You Majored in What?: Designing Your Path from College to Career

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Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors “So what are you going to do with your major?”   It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond.   Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr. Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and intelligent way to figure out what you want to do and how to get it—no matter what you studied in college. You will learn to map your experiences for insights into your strengths and passions, design possible lives, and create goals destined to take you wherever you want to go. Using techniques and ideas that have guided thousands of college students to successful careers, Dr. Brooks will teach you to outsmart and outperform your competition, with more Wisdom Builders and an easily applied career development process.   No matter what career you aspire to, You Majored in What? offers a practical, creative, and successful approach to finding your path to career fulfillment. ABOUT THE AUTHOR PRAISE FOR You Majored in What? TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION CONTENTS FOREWORD CHAPTER 1: MOVING FROM COLLEGE TO CAREER: Making Sense of the Chaos PART ONE: DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS CHAPTER 2: THE POWER OF YOU: Creating a Network of Possible Wanderings CHAPTER 3: MENTAL WANDERINGS: Your Mind and Major Will Take You Everywhere PART TWO: DEVELOP YOUR VISION CHAPTER 4: WHY SETTLE FOR ONE CAREER WHEN YOU CAN HAVE TEN?: Creating Your Possible Lives CHAPTER 5: SHARPENING YOUR VISION: Testing the Waters before You Take the Plunge PART THREE: DESIGN YOUR PATH CHAPTER 6: EVEN WANDERERS MAKE PLANS: Where Are You Now and Where Do You Want to Go? CHAPTER 7: WORKING AS A KRACKEL BAR: Storytelling, Marketing, and Social Media CHAPTER 8: YOUR WANDERINGS ON ONE PAGE: Writing Your Résumé CHAPTER 9: MAKING THE EMPLOYER CARE: Cover Letters That Will Get You the Interview CHAPTER 10: WORDS CREATE WORLDS: Storytelling through Interviewing and Networking PART FOUR: DELIVER YOUR TALENTS CHAPTER 11: WANDERERS GO EVERYWHERE: Designing Your Go-to-Market Strategy FINAL THOUGHTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES AND RESOURCES INDEX