Chapter Summary
The employment process begins with an assessment of your qualifications-a self-appraisal inventory that serves as the basis for preparing your résumé. The job search cannot begin until you find out where you want to go in terms of a job and a career.

In earlier chapters, you developed the ability to persuade. You will continue to use the persuasive approach in Chapter 17 while learning to market yourself in a way that persuades an employer to hire you.

The online resources for Chapter 17 will reinforce and enhance your study of the chapter content. Begin by choosing one of the chapter links below.

Online Exercise Links

Stress/Anxiety Questionnaires

Contact Behavioral Health Services Stress Management Quiz
http://www.contactbhs.com/topics/stressquiz/

Stress Management
http://stress.about.com/library/weekly/aa070301a.htm

Mid-Columbia Medical Center Stress Quiz
http://www.mcmc.net/wellsource/stress/quiz.htm

Well Connected Health Quizzes
http://www.selfhelpwarehouse.com/stressquiz.html

Quiz Central
http://quiz.ivillage.com/health/tests/whstress.htm

Career Web sites

Monster.com
http://www.monster.com/

CareerBuilder Inc.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Job Hunter's Bible
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us/

FlipDog.com
http://www.flipdog.com

Additional Learning Links

Princeton Review Career Quiz
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/default.asp

Fill in your name, answer questions about career interests and styles, and read the resulting career profile. The Princeton Review developed this self-assessment tool.

Career Development Manual
http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/

The University of Waterloo presents an online version of their "Steps to Career/Life Planning Success" career development manual. The manual provides information on self-assessment, occupational research, decision making, employment contacts, work, and career/life planning.

e-Résumés 101
http://eresumes.com/tut_eresume.html

Rebecca Smith's online guide discusses submission of résumés via electronic mail, electronic forms, and the World Wide Web. Tips on producing a scannable résumé are included.

Résumé Workshop
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/resumew/

An online "Résumé Workshop" is available at the Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory Web site. Discussion includes how to write a résumé and how to write letters concerning employment.

Job Hunter's Bible
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

Dick Bolles, author of the job-hunting book The 1999 What Color Is Your Parachute?, offers a variety of Internet resources to aid you in your quest for employment.

eFlashcards
Review chapter terms and definitions with eFlashcards.

Crossword Puzzle
Sharpen your knowledge of chapter terms and concepts with an interactive crossword.

Practice Test
Test your understanding of the chapter material with a self-scoring Practice Test.

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