Professional development a guide to career success - Magalona, Ethel; Arlos, Aisa; Cruz, Elline Regina (Intramuros, Manila Mindshapers Co., Inc., 2023)
Unit 1: The Nature of Professional Development -- Chapter 1: The Basics of Professional Development -- What is Professional Development? -- Why is Professional Development Important? -- What is the Purpose of Professional Development? -- Career and Professional Development -- What are the Benefits of Professional Development? -- What are Examples of Professional Development? -- Did You Know? -- Reading: 8 Habits of Employees that Get Promoted -- Chapter 2: Career & Professional Development -- Career and Development -- Preparing a Career Plan -- Process in Creating a Career Plan -- How to Work on your Professional Development -- Professional Development in the Post Pandemic Era -- Did You Know? -- Reading: Why LinkedIn Is Important: 7 Reasons to Polish Your Profile Today -- Chapter 3: The Essentials of Professional Development -- Self-Awareness to Understand Strengths and Weaknesses -- The Johari Window -- The Four Quadrants in the Johari Window -- The Role Competence -- Update Core Competencies -- Did You Know? -- Reading: A List of Common Personal Values -- Unit 2: Professional Communication Skills -- Chapter 4: Communicating Effectively -- What are Communication Skills -- The Importance of Communication Skills -- Communication Process Involves Basic Elements -- Barriers to the Effective Process of Communication -- Types of Communication Skills -- Did You Know? -- Reading: How to be Assertive Without Being Obnoxious -- Chapter 5: Communication Skills for Workplace Success -- Effective Communication in the Workplace -- The Significance of Strong Communication Skills -- Understanding Basic Communication Styles -- Ways to Communicate in the Workplace -- Steps in Developing Communication Skills -- Did You Know? -- Reading: Understanding Transactional Analysis -- Unit 3: Career Development -- Chapter 6: Job-Readiness & Career Pathways -- Competencies Essential in the Workplace -- The Potentials Sought by Industries -- Did You Know? -- Reading: What is Organizational Citizenship? -- Chapter 7: Writing the Best Cover Letter and Resume -- Cover Letters vs. Application Letters -- The Rudiments of Preparing a Cover Letter -- Types of Application Letter and Cover Letter -- Communication skills on your Resume -- Communication skills on your Cover Letter -- Preparing the Resume -- Types of Resume -- Building an Effective and Credible Resume -- Resume Samples -- Did You Know? -- Reading: Resume vs Curriculum Vitae -- Chapter 8: Creating Your Portfolio -- The Portfolio as a Creative Tool -- The Relevance of a Portfolio -- How Career Portfolios serve you -- Jobs as requiring a work or sample portfolio -- The process of creating a portfolio -- Ways to improve a career portfolio -- Sample Online Portfolio -- Did You Know? Reading: Understanding Online Portfolios -- Chapter 9: Preparing for the Job Interview -- The Job Interview --Understanding the Interview Process -- Do's and Don't During Job Interviews -- Interview Evaluation Sample -- Did You Know? -- Reading: Reinventing Your Career in the Time of Coronavirus -- Chapter 10: Preparing for a Virtual Job -- Understanding Remote and Virtual Jobs -- Technology has Altered how people work -- The Perks of Working from Home -- Understanding the Differences -- Preparations for a Virtual Interview -- Did You Know? -- Reading: #WFH Tips in the New Normal -- Unit 4: Workplace Ethics -- Chapter 11: The Requisites of Ethical Behavior in the Workplace -- Work Ethics Nature and Definition -- The Benefits of Strong Work Ethic -- Developing Strong Work Ethic Skills -- Ways to Improve Work Ethics -- Did You Know? -- Reading: Managing Time -- Chapter 12: Understanding Your Rights as a Worker -- Human Rights Defined -- The Universal Human Rights -- Characteristics of Human Rights -- The Employers Responsibilities to the Worker -- The Responsibilities of the Worker to the Employer -- How Does the State Safeguard Labor? -- Rights of Employees -- Did You Know? -- Reading: The Telecommuting Act -- Chapter 13: Dealing With Common Workplace Issue -- Ethical Issues in the Workplace -- Impact of Ethical Issues -- Actions to Prevent Discrimination at Work -- Addressing Moral Issues on Social Media Usage -- Did You Know? -- Reading: How to Create a Positive Workplace Culture.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Career development; Vocational guidance