Perfect Holiday Gift for College Seniors -- Career Development Books

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) December 7, 2008

A new guide, "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days," is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career development books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career guide costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his illustrious career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com. With the U.S. economy officially in a recession, it's predicted that many parents may tend toward practical holiday gifts this season in an effort to help their offspring launch their careers.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Development Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career development books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment quiz that may also be taken as an online career assessment at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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College Seniors Favored Obama - Job Search Guide Shows Why

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2008

University students nationwide took a career assessment quiz in a new book titled "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days." One question, out of 135, told the Goldwater and Mondale stories. These presidential candidates from the past, one conservative and one liberal, both spoke their minds. Both lost in landslides.

"But early this year, students taking the test favored Goldwater and Mondale's purity," the job search guide's author, Gary Sutton, noticed. "They preferred straight talk, or at least the appearance of it, over winning. Somehow, Obama tapped into that, yet despite what happened in past elections, he won."

The job search guide, "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days," is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other job search guides reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career guide costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken as an online career test at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Job Search Guide "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other job search guides. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment quiz that may also be taken as an online career test at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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Parents of College Students Panic, According to Career Development Book

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) December 21, 2008

"Most seniors delay their job searches," according to 100 campus counselors across the country. "When they start, they mass-mail resumes blindly. Many students apply online only. They'll do anything to avoid personal rejection."

These findings come from "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days," a new career development book for college seniors. It includes a career assessment that ranks students' job skills against others nationwide.

The career development book is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career development books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career development book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Development Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career development books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment designed to help college students find the right career that may also be taken as an online quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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College Seniors Face Shaky Job Market, According to Career Counseling Book

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) December 28, 2008

Campus career counselors worried in a recent survey: "We've seen this before," said one Vanderbilt advisor. "More applicants. Fewer jobs. Scared seniors." The advisor said students should read the book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days," the author of whom performed the survey. LAUNCH! is a new career counseling book for college seniors. It includes a career assessment that ranks students' job skills against others nationwide.

The career counseling book is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career counseling books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career development book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Counseling Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career counseling books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment designed to help college students find the perfect career that may also be taken as an online quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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College Seniors Mess Up Their Resumes, According to Career Assessment Book

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) January 4, 2009

"A third of the resumes came with spelling or punctuation errors," according to "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days," a new career assessment book for college seniors. "Twelve percent used obsolete addresses or phone numbers," the book says.

"Most stated objectives that were generic. Some tried to tell so much that their unique characteristics, the truly distinguishing things about them, got lost. A few used unreadable type. Resumes that were emailed often bounced as spam."

The career assessment book is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career assessment books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career assessment book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Assessment Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career assessment books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment designed to help college students who may be asking "What career should I choose?" The assessment may also be taken as an online quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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College Seniors Stumble; Few Know How to Find First Job, According to New Career Planning Guide

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) January 11, 2009

"Networking is the killer job search technique," says "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days." This career planning guide for students explains how to network, step-by-detailed-step. The book includes a career assessment that compares their job skills with college seniors nationwide.

The career planning guide is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career planning guides reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career assessment book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Planning Guide "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career planning guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment designed to help college students who may be wondering how to choose a career. The assessment may also be taken as an online quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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Rasmussen College Wins Grand Prize In Global Mobile Game Development Curriculum Contest

Minneapolis, Minn. (Vocus/PRWEB) March 03, 2011

After being chosen as one of only 20 schools to advance to a second round of competition, Rasmussen College has been selected as one of three grand-prize winners of the Unity Mobile Generation Education Giveaway, a global contest designed to encourage educators to develop innovative course curricula for game programming and design for mobile and tablet PC devices. With this honor, the higher education provider will receive 20 Android smart phones, 20 copies of Unity Pro, and 20 licenses of Unity Android Pro.

We are honored to be named a grand-prize winner of an award that showcases our dedication to developing advanced curriculum for our programs, including the Game and Simulation Programming Bachelors degree, Rasmussen College School of Technology and Design Director Hap Aziz said. Our winning proposal combined programming design and theory with practical applications, providing students the hands-on experience that is critical to learning new and challenging programs, as well as becoming qualified professionals within their field.

Rasmussen College has established itself as an industry leader in online and on-campus education and offers a Bachelors in Game and Simulation Programming degree, or Game Design Degree, along with several other technology and multimedia design programs. Faculty members Thomas Long and William Sattelmeyer submitted the colleges winning proposal Mobile Game Development with Unity 3D, which integrated Unity Pro 3D with opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience developing high-demand simulations that employ built-in mobile device features, such as the compass, GPS, and accelerometer.

