Knowing how to communicate clearly and effectively in the workplace is one of the keys to career success. This work focuses on the importance of speaking, writing, listening, and conversational skills for thriving in the workplace. It also features useful facts and statistics to help readers with their communication skills.

The importance of research and knowing how to analyze information is essential in many careers. This title helps students learn how to acquire and manage all types of information. It includes chapters such as: Welcome to the Information Age; Acquiring Research Skills; Evaluating Information; and, Creating Effective Presentations and Memos.

Understanding the role of a leader in the work environment can make the work experience more rewarding and satisfying. This work helps students understand the qualities of all successful leaders, such as courteousness, compassion, decisiveness, and willingness to give and receive criticism.

Understanding what to expect from the first day on the job and how to successfully navigate the workplace environment can help ease a challenging transition. This title helps students overcome the 'first-day jitters' and prepares them for some of the realities of work life, including dress codes, and coworker conflicts and resolutions.

Being organized and efficient provides a huge advantage in the work world. Providing useful advice on how to get organized and develop strategies for staying organized, this updated volume introduces useful skills that can be applied to any aspect of one's life, including school, work, or home.

Demonstrates how a professional is characterized not only by his or her technical skills, but also by the way in which he or she interacts with others. This book shows you how to determine different personality types and how cultivating qualities such as fairness, modesty, and mutual respect in communication leads to professional relationships.

Helps students understand the need for teams and how to achieve and encourage healthy team dynamics. This book covers such topics as: developing people skills, effectively setting goals and negotiating, appreciating diversity among team members, and resolving team conflicts.

Locating a job takes time, planning, careful research, and dedication. This book gives readers the tools, resources, and information they need to land their dream job. It helps them learn how to research career options, match their personality with careers, network, write cover letters and resumes, perform well on interviews, and more."

Presented in a lively, full-color format, the new Transportation profiles 20 career profiles to help readers explore a wide range of possible future careers. Each career article contains up-to-date information on the responsibilities associated with a job in transportation, as well as education and training requirements, earnings, outlook, and additional resources for more information.

Combining concise career information in a vibrant, full-color format, this attractive new resource features updated information to help young readers discover a variety of possible careers in sports. Helpful career articles spotlight topics such as activities for further career exploration, what it takes to succeed, professional jargon, work environments, history and trivia, profiles of famous and successful professionals, helpful resources, and more.