INTRODUCTION: Solving the Career
Success Puzzle
PART I
CHOOSING A CAREER IS CHILD’S PLAY
Chapter
1 Meet Paul and Amanda Holmes and Family
Chapter
2 Paul Learns About His Career DNA
Chapter
3 Amanda Ponders Her Career Choices
PART II
EVERYDAY CLUES FOR THE HOLMES FAMILY
Chapter
4 Bill, the Persuader
Chapter
5 Ed, the Doer
Chapter
6 Sarah, the Thinker, and Chad, the Organizer
Chapter
7 Signs Beyond the Playground
PART III
MAKING THE PUZZLE PIECES FIT
Chapter
8 Educational Building Blocks
Chapter
9 Creative Ways to Win the Career Game
Chapter 10
Solving the Grad School Puzzle
Chapter 11
Reaching the Finish Line to Capture the Prize
PART IV THE
CAREER PLANNING PROCESS: Rules of the Game
PART V CONNECTING GAMES TO CAREERS: Career DNA
Synopsis by Interest Group
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Realistic
– The Doers
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Investigative
– The Thinkers
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Artistic –
The Creators
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Social –
The Helpers
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Enterprising
– The Persuaders
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Conventional
– The Organizers
PART VI
READY, SET, PLAY: What’s Your Career DNA?
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Games2careers
Quick Assessment One—Young
Children
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Quick Assessment Two—Teens
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Quick Assessment Three—Adults
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