Discover NC LIVE: Career Advancement

For information on this topic, you might want to try some of these:

eBooks

EResumes: Everything You Need to Know About Using Electronic Resumes to Tap Into Today's Job Market

By Whitcomb, Susan Britton.; Kendall, Pat Publication: New York, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001.
Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity

By Hill, Linda A. Publication: Boston, MA, Harvard Business School Press, 1992. The goal in this book is to provide a forum for new managers to speak for themselves as they learn the art of management...
Paralegal Career Starter, 3rd Edition

The paralegal profession is one of the fastest-growing careers around... Database: LearningExpress Library
Civil Service Exams

The term civil service refers to any job in the service of government, with the exception of uniformed military positions...
ASVAB Core Review, 3rd Edition

If you are looking toward a career in the armed forces, you need to score well on the ASVAB. Fortunately,this book is here to help...
90-Minute College Major Matcher: Choose Your Best Major for a Great Career JIST's Help in a Hurry Series

By Shatkin, Laurence. Publication: Indianapolis, IN, Jist Publishing, 2007.
Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers

By Mason, Mary Ann.; Ekman, Eve Mason. Publication: Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. Excerpt: ...who have decided to remain in the workforce full-time, so you will be off that fast track. But if you managed to be strategic in how you prepared your career before that, then I think you stand a good shot a getting back on the on ramp.’

Interactive Practice Tests

ASVAB: Military Entrance Exams
GRE: Graduate School Entrace Exams
GED: General High School Equivilency
LSAT: Law School Entrace Exams
GMAT: Graduate School Management Entrance Exams

Articles

THE FUTURE OF JOBS AND CAREERS.

By: Gordon, Edward E.. Journal Title: Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers. Date: Sep 2009The article focuses on the future of jobs and careers in the U.S. amdist the global economic crisis...
Learn Smarter: Preparing for a Certification Exam.

By: Carselle, Luis. Journal Title: Certification Magazine. Date: Oct. 2009. The article offers tips on how to prepare for a certification examination. It advises that it is a good strategy to register early...
Surviving the Boss from Hell.

By: Silverman, David; Scott, Gini Graham; Gilbreath, Brad; Sontag, Lauren. Journal Title: Harvard Business Review. Date: Sep. 2009. A project manager with a talent for creating dashboards, David is frustrated by his repressive, micro-managing boss ...
The career value of a mentor.

By: Vernon, Carol. Journal Title: Associations Now. Date: Jul. 2009. The article discusses the significance of a mentor to a person's career development experience. According to the article, mentors have the ability to nurture a person's professional life...
Why You Didn't Get That Promotion.

By: Beeson, John. Journal Title: Harvard Business Review. Date: Jun. 2009. Promotions to the C-suite are governed by unwritten rules. If you don't know what they are, you'll be left to your own devices interpreting vague feedback and finding a way to achieve your career...
THE BEST PLACES TO LAUNCH A CAREER. (cover story)

By: Gerdes, Lindsey. Journal Title: BusinessWeek. Date: Sep. 14, 2009. The article previews the publication's list of the best companies to begin a career at with a general discussion that touches upon a variety of related subjects including the hiring practices of ...