Part 1: Finding Your Place in the Work World -- Chapter 1: Understanding Today's and Tomorrow's World of Work -- Chapter 2: Finding What Makes You Special -- Part 2: The Careers Catalog -- Chapter 3: People Careers -- Chapter 4: Word Careers -- Chapter 5: People + Word Careers -- Chapter 6: STEM Careers (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) -- Chapter 7: STEM + People or Word Careers -- Chapter 8: Hands-On Careers -- Chapter 9: Self-Employment Careers -- Chapter 10: Making Your Choice -- Part 3: Getting Trained, Getting Confident -- Chapter 11: Getting Trained by Degrees -- Chapter 12: Getting Trained Without a Degree -- Chapter 13: Getting Emotionally Solid -- Part 4: Landing a Good Job Faster -- Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Good Job -- Chapter 15: Getting an "In" -- Prepping for Networking Success -- Chapter 16: The Relaxed-Yet Successful Job Interview -- Chapter 17: One (Hard) Week to a Good Job -- Chapter 18: Negotiating Wisely -- Part 5: Succeeding in Your Career -- Chapter 19: Becoming a Beloved Employee -- Chapter 20: Building a Name for Yourself -- Chapter 21: Managing the Bugaboos: Time and Stress -- Chapter 22: The Career Changer -- Chapter 23: Finding Your Foundation -- Chapter 24: What's Ahead -- Part 6: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 25: Ten Ultrafast Ways to Land a Job -- Chapter 26: Ten Career Myths -- Chapter 27: Ten (+5) Preachy Pleas.

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