Postsecondary
JIST offers several comprehensive references and unique tools to help postsecondary students choose a major, develop healthy academic lifestyles, discover scholarship and grant opportunities, and explore careers.
Product Spotlight
College-to-Career Transition Inventory
This assessment helps students recognize those potential barriers so that they more successfully enter the world of work. Namely, it helps students pinpoint the false beliefs and potential gaps in knowledge and skills that might prevent them from finding a job or succeeding in their career. It does so by assessing student’s self-assessed knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the following areas crucial to career success: Life Skills, Soft Skills, Job Search, Career Transition, and Career Management. More.
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011
This reference features interesting descriptions for 270 major jobs in the nation. In each description, the book discusses the nature of the work, working environment, job outlook through 2018, training and education needed, earnings, related occupations, and additional information sources, including Web sites. Packed with practical, current information, the OOH is a valuable resource for anyone doing career research, making career decisions, writing resumes, and preparing for interviews. More.
50 Best College Majors for a Secure Future
In just two steps, this eye-opening book pinpoints the best majors that connect to rewarding jobs with great stability. First, readers explore 40 lists that rank majors with jobs that pay the most, are growing quickly, have many openings, suit various interests and personality types, and more. A bonus list reveals the best recession-proof courses to improve an otherwise risky major. More.
