The #1 concern of the business community is training young people for the workforce. The #1 concern of students is finding gainful employment upon graduating from school.
With unprecedented acclaim from national education leaders, and written in a user friendly manner that student’s will enjoy (see Student Book Report and Endorsements), this book is the undisputed best resource for student's to bridge that gap. It is the “Advanced” curriculum edition with the release of “From School To A Career: A Student’s Guide To Success In The Real World”, which becomes the “General” curriculum edition. This book is targeted to student's while still in high school and early in college and goes into great detail on preparing for life after school. Written with feedback from over two dozen individuals including educational organization leaders, teachers, counselors, principals, students, and business professionals involved in recruiting and training entry-level workers, this book has received unprecedented support because it is really a guide that will:

• Explain the cycle that today’s students will go through and the challenges each stage of the cycle bring
• Make a clear distinction between a job and career
• Clearly illustrate the foundational skill sets employers are looking for in today’s marketplace for entry level workers, regardless of the field
• Clearly illustrate the importance to students of getting a balanced education between academics and the development of real world skills and experience
• Lay out models and provide exercises to help students identify and refine their likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
• Clearly discuss what colleges are looking for and how students can easily build the skill sets and experience they need through work experience and volunteering while at the same time enhancing their formal education
• Discuss not only the actual financial costs of a post-secondary education, but also introduce readers to the never before discussed concept of education opportunity costs
• Discuss the numerous options to fund a post-secondary education
• Provide students with helpful resumé and interview tips that are tried and proven
• Integrate real life stories to help reinforce concepts and ideas discussed
• Provide students the opportunity to apply what they have learned at home or in the classroom to maximize their competitive advantage come graduation day

Please review the “Endorsements” page for a current listing of distinguished reviews and read the perspective of one student on the impact this book had on her. It was the last book this student read before graduating high school.