I Inc.: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship teaches students how to market themselves effectively in today's competitive professional environment. Students begin to truly understand their personal interests, develop a plan that enables them to market those interests, and then launch their careers. Students learn the critical distinction between searching for a job and developing a successful career strategy. They acquire the skills required to become entrepreneurs of their professional lives regardless of where or in what field they may choose to work. While initially developed for students in business programs who are thinking about how to move forward with career choice and planning, I Inc. is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to best pursue their career ambitions. All the material in the text has been successfully class-tested and revisited to enhance the content and resources available to students. The book is an excellent choice for business program courses in career planning and development. Newly applicable to undergraduate and graduate students, is applicable to any student who wants to present their skills and abilities in a way that future employers will truly value and appreciate. Mike Callahan is director for the College of Business' Internship and Career Management Center at the University of Michigan - Dearborn and has been in this position since 2005. In this role he works with employers and students to develop challenging internship and job placement opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in the College of Business. He currently teaches career planning courses and has taught project management and human resources courses in the past. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at University of Michigan - Dearborn, he has presented his work at the National Career Development Association conferences and conducted a webinar for the National Association of Colleges and Employers on his book Tiger in the Office: How to Capitalize on Opportunity and Launch Your Career. He also runs a MOOC on I Inc. , predominately for students in the AKPsi fraternity, graduate students, and others outside of University of Michigan - Dearborn. He earned his M.B.A. at Eastern Washington State College.

I Inc.: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship teaches students how to market themselves effectively in today's competitive professional environment. Students begin to truly understand their personal interests, develop a plan that enables them to market those interests, and then launch their careers. Students learn the critical distinction between searching for a job and developing a successful career strategy. They acquire the skills required to become entrepreneurs of their professional lives regardless of where or in what field they may choose to work. While initially developed for students in business programs who are thinking about how to move forward with career choice and planning, I Inc. is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to best pursue their career ambitions. All the material in the text has been successfully class-tested and revisited to enhance the content and resources available to students. The book is an excellent choice for business program courses in career planning and development. Newly applicable to undergraduate and graduate students, is applicable to any student who wants to present their skills and abilities in a way that future employers will truly value and appreciate.

I Inc: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship teaches students how to market themselves effectively in today's competitive professional environment. Students begin to truly understand their personal interests, develop a plan that enables them to market those interests, and then launch their careers. Students learn the critical distinction between searching for a job and developing a successful career strategy. They acquire the skills required to become entrepreneurs of their professional lives regardless of where or in what field they may choose to work. While initially developed for students in business programs who are thinking about how to move forward with career choice and planning, I Inc: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to best pursue their career ambitions. All the material in the text has been successfully class-tested. The book is an excellent choice for business program courses in career development, but is applicable to any student who wants to present their skills and abilities in a way that future employers will truly value and appreciate.

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