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Free fun Practicing money skills at work Define your values, align your actions | |
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Power Process Risk being a fool | |
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Master Student Profile: Kat James | |
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Working The master employee | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement Use power tools for finding work | |
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Rehearse your job search | |
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Tell everyone you know: The art of networking | |
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Write a r?sum? that gets noticed | |
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Keys to scannable r?sum?s | |
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Sample r?sum?s | |
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Sell your r?sum? with an effective cover letter | |
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Sample cover letters | |
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Creating and using portfolios | |
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Artifacts for your portfolio | |
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Use interviews to hire yourself an employer | |
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Practice answering and asking questions | |
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Succeeding as a new employee | |
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Surviving your first day | |
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Learning on the job | |
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Working with a mentor | |
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Adapting to styles in the workplace | |
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Dealing with sexism and sexual harassment Loving your next job | |
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Leadership as a way of life | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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The Discovery Wheel--coming full circle | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement Keep your career plan alive | |
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Translate your career goals into action | |
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Create your next semester | |
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Discovery/Intention Statement | |
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Power Process: Be it Master | |
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Student Profile: Ruth Handler | |