The demand for courses and degrees addressing game and mobile design has increased as Android encompasses 27 percent of national smart phone sales and iPhone sales expand with the companys new relationship with Verizon. A course curriculum that is centered on this rapidly evolving industry will give students a strong advantage in the expanding mobile development field.

Nominees submitted an example curriculum using Unitys Android game software and two accompanying video lectures. Rasmussen College was selected to advance to the second round of the competition in November 2010.

Will Goldstone of Unity Technologies, author of the first textbook on Unity 3D, noted that the Rasmussen College proposal demonstrated excellent understanding of course requirements, student needs, and development process, as well as an existing understanding of industry needs.

Headquartered in San Francisco and named one of the top five game companies of 2009 by Gamasutra, Unity Technologies has more than 200,000 registered users worldwide using its platform to develop high-quality, interactive 3D content for the Web, mobile, and console. Schools such as Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have adopted Unity technology into their curricula. For additional information about Unity Technologies, visit unity3d.com.

See the winning universities online at http://blogs.unity3d.com/2011/02/01/unity-mobile-generation-great-education-giveaway-winners-announced/.

For additional information about Rasmussen College and its School of Technology and Design, visit http://www.Rasmussen.edu/degrees/technology-design/.

ABOUT RASMUSSEN COLLEGE

Founded in 1900, Rasmussen College is a premier provider of educational experiences, dedicated to the growth and development of its students, employees, and the communities it serves. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Rasmussen College offers Bachelors and Associates degrees in fields with the greatest occupation opportunities to more than 15,000 students both online and through its network of 21 campus locations. By partnering with leading universities, Rasmussen offers opportunities to students beyond the Bachelors level. The Rasmussen Partner Network gives students the opportunity to earn Masters and Doctoral degrees completely online, at their own convenience, from prominent universities around the country. To learn more about Rasmussen College, please visit Rasmussen.edu.

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College Students Can Now Compare Textbook Prices in Real-time Via Cell Phones

La Canada, CA (PRWEB) January 12, 2009

College students can now search for and compare the price of more than six million textbook and book titles instantly across thousands of online sellers and stores using their cell phones at m.bestbookbuys.com, Best Book Buys announced today. Best Book Buys (bestbookbuys.com), a leading online comparison shopping service for books and a service of Best Web Buys, new mobile web site enables students to enter in a textbook or book's 10 or 13 digit ISBN number and immediately see a breakdown of new and used textbook prices including shipping costs.

"Our customers have been asking us for an easier way for them to compare the cost of their books where ever they are, even from their campus store," said Steve Loyola, president and founder of Best Book Buys. "And since college students always have their cell phones on hand it made sense to us to build a mobile online site that could let them compare costs immediately. Also, by using the book's ISBN number, students can be assured they are getting the exact book required for each of their classes. With the price comparison on their phone, students are in a better position to know if they should make the purchase online. Because many of the online bookstores do not offer purchasing through mobile browsers, we also make it easy for students to send our price comparisons to their email address so they can make their purchases when they return to their computer."

With the economy in the deepest recession since the Great Depression, college students need ways to reduce their costs. According to the College Board's recent reports Trends in College Pricing 2007 and Trends in Student Aid 2007, costs for tuition and fees at four year public colleges are up 51 percent from 5 years ago. Students spend on average about $ 900 on textbooks. According to Loyola, College students can save up to 76% on their textbooks by purchasing their books online.

A search for three college textbooks titled "Marketing Management" (ISBN 0130336297), "Environmental and Natural Resource Economics" (ISBN 0321305043), and "Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm" (ISBN 0131538411) illustrate the savings that Best Book Buys offers. These three books have a combined list price of $ 427.13. A search today at Best Book Buys finds these same books selling for $ 71.50 new and $ 22.48 for used. This amounts to a savings of 83% (new) and 95% (used) off the list price.

About Best Web Buys

Best Web Buys first made a name for itself eleven years ago with the launch of one of the first online price comparison sites- Best Book Buys

Ringling College Students Rock National ADDYs with Two Gold and One Silver Award

Sarasota, FL & San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 09, 2011

Ringling College of Art and Design today announced that three Ringling College students received 2011 National ADDY Awards. The worlds largest advertising competition, the ADDY