People are more successful in life when they get off to a great start. You will have an early advantage over the competition when you follow the principles within this practical book and apply them with enthusiasm, self-confidence and a positive attitude. Many highly intelligent young adults fall short of their potential because they dont address The 4 Realities: You Can Be More Successful In College It Takes An Effective Job Search To Land The Job You Want You Can Be More Effective In Your Fist Job Life On Your Own Shouldnt Be A Rude AwakeningMost students would like to do their best in college but receive little guidance and are left to their own devices. Well show you how to develop and carry out a plan of action that will boost your grades, greatly expand your resume and make you more attractive to potential employers and Graduate Schools.Finding a job is an experience for which most students are unprepared. They dont know what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to differentiate themselves from other students and dont know how to prepare. This book has the answers to the questions that every student must ask and answer if he/she plans to conduct an effective job search. The way you perform in your first job can positively or negatively affect your career. Making a good first impression and knowing exactly what your employer wants from you can make all of the difference. If you want to get ahead of the learning curve and stay there, you will find some great advice and suggestions in this section.

All parents want their children to be successful in college. For most, success means that their children graduate from college with a good job or are accepted to Graduate School. This book is for parents who want to help their children achieve the success they desire in college and beyond. Clearly, there are paths that lead to those two goals, paths that are often unknown or unclear to parents and students alike. For that reason, the author describes and emphasizes the key factors that lead to college, employment and career success. Parents also receive much useful advice on how to help their children capitalize on their natural talents, find their stride and pursue their dreams. The early chapters quickly take readers through the years prior to college, so parents with children who are not yet in college can determine if they are ready and what they need. In fact, some students may benefit from taking a year off after high school. For parents with children about to enter college or already in college, the author has included the information, tools, techniques and suggestions that both parents and students need. Parents will learn how students can avoid the ugly side of college life, how students can select their major and career direction, the three areas in which students must excel, the universal success skills students should develop, the 18 myths that students believe, the importance of accomplishments, the value of preparation and much more. Most importantly, parents will learn to play an effective supporting role in student success. Each chapter of this book covers a topic that all college parents should understand and address. With the information provided, parents will have the ability to help their children chart a course that can significantly improve their chances for success, during and after college.

There is a Way to significantly increase your chances for landing a great job with a well known and respected employer. If that is your goal, this book can help you achieve that goal. The most successful students realize that they must compete for the best jobs. They also realize that there are steps that they must follow along the way, to put themselves in the best position for success. To be more successful, you should: - Figure out where you want to go (A clear direction) - Investigate what it will take to get there - Create a detailed, step-by-step plan of action - Participate in campus, work and community activities - Build a list of significant accomplishments - Demonstrate the most desirable, work related skills - Prepare for and conduct a comprehensive job search Every year, too many good students lose out to better prepared candidates and must settle for lesser jobs with less impressive employers. This regularly happens to students who: - Don't understand the job hunting process - Fail to adequately prepare for the senior year job search - Are unaware of what is important to recruiters and employers - Don't know how to compete effectively for the best jobs Students understand that their cumulative average is built semester by semester. And yet, most students and parents don't recognize that the same thing is true of the job search plan. The accomplishments, successes, achievements and positive results that you will include on your resume will be accumulated as you move through your four-year college experience. Students who wait until their senior year to think about their resume and job search strategy are unlikely to land a great job. Smart student plan for success. They actively strive to put themselves in the best possible position to land a great job. Those who don't will fall by the wayside. Since every student can improve their chances for a better job by following the week-by-week plan contained in this book, only one question remains. How badly d

The College Students Companion is the student guidebook that accompanies The Job Identification Machine, a system that colleges use to identify hundreds of employment opportunities for students and alumni. Parents and students know that concerned colleges offer their students two things: 1. An Excellent Education - The Learning Environment - The Learning Experience - Caring and Enthusiastic Faculty and Staff 2. Exceptional Help In Landing A Good Job - A Plan of Action - Job Search Preparation - Job-Related Work Experience - Job Identification This book exists to help students learn what they should do to: 1. Identify and have access to many more employment opportunities 2. Become better prepared for their senior year job search Students need to understand that nobody achieves success, prosperity or victory by waiting for others to do it for them. Ultimately, our own words, actions and accomplishments will determine our futures. To prevent failure, we must put in the time, do the grunt work, get prepared and carry out our plan with all of the energy, know-how and skill we can muster. Whatever our future brings, good or bad, we will have earned it ourselves.

All college students would like to graduate with good jobs in their fields of interest, jobs that pay well and effectively launch their careers with desirable employers. This book shows students how to achieve their employment goals. The What - What exactly can be done to ensure employment success? The How - How are the steps, actions and results achieved? The Why - Why are these steps, actions and results necessary? For most good jobs, grades alone are no longer enough. The best employers want students to demonstrate their capabilities in an array of environments and situations. Therefore, knowing what to do is important. However, students also need a system that lays out the steps that can be followed during each semester of college. When students perform the activities and produce the results that employers need, want, and expect of the best candidates, their employment possibilities will improve dramatically. That is what this book is all about. It will enable more students to compete effectively in the job market.

Members of the PRHS Class of 1959 are the fortunate recipients of something called friendship. For us, it all started when we entered school in Pearl River, New York and became Pearl River Pirates. The friendships that were formed became stronger as we moved from one grade to another, participated in school activities and celebrated the successes of our class and our classmates. Most certainly, our class is blessed in that those early friendships have remained with us for more than sixty years, seventy for some. Through the years, our class members have stayed in touch with our teachers; came to one anothers assistance when needed; stopped in to visit classmates when we have traveled; communicated via email, telephone, and text messages; held regular five-year reunions, now two-year reunions, cruises, and picnics; and attended monthly breakfast meetings, along with monthly luncheons and periodic pizza nights. We amaze other classes when we show our strength at award and recognition nights for our class members. This unity exists only because something special exists in our hearts. Memories of our class hijinks, activities, and successes have helped create a closeness that comes easily. We are always glad to see each other and greet each other with caring hugs and are quick to present a big smile and a kind word. This warm solidarity exists not only because we like each other, but also because of the fact that there is a small group of classmates who have worked hard to plan and carry out the reunions, events and the get-togethers that have kept us in constant touch with one another. It should be understood that our long-lasting, class-wide friendships did not just happen. We all worked at them. For us, friendship, performance and hard work are the hallmarks of our class. They make us proud.

Graduating from college and starting a career is exciting and scary, all at the same time. You learned a lot in college, but no one class can prepare you for what employers want you to know. Based on twenty-five years? experience in the corporate world, Nancy Barry shares the secrets to success. She will help you meet and exceed your manager's expectations by revealing behaviors that are critically important in the workplace.