Career development in recreation, parks and tourism: a positioning approach

Typically in the job market anywhere from 50 per cent to 80 per cent of available jobs are hidden or don't follow what people perceive as the normal job search process, according to employment literature. Whereas, positioning is a technique that already occurs in the workplace; it cuts across disciplines, career stages and is applicable to a large segment of the job market. Positioning is the technique of placing yourself in close proximity to the person, place or firm for whom readers want to work and/or the position that fulfills a career goal. Based on contemporary research and literature, "Career Development in Recreation, Parks and Tourism: A Positioning Approach" is an essential personal workbook for students and professionals. The book outlines a plan to navigate through career development using the positioning approach and process. For each new step in the process, the author presents proactive strategies, tools and techniques. Each chapter includes exercises to accomplish each step in the positioning approach and success stories from students and professionals who have successfully used the positioning approach to reach their career goals. Positioning is a career development approach used in many academic fields and careers. Yet, many students or professionals introduced to the concept of positioning respond that they had never thought of viewing their job search this way. Students can use positioning when they begin their first year in their majorcourse of study to start the steps toward their entry-level career goal. Professionals can use positioning during their career development, to climb to thenext level, to explore lateral career moves, or even seek new and different career opportunities. INDICE: Chapter 1: The New Paradigm; Chapter 2: Proximity is Everything...Wel! Almost Everything; Chapter 3: Be Proactive, Not Reactive; Chapter 4: Think Evaluation; Chapter 5: Bridging; Chapter 6: Professional Networking; Chapter 7: Casing the Joint; Chapter 8: The One-on-One Interview; Chapter 9: The Other Interview - The formal interview process; Chapter 10: Developing Your Communication Tools; Chapter 11: Epilogue.

• ISBN: 978-0-7360-7633-3
• Editorial: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés