Launch Your Career: How ANY Student Can Create Relationships with Professionals and Land the Jobs and Internships They Want

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This book shows how any college student can land the position they want by creating relationships with professionals in the industries they’re interested in by using the author’s proven Career Launch Method.

Did you know only 20 percent of jobs and internships are posted online? This means 80 percent of positions are filled in what Sean O’Keefe and others calls the hidden job market. This book will teach you how to tap into that 80 percent!

O’Keefe, in partnership with the Career Leadership Collective, is now sharing his proven eight-step Career Launch Method that will help any student explore career options and land the internships and jobs they want by creating professional relationships from scratch. This book demystifies the concept of intentional, proactive relationship building by teaching all the practical microsteps needed to succeed. And O’Keefe teaches readers how to “play the student card,” turning inexperience and eagerness to learn into a powerful advantage.

Launch Your Career features first-person stories of students from all backgrounds and programs of study who have used the Career Launch Method to earn jobs or internships at all types of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, social enterprises, and institutions across the country and around the world.

The book includes the Career Launch Readiness Assessment, which helps students evaluate their competency in five key areas. This book will become a go-to resource for students looking to find internships and jobs, as well as a needed tool for colleges looking to increase retention rates and student’s return on investment.

From the Publisher

About Sean O’Keefe

Sean O’Keefe is the Founder, Partner and Chief Impact Officer for Career Launch and the Co-Founder and Director of Impact for Empowered Students. The two organizations operate as a mission-driven social enterprise. Sean is also an award-winning professor of career and professional development courses at Santa Clara University.

Sean regularly speaks, trains, writes and consults for colleges, universities, and career education nonprofits and government agencies. His specialty involves teaching students how to build professional relationships from scratch, as well as providing advanced training to faculty and career counselors on how to effectively teach networking to their students. Sean loves to share both researched-back data and evidence-based success stories of his former students. He is a thought-leader with the uncommon ability to both inspire organizations and audiences and provide them with practical takeaway strategies.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 18, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523092688
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1523092680
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #398 in Vocational Guidance (Books) #428 in Job Hunting (Books) #1,136 in Job Hunting & Career Guides
